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Post by Tig on Jun 19, 2011 18:39:11 GMT
Thanks ladies, they are so dark they are very easy to miss! My Grand-daughter has been walking round sniffing things this afternoon, she was quite taken with the scent of those  x Tig |
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 19, 2011 18:44:23 GMT
I took these photos on the 14th but have been too busy to post them ... and with a bit of sunlight  x Tig This is a great shot with the sunshine on it.   That looks gorgeous! |
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Post by Jilly on Jul 4, 2011 13:52:33 GMT
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Post by Tig on Jul 5, 2011 19:41:01 GMT
Have you sniffed it Jilly? ;D
x Tig
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Post by Jilly on Jul 6, 2011 7:20:10 GMT
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Post by Barbara on Aug 13, 2011 14:57:18 GMT
 This little pealgonium is nearly black with dark red tips. |
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Post by Tig on Aug 13, 2011 15:08:32 GMT
This little pealgonium is nearly black with dark red tips. That's a cracker Barbara, looks like velvet  x Tig |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 13, 2011 15:22:33 GMT
Thanks Tig, I took a cutting from it and I'm happy to see it's taken.  |
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 13, 2011 19:02:41 GMT
This little pealgonium is nearly black with dark red tips. Wow what a smashing little plant, lovely contrast with the leaves too Barbara.  |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Aug 14, 2011 7:38:44 GMT
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Post by Jasmine on Aug 14, 2011 8:06:18 GMT
That is dark Jen...and striking!
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Post by Ladygardener on Aug 14, 2011 8:26:12 GMT
It's lovely JW, it would really stand out beside a yellow or orange, or even a bright pink would'nt it.
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Post by Sunnygardener on Aug 16, 2011 5:22:13 GMT
This little pealgonium is nearly black with dark red tips. Wow what a smashing little plant, lovely contrast with the leaves too Barbara. I bought my Mum one of these but it wasn't so dark as yours |
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Post by Tig on Jun 26, 2012 13:49:43 GMT
Not a flower, but it is a rosette of sorts - thought I'd killed these by putting them out to soon but they've recovered nicely  x Tig |
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Post by Auricula on Jun 26, 2012 13:53:35 GMT
Mine died over the winter - no idea why  |
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Post by Jilly on Jun 26, 2012 15:16:13 GMT
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Post by Tig on Jun 26, 2012 15:27:35 GMT
Perhaps you kept yours too damp Auricula, I think they prefer to be almost bone dry during the colder months. You could have taken cuttings from any hard bits of stem though Jilly I shall be tempted to try cuttings if mine start to branch, from what I've read they are quite easy to get growing. The 'secret' seems to lie in letting the 'root' end of the cutting callous over by leaving it to air dry for about 3 days before it goes into coarse gritty compost. I read a suggestion that you use a marker pen to put arrows on any stem cuttings so you always get them in the right way up  I could have hundreds growing if I get the hang of it ;D x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jul 5, 2012 13:35:58 GMT
Found this in the garden today...no idea where it has come from but I do remember Jasmine sending me some Black seeds years ago...  RF |
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Post by Jasmine on Jul 6, 2012 4:45:43 GMT
I sent you black hollyhocks a while ago didn't I - they must've been waiting for just the right moment RF!
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Post by isabella on Jul 29, 2012 19:52:15 GMT
Black Scabious  |
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Post by Auricula on Jul 30, 2012 9:03:16 GMT
Somehow I missed this thread - some gorgeous plants |
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Post by Tig on Jul 30, 2012 9:38:11 GMT
My Scabious 'Barocca' is flowering more pinky/purple than black this year  x Tig |
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Post by Tig on Aug 1, 2014 19:19:02 GMT
This is salpiglossis black trumpet - grown from seed this year and doing very well now despite earlier reservations that they would come to nothing (you can tell it's been raining today )  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 2, 2014 6:14:54 GMT
They really are lovely Tig...could you put me down for a few seeds perhaps?? RF |
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Post by Chuckles on Aug 2, 2014 8:10:48 GMT
This is salpiglossis black trumpet - grown from seed this year and doing very well now despite earlier reservations that they would come to nothing (you can tell it's been raining today ) They are lovely Tig  Love the name 'Salpiglossis' |
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Post by Rosefriend on Aug 2, 2014 9:32:17 GMT
This is salpiglossis black trumpet - grown from seed this year and doing very well now despite earlier reservations that they would come to nothing (you can tell it's been raining today ) They are lovely Tig Love the name 'Salpiglossis' Forgot to give this a POTM whilst I posted...so -  RF |
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Post by Jilly on Aug 3, 2014 7:30:29 GMT
 Gorgeous Tig, the rain drops really set them off. |
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Post by Tig on Aug 3, 2014 18:47:45 GMT
Thank you all for the noms, and if it sets any seed RF I will try and save some, if I remember rightly it was like dust!
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Post by Jilly on Aug 4, 2016 9:29:28 GMT
Notice this thread hasn't been used for a while, I suppose I could put these 2 in purple but in a certain light they almost get away with being black. Dahlias Sam Hopkins  and Soulman  |
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I could have hundreds growing if I get the hang of it ;D
