went to see My Mum today & came home with more poppies - this time Flanders poppy, I have a couple in the garden already but more will look better.
Mum also gave me some sweet violets - i have a pink one & a white one but not he usual purple scented one.
Hopefully they will all take off.
While I was planting I put in one of the rose cuttings I got last time Mum visited, it is from 'Compassion' so I put as near the front door as I could.
I love the scent of that rose.
September in the Garden
dalfyre, do you save seeds? If you do, that woudl be a great way to do some long distance trading!
I wish I had more of a variety of poppies, just can't seem to get the seed to come up.
I cant seem to get poppies to grow at all either.
I got the orange ones, but all the other seed I have tried has failed.
Heck, I tried plants of the orange ones and no go! LOL!
I tried the big poddded seed too and no go.
I do save poppy seed, & would happily post some to you but not sure if that would be legal?
NZ has such strict bio control laws but perhaps it would be ok to go the other way.
As long as it is declared then the customs guys can figure out if it is allowed or not.
So, note to self - next autumn save seeds for sharing :)
I did give away a lot of seeds for the opium poppies & they grew for my friend.
Mum is trying to grow some camellia cutting we took from here.
We just snipped bits off & she stuck them into pots.
Mum has rooting powder at home so if need be we can try again using that.
well, all ya can do is ask customs whats legal.
I know we can get pod poppies off ebay....done that before for the big suckers and they did not grow.
Shipping plants is one thing, shipping seed might be another., customs might be funny depending where you are from.
I think there is a poppy forum here some wheres!
it is raining here - yay!
Funny how seeing the garden drying out changes your out look on rain :)
I hadn't noticed these coming out, forget their name but they are pretty
And the pansies are always good value
later flowering camellia...
just opening up now.
more camellias
How gorgeous! I love pansys. They have gotten pretty expensive out here.
Im thinking alstomera or (SP) on that pink maybe? Does that ring a bell? I could be waaay off though!
^_^ nope not alstromeria but the pic wasn't really good enough for an id.
It was my Chita girls' birthday today.
15 years old!
This is her camellia - she won this going Best Open In Show at a Dalmatian Specialty.
That was 11 years ago & I kept it on a pot then planted it here 7 years ago.
Then it had a bit of an accident & snapped in two.
I pushed the snapped bit into the soil thinking it was a long shot for it to survive.
The bit with the roots attached died.
As you can see the other piece did ok.
You all are really blooming. I have finally seen my vigna bloom. Kinda looks like the same colors as in your lovely camillia Dalfyre.
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I looked away for a moment & next thing the blue bells are up
a different pink camellia...
I ran out between rain showers to take pics
in only three weeks my peony has come up & now has flower buds
love that peony bud...
Hey, I thought camellias were only white! Awesome girl! Thanks for showing me pink!
Never tried growing them but I dont think they are zone compatible....
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I have red camellias too...
and a two tone one, white with pink edges
I have 8 camellia bushes, two red, one white the rest different pinks
Hi Teresa - we must be from sister cities. Sacramento is known as the Camellia capital - all the older homes have camellias and the park around the capitol building has tons of them. Some of mines do well, but others are kind of scraggly. My sasanqua camellias should be blooming in a few months. Since it is spring for you, yours must be at their prime now. Your camellias look great!!
Some September blooms for me - crinum and white Japanese anenome. These crinums have't bloomed in about 4 years, but I was pleasantly surprised with three spikes this year. I did not have the heart to cut them.
Teresa - could your pink/reddish flowers with the yellow/black center be ixia?
Here are some asters and autumn joy.
I am not sure if that flower is an Ixia, I do have an Ixia that is a pretty pink & slightly different.
That will flower in summer.
I have orange sparaxia despite my attempts to pull it out.
I have thinned it to respectable levels though & used round up to eradicate it in one spot where it had completely taken over.
It does look nice with he blue of the mini agapanthus.
doh - the mystery flower is a sparaxia...
http://s75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/dalfyre/?action=view¤t=mysterysolved.jpg
Oh so pretty. Those asters and sedum look real good together.
new aquilegia - no idea how I managed to score a pure white one, I have blue & purple here as well as taking seed from some yellow ones.
my nemesia is looking a bit bedraggled after days of rain
Giant Scilla
Mum gave me a couple of bulbs...
It has spread quite nicely
http://www.paghat.com/scillaperuviana.html
Solomon's Seal
Lily of the Valley, wasn't sure if it would survive being transplanted to here but it seems to have forgiven me & is coming up.
I moved some years ago & it sulked for about three years before showing itself.
Just in time to be dug out in the landscaping revamp.
one of my favourite trees - the red blooms are really vibrant
close up of the flower, not open yet but still making a splash
looking up the driveway
You are certainly coming into full bloom there very soon dalfyre. Don't know what that tree is but what a beauty! Wow, be sure to post when it blooms as well. All that white looks so new and fresh, we have been in rain all day and about 60 so we are heading into the cold, now you need to keep us warm with your spring and summer!
Candee
http://www.anniesannuals.com/signs/d%20-%20g/embothrium_coccineum_cfb.htm
It seems to manage the frosts here ok, it can sucker - I have a new tree coming up a few metres away from the parent.
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Giant scilla
Pretty!
Interesting, so many tiny little flowers all making one nice giant.