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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Meant to be? Mar 5, 2011 18:48:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 5, 2011 18:48:56 GMT Thanks - some people might not like it - I gather that black flowers aren't altogether popular!

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Meant to be? Mar 5, 2011 19:26:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Mar 5, 2011 19:26:31 GMT Dark leaves or flowers...I love em ;D
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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Meant to be? Mar 5, 2011 22:16:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 5, 2011 22:16:03 GMT Yes, me too, Steve, in the right place.

esther Top Member Posts: 2,677	Meant to be? Mar 6, 2011 6:04:37 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by esther on Mar 6, 2011 6:04:37 GMT Wowee!!
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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Meant to be? Mar 6, 2011 8:49:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 6, 2011 8:49:17 GMT ;D ;D

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Mar 5, 2011 18:48:56 GMT Geranium said:

Thanks - some people might not like it - I gather that black flowers aren't altogether popular!

I am sort of one of those. On our last forum, we had a border in a garden that was being planted up completely with black plants. That did not appeal to me at all although many of our members thought this was a marvellous idea. If a dark or nearly black plant is planted beside others which would show it off, I know I would really love it. I think they should be set in their correct microclimate too, not just planted because they are black as in the garden I mentioned. That is a lovely hellebore Geranium.

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Post by Geranium on Mar 6, 2011 13:19:55 GMT

Thank you Cherry. I certainly wouldn't want an all-black border here - it just wouldn't be 'in keeping' with the house/garden. I have planted a pot up with Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' and a white Hellebore, but that's as far as I'd go.

Cherry Global Moderator Posts: 17,970	Meant to be? Mar 6, 2011 17:39:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cherry on Mar 6, 2011 17:39:50 GMT Ophiopogon is something (lily) I would not bother with, as it is a relation of this which is used as lawn in northern Queensland. They don't grow grass like ours.

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Meant to be? Mar 6, 2011 19:21:27 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 6, 2011 19:21:27 GMT I certainly wouldn't want black grass, Cherry! I do use this plant around the garden, though - it makes a good contrast to others.

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Meant to be? Mar 12, 2011 21:13:26 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 12, 2011 21:13:26 GMT Some more flowers out in my garden today: Anemone de Caen 'Bordeaux' Oemleria cerasiformis Dark pink primula vulgaris Narcissus cyclamineus 'Jetfire' The new leaves of Sambucus racemosa 'Plumosa Aurea'

peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Meant to be? Mar 12, 2011 21:25:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Mar 12, 2011 21:25:00 GMT Lovely pictures Geranium, the leaves of the Sambucus are very attractive
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Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Meant to be? Mar 12, 2011 22:40:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 12, 2011 22:40:17 GMT Thanks, Peony. It prefers a shady position, or the leaves scorch. I'm very fond of it, especially at this time of year.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,750	Meant to be? Mar 13, 2011 5:28:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Mar 13, 2011 5:28:28 GMT That anemone is very nice, do you buy new each year, or do they come back for you? I have the Sambucus and love the new growth on it

Geranium Top Member Posts: 13,081	Meant to be? Mar 13, 2011 9:06:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Geranium on Mar 13, 2011 9:06:35 GMT I planted the first ones last year, because they were new and I thought they looked great on the packet, then more this year. Last year's are coming up but no flowers on them as yet.

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,750	Meant to be? Mar 14, 2011 5:34:12 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Mar 14, 2011 5:34:12 GMT hope they do flower, it's such a pretty colour

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