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Post by fredg on Jun 1, 2017 17:11:14 GMT
Continuing from the spring thread, summer flowers as they bloom. Wilcos were selling off their seed tin the winter so I grabbed a pack of Cerinthe major purpurescens. They came on rather well, overgrowing their pots when we were up north. They've settled well in the garden and I look forward to them when fully coloured up. Here's how they are at the moment.   I'm expecting the bracts to attain more blue/purple. |
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Post by fredg on Jun 1, 2017 17:43:36 GMT
These Linaria purpurea (Toad flax ) have been coming up beside the greenhouses for several years. Where they came from we have no idea but as the bees enjoy them so much they are allowed to stay. While I took these photos of the light pink there were three Bumble bees on the heads.   Then the darker flowers appeared two or three years ago.  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 1, 2017 17:45:43 GMT
Last year I found this one at one of the shows so we now have the three different colors. This is Linaria 'Peachy'  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 9, 2017 18:46:31 GMT
A Sarracenia and an orchid just to be different.   |
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Post by fredg on Jun 16, 2017 14:45:17 GMT
The newly acquired white Linaria.  Cornflower, beloved of bees.  An annual Toadflax (Linaria)  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 17, 2017 10:13:01 GMT
A Lily bought as a red martagon.  Allium plummerae, apparently a rare plant outside its native Arizona.  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 19, 2017 10:08:43 GMT
Antirrhinum procumbens. We don't know where it came from and we're not quite sure where it's going but it pops up all over the place.  L. 'Fairy Morning' flowered some weeks ago and I've been trying to remember what happened to L. 'Arabian Knight'. We couldn't find the tub of them anywhere. Then the remaining buds in the 'Fairy Morning' tub opened and ooooooooops is says they're both in there on the label.  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 20, 2017 16:10:23 GMT
This pot of 'grass' sends out these clouds of flowers annually. The only problem I have is the label went walkies.   Edit. I have been reminded that this was labelled Anomatheca laxa - The False Freesia Of course the taxonomists have been at work and it is now Freesia laxa. So, The False Freesia is now a Freesia umm |
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Post by fredg on Jun 26, 2017 10:49:56 GMT
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Post by fredg on Aug 27, 2017 19:08:46 GMT
An interesting colour combination on an annual Toadflax ( Linaria)  |
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Post by fredg on Jun 18, 2019 9:12:27 GMT
The Toad Flax do like to send up some interesting flowers.  Not bad for what is a self set plant and could be regarded as a weed. |
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Post by fredg on Jun 13, 2020 9:53:04 GMT
Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
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Post by fredg on Jul 19, 2020 10:46:34 GMT
Another self set seedling of Linaria with a different colouration next to the middle greenhouse.  |
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Post by fredg on Jul 19, 2020 10:52:12 GMT
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Post by stevebooth on Nov 19, 2022 12:43:53 GMT
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