Plants Catching the eye in 2017

[charlie]

So the Isoplexis was planted out in the spring?

Yes, I have a couple of others in pots that can be brought in and to ensure seed production. I keep being told you can do them from cuttings but have never had a lot of luck

[charlie]

Managed a quick whizz around today after our NGS garden open day (busy despite occasional drizzle!)

Cant complain about the amount of flower and scent on the Trachelospermums this year

trachelospermum asiaticum 017 by charliepridham, on Flickr

I am probably the only one likely to be excited by this but its the first time any of my Schisandra have set seed, no idea where the pollen came from!

Schisandra sphaerandra seed 014 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Not sure why this does so well in my dry garden?
osmunda regalis 018 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Can never resist pointing the camera at this, but you really have to touch the leaves to get to know this honeysuckle.

loniera giraldii 015 by charliepridham, on Flickr

hydrangea seemanii 010 by charliepridham, on Flickr

I know this sails under many different flags but braziliensis is what it came here as!

cnna brazilensis 001 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Now if the wind would only drop a bit we would be able to smell it

brugmansia 009 by charliepridham, on Flickr

[LONGK]

I think that C.paniculata is the accepted name. That said I am frequently wrong :lol:

Anyway, here's my Brug (Grand Marnier)..............



The reason that it is so tiddly (about 30cm) is that it was left outdoors, unprotected in an exposed spot all winter. I was about to bin it but when I removed the pot the roots were deffo alive and growing. It's doing better than my B.sanguinea which received similar love this winter gone.

Another of my seed raised Salvia dolichantha. Slightly darker, less hairy and with less marking on the lip this is another keeper. It also appears to be a more vigorous plant.............
Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Rehmannia elata has got a spurt on now.............
Rehmannia elata by longk48, on Flickr

[charlie]

Shame about the rain! but stuff still trying to look good in the garden

lilium regale 003 by charliepridham, on Flickr

lilium regale 001 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Dactylicapnos scandens 004 by charliepridham, on Flickr

clytostoma callistegoides 008 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Supposed to have two different self fertile grafted plants of Acca but so far no fruit set, flowering their socks off though

Acca sellowiana 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Particularly pleased with the Schizophragma as I had to move it last winter to extend a greenhouse

schizophragma hydranoides 'Rosea' 006 by charliepridham, on Flickr

schizophragma hydranoides 'Rosea' 007 by charliepridham, on Flickr

[Hofstetter]

Is that the best anti snoring devices list? (and welcome to the forum!)

I love this one.

[charlie]

Is that "Molly The Witch" ? (and welcome to the forum!)

[charlie]

Nothing special, Phormium tenax is a bit too happy here but this is the first year we have had such enthusiastic flowering.

phormium tenax 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr

The individual flowers are interestingly scented (hint of burnt toast!)

phormium tenax 004 by charliepridham, on Flickr

[LONGK]

It has been a spectacularly good year for Phormiums as well as Cordyline and Yuccas!

The time of year has come when the chains start selling off out of/almost out of season stock cheaply so I actually bought something from them - Digitalis "Foxlight Ruby Glow"...............
Digitalis "Foxlight Ruby Glow" by longk48, on Flickr

It remains to be seen how hardy or truly perennial it really is but at £2.99 instead of £9.99 it was worth a go and in all fairness it is a bit of a gem.............
Digitalis "Foxlight Ruby Glow" by longk48, on Flickr

This is stretching it a bit but I'll show it as it is happy in an unheated greenhouse over the winter and then goes outdoors in late spring - Echeveria secunda.................
Echeveria secunda by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia greggii "Blue Note" is looking really good right now..............
Salvia greggii "Blue Note" by longk48, on Flickr

Lilium formosanum var.pricei...............
Lilium formosanum var.pricei by longk48, on Flickr

A hardy (since 2014) Abutilon hybrid.............
Abutilon hybrid by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica really should be seen more...........
Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia sclarea var. turkestanica by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia urica...........
Salvia urica by longk48, on Flickr

Finally, my third seed grown Salvia dolichantha. It very nearly got dug up because the first flowers looked like this.............
Salvia x dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Small and not very appealing I assumed that it was a hybrid with another of my Salvia but then the flowers started to come true. Much nicer and so it remains...........
Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

Salvia dolichantha by longk48, on Flickr

[LONGK]

Ismene (Hymenocallis) festalis...............
Ismene (Hymenocallis) festalis by longk48, on Flickr

Ipomea quamoclit...........
Ipomea quamoclit by longk48, on Flickr

Digitalis laevigata is a gem.............
Digitalis laevigata by longk48, on Flickr

Solanum pyracanthos............
Solanum pyracanthos by longk48, on Flickr

[kGarden]

Good job this thread is not a competition! - here's my mediocre attempts:

My pot of Gloriosa, that I just let dry in the Autumn and water again in the Spring. Of the original (numerous) varieties planted 3 or 4 years ago just a few have remained



Allium Univers - I think there as another thread about "wanting a big one" ... (this photo from 10-June)



and the first year that's I've successfully grown some decent sized Echiums