Peony's garden 2010

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 26, 2011 21:09:29 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Feb 26, 2011 21:09:29 GMT Amazing pics
	Growing exotically

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 26, 2011 21:11:15 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Feb 26, 2011 21:11:15 GMT Beautiful planting - I don't know that err...Trap...one, I'll have to check it out, Peony!

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 26, 2011 21:13:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Feb 26, 2011 21:13:03 GMT Thank you Steve I've finally mastered "posting pics on the forum"
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peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 26, 2011 21:20:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Feb 26, 2011 21:20:53 GMT Feb 26, 2011 21:11:15 GMT Geranium said: Beautiful planting - I don't know that err...Trap...one, I'll have to check it out, Peony! I'm not sure I've spelt it correctly Geranium (I'll check when I go out to the greenhouse tomorrow).
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Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,970	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 26, 2011 21:33:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Feb 26, 2011 21:33:56 GMT Tragopogon, that's right. I just looked it up. It is a perfect flower.

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Peony's garden 2010 Feb 26, 2011 21:44:22 GMT

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Feb 26, 2011 21:33:56 GMT Cherry said:

Tragopogon, that's right. I just looked it up. It is a perfect flower.

Thank you Cherry. This is the flower and seed head from the seeds I picked up on our visit to East Ruston (you may remember I mentioned it on the old forum

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Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,970	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 26, 2011 21:54:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Feb 26, 2011 21:54:56 GMT That was really good Peony.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,750	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 27, 2011 6:30:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Feb 27, 2011 6:30:53 GMT great pictures Peony, I like that Tragopogon too ;D secret seeds sells it (out of stock) also Sarah Raven seed ;D
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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 27, 2011 9:12:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Feb 27, 2011 9:12:45 GMT Is it an annual, perennial, what?

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Peony's garden 2010 Feb 27, 2011 9:29:26 GMT

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Feb 27, 2011 9:12:45 GMT Geranium said:

Is it an annual, perennial, what?

Its a biennial Geranium. The RHS told me the following -

"Tragopogon porrifolius is a plant from Mediterranean Europe commonly known as salsify. It is cultivated for its edible swollen taproots (its young green shoots can also be eaten) and will sometimes seed itself around. T porrifolius is a member of the Asteraceae family and is closely related to our native goatsbeard. Thrives in moist, light or well-worked soil."

I didn't try eating the roots or shoots

but I did save some seed and planted them last year, they came up quite quickly, and I overwintered them in a cold greenhouse. Have just potted them up and will plant out in May.

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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 27, 2011 12:38:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Feb 27, 2011 12:38:03 GMT Thanks, Peony - when does it flower?

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Peony's garden 2010 Feb 27, 2011 13:34:47 GMT

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Feb 27, 2011 12:38:03 GMT Geranium said:

Thanks, Peony - when does it flower?

It flowers over several weeks, each stem has 4/5 buds and they come out in succession, then the flower dies back and the seed head forms, so on one plant you can have both flower and seed head. The photograph of the flower was taken on 11 June and the seed head at end July.

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cheerypeabrain Senior Member Posts: 282	Peony's garden 2010 Feb 27, 2011 14:45:38 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cheerypeabrain on Feb 27, 2011 14:45:38 GMT Beautiful photographs, you have a lovely garden Peony, the plants look sooo healthy and I too love the tragowotsit.
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