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Post by lesley on Aug 10, 2014 11:48:53 GMT
Lovely show Tel well worth it A Geranium growing the green house it was such a poor specimen when I brought it cheap, does any one know what it's called please
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Post by Geranium on Aug 11, 2014 5:09:13 GMT
Well, it's a Regal Pelargonium, but as to a name, there are a lot! Four Clems all in flower now.
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Post by Cherry on Aug 11, 2014 5:19:59 GMT
All beautiful.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 18:40:51 GMT
Is the top left Clematis Betty Corning Geranium ? I think mine has died. I moved her last autumn but she has not made an appearance this year. I'm wondering if slugs got her new shoots, because I planted her in a more shady place than she was, and there might be more slugs there.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 21:16:59 GMT
Hibiscus :-
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Post by Geranium on Aug 12, 2014 5:11:58 GMT
Yes, @hywel - that's little Betty. Don't despair - she might reappear next year. I can't see your photo, by the way.
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Post by Cherry on Aug 12, 2014 5:28:51 GMT
The photo has disappeared @hywel.
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Post by peony on Aug 12, 2014 8:53:06 GMT
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy'
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Post by sweetpea on Aug 12, 2014 12:53:06 GMT
All lovely pics people. I always thought Dicentra died back fairly quickly and that has been my experience but even when I helped with the process by cutting back the dying foliage I have never seen D. spectabilis in flower at this time of year.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2014 14:07:32 GMT
That's beautiful peony ... I have grown the green ones in the past. Must try one of these next year if I can find one. I love it ... !
Geranium and Cherry - I put the photo on from Tinypic, but because I don't feel comfortable with leaving my photos on that or Photobucket, I then deleted it from that site. Unfortunately it has disappeared from here as well. I wondered whether it would, but hoped it might remain. So I can't show any photos now
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Post by steve on Aug 12, 2014 16:01:57 GMT
Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' If you leave the flowers to seed Peony the seeds are fertile and grow very easily, fairly quick growers too
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Post by Geranium on Aug 13, 2014 4:56:26 GMT
peony, is that lovely plant growing in a pot? I might be able to free a pot up for one next year! I don't know much about them, to be honest.
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Post by Cherry on Aug 13, 2014 8:18:23 GMT
peony that Eucomis is spectacular.
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Post by peony on Aug 13, 2014 12:37:32 GMT
Thank you all for your lovely comments on my Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' Thanks for your advice steve, I'll see if I can collect seed and if I'm successful I'll put some in the next forum seed swap in case anyone wants to give them a try. I bought mine as tiny seedlings which the nursery owner said he'd grown from seed, they looked like tiny blades of grass After the first year they produced a few dark coloured leaves, a few more each year, and took 4 years before they actually flowered (after I took your advice and starting feeding them ). @hywel, I saw the bulbs for sale in my GC this spring produced by Taylors Geranium, it (they) are in pots, 3/4 bulbs in each I think I read in the RHS mag that they are hardy, so they would probably be OK in your garden. I have got one in the garden which makes lots of foliage but has not so far flowered. It seems to take a lot longer to get going than the ones in the pots which I keep in a cold greenhouse over winter and feed in spring.
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Post by steve on Aug 13, 2014 16:22:42 GMT
They are hardy too, I have a few Burgundy bedded out and the green ones I have bedded out self seed all over ....come up every year
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