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The New Years Day flower count
Wellj ust come on from a search and all I and my little helper
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/Myhelper.jpg can find are A few red Hebe flowers, http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...rs/RedHebe.jpg A winter flowering heather, http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...rs/Heather.jpg 1 Vinca Major flower http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...wers/Vinca.jpg 1 flower on our winter flowering Jasmin, A lot of flower on an Abutilon in an Old Cold glass house with glass missing http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/Abutilon.jpg and a fuchsia that just has forgoten to fall off http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...eadFuchsia.jpg David Hill |
The New Years Day flower count
"Dave Hill" wrote in message ... Wellj ust come on from a search and all I and my little helper http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/Myhelper.jpg can find are A few red Hebe flowers, http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...rs/RedHebe.jpg A winter flowering heather, http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...rs/Heather.jpg 1 Vinca Major flower http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...wers/Vinca.jpg 1 flower on our winter flowering Jasmin, A lot of flower on an Abutilon in an Old Cold glass house with glass missing http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...s/Abutilon.jpg and a fuchsia that just has forgoten to fall off http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...eadFuchsia.jpg The last few days have all but wiped out any lingering flowers on the geranuims. However there is one small one hanging on under some foliage so I'm goint to count it :-) Three different Hebes, all bluish flowers. A yellow rose which is looking sorry for itself. A 'weed' (flower in the wrong place) with yellow dandelion-style flowers. The outdoor Fuscias are toast (at least, burnt brown). Photos to follow if I can find a suitable place for them. Happy New Year! Snowy and cold but a glorious day with clear blue skies and a seething mob on Felixstowe Promenade all in new hats, boots, trainers etc. |
The New Years Day flower count
"David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... The last few days have all but wiped out any lingering flowers on the geranuims. However there is one small one hanging on under some foliage so I'm goint to count it :-) http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/DSC00339.jpg Three different Hebes, all bluish flowers. One of them http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/DSC00341.jpg A yellow rose which is looking sorry for itself. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/DSC00340.jpg A 'weed' (flower in the wrong place) with yellow dandelion-style flowers. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...t/DSC00338.jpg Going down below freezing again. I may take pity on the geraniums. |
The New Years Day flower count
In message , David WE Roberts
writes "David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... The last few days have all but wiped out any lingering flowers on the geranuims. However there is one small one hanging on under some foliage so I'm goint to count it :-) http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00339.jpg Three different Hebes, all bluish flowers. One of them http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00341.jpg A yellow rose which is looking sorry for itself. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00340.jpg A 'weed' (flower in the wrong place) with yellow dandelion-style flowers. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00338.jpg Going down below freezing again. I may take pity on the geraniums. Malva 'Bicolor' and Malva 'Princesse de Lignes' (I'm not sure that they are different); Abutilon megapotamicum and Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'. Possibly a Hebe (I neglected to check). I didn't see anything else while out walking this afternoon, except for a single flower on a ragwort of some description (most likely Senecio jacobaea). -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
The New Years Day flower count
On 2010-01-01 17:39:25 +0000, Stewart Robert Hinsley
said: In message , David WE Roberts writes "David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... The last few days have all but wiped out any lingering flowers on the geranuims. However there is one small one hanging on under some foliage so I'm goint to count it :-) http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00339.jpg Three different Hebes, all bluish flowers. One of them http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00341.jpg A yellow rose which is looking sorry for itself. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00340.jpg A 'weed' (flower in the wrong place) with yellow dandelion-style flowers. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00338.jpg Going down below freezing again. I may take pity on the geraniums. Malva 'Bicolor' and Malva 'Princesse de Lignes' (I'm not sure that they are different); Abutilon megapotamicum and Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'. Possibly a Hebe (I neglected to check). I didn't see anything else while out walking this afternoon, except for a single flower on a ragwort of some description (most likely Senecio jacobaea). Abutilon megapotanicum outdoors? Sorry, Stewart, I forget your location. What kind of night time temps have you been getting? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
The New Years Day flower count
In message , Sacha
writes On 2010-01-01 17:39:25 +0000, Stewart Robert Hinsley said: In message , David WE Roberts writes "David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... The last few days have all but wiped out any lingering flowers on the geranuims. However there is one small one hanging on under some foliage so I'm goint to count it :-) http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00339.jpg Three different Hebes, all bluish flowers. One of them http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00341.jpg A yellow rose which is looking sorry for itself. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00340.jpg A 'weed' (flower in the wrong place) with yellow dandelion-style flowers. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00338.jpg Going down below freezing again. I may take pity on the geraniums. Malva 'Bicolor' and Malva 'Princesse de Lignes' (I'm not sure that they are different); Abutilon megapotamicum and Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'. Possibly a Hebe (I neglected to check). I didn't see anything else while out walking this afternoon, except for a single flower on a ragwort of some description (most likely Senecio jacobaea). Abutilon megapotanicum outdoors? Sorry, Stewart, I forget your location. What kind of night time temps have you been getting? -5C. Abutilon megaopotamicum may be the hardiest of the Abutilons*, or at least of those commonly grown. I'm not confident that the species will survive this winter out of doors, even if there are still some flowers on it - last winter they survived, but didn't grow away the following summer. I keep Abutilons going from cuttings. The stately home 3 miles away has Abutilon megapotamicum 'Variegatum' growing against a south facing wall; it came through last winter successfully. Microclimate seems to be important - a milder winter would still see them off on the allotment site, but the amount of shelter around the house is sufficient to make a difference. The problem I find with growing them outdoors is that they are slow in getting into growth in the spring. * I don't count Corynabutilon vitifolium, Corynabutilon x suntense and the other Chilean species as Abutilons. For that matter, it's possible that botanists will decide that Abutilon megapotamicum, Abutilon darwinii, Abutilon striatum, Abutilon x hybridum, Abutilon x miilleri, etc, aren't Abutilons either. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
The New Years Day flower count
In message , Stewart Robert Hinsley
writes In message , David WE Roberts writes "David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... The last few days have all but wiped out any lingering flowers on the geranuims. However there is one small one hanging on under some foliage so I'm goint to count it :-) http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00339.jpg Three different Hebes, all bluish flowers. One of them http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00341.jpg A yellow rose which is looking sorry for itself. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00340.jpg A 'weed' (flower in the wrong place) with yellow dandelion-style flowers. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00338.jpg Going down below freezing again. I may take pity on the geraniums. Malva 'Bicolor' and Malva 'Princesse de Lignes' (I'm not sure that they are different); Abutilon megapotamicum and Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'. Possibly a Hebe (I neglected to check). Yes, the Hebe (possibly salicifolia) has a couple of inflorescences. I didn't see anything else while out walking this afternoon, except for a single flower on a ragwort of some description (most likely Senecio jacobaea). -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
The New Years Day flower count
On 2010-01-02 09:37:20 +0000, Stewart Robert Hinsley
said: In message , Sacha writes On 2010-01-01 17:39:25 +0000, Stewart Robert Hinsley said: In message , David WE Roberts writes "David WE Roberts" wrote in message ... The last few days have all but wiped out any lingering flowers on the geranuims. However there is one small one hanging on under some foliage so I'm goint to count it :-) http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00339.jpg Three different Hebes, all bluish flowers. One of them http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00341.jpg A yellow rose which is looking sorry for itself. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00340.jpg A 'weed' (flower in the wrong place) with yellow dandelion-style flowers. http://i817.photobucket.com/albums/z...D%202010%20Flo wer%20Count/DSC00338.jpg Going down below freezing again. I may take pity on the geraniums. Malva 'Bicolor' and Malva 'Princesse de Lignes' (I'm not sure that they are different); Abutilon megapotamicum and Abutilon 'Kentish Belle'. Possibly a Hebe (I neglected to check). I didn't see anything else while out walking this afternoon, except for a single flower on a ragwort of some description (most likely Senecio jacobaea). Abutilon megapotanicum outdoors? Sorry, Stewart, I forget your location. What kind of night time temps have you been getting? -5C. Abutilon megaopotamicum may be the hardiest of the Abutilons*, or at least of those commonly grown. I'm not confident that the species will survive this winter out of doors, even if there are still some flowers on it - last winter they survived, but didn't grow away the following summer. I keep Abutilons going from cuttings. The stately home 3 miles away has Abutilon megapotamicum 'Variegatum' growing against a south facing wall; it came through last winter successfully. Microclimate seems to be important - a milder winter would still see them off on the allotment site, but the amount of shelter around the house is sufficient to make a difference. The problem I find with growing them outdoors is that they are slow in getting into growth in the spring. I'm sure microclimate is important - certainly we find that here but we wouldn't sell A.megapotanicum for outdoor cultivation, though of course, anyone is welcome to try pushing the boundaries and some people do so, with great success. * I don't count Corynabutilon vitifolium, Corynabutilon x suntense and the other Chilean species as Abutilons. For that matter, it's possible that botanists will decide that Abutilon megapotamicum, Abutilon darwinii, Abutilon striatum, Abutilon x hybridum, Abutilon x miilleri, etc, aren't Abutilons either. Abutilon suntense grows on the corner of our house and flowers remarkably well and prolifically. It's always hugely admired and its colour is gorgeous. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
The New Years Day flower count
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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote: In message , Sacha writes Abutilon megapotanicum outdoors? Sorry, Stewart, I forget your location. What kind of night time temps have you been getting? -5C. Abutilon megaopotamicum may be the hardiest of the Abutilons*, or at least of those commonly grown. I'm not confident that the species will survive this winter out of doors, even if there are still some flowers on it - last winter they survived, but didn't grow away the following summer. I keep Abutilons going from cuttings. It should take that, at least if in a protected situation. I have seen it in some quite cold places. It's certainly iffy, except in the mildest parts of the UK. My mother grew it for some years on a south-facing house wall near Salisbury, and winters were colder then. I have seen it in Cambridge in very sheltered gardens. I am wondering if my Solanum crispum will come through, but I sincerely hope that my Erythrina crista-galli does. That is partially protected, and is now fairly well established. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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