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Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 9:54 am
by charlie
Not seen Agapanthus seed heads in an arrangement before, very effective.
Do the Hedychium last OK in water?
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:45 pm
by Chad
charlie wrote:
Do the Hedychium last OK in water?
Ummm. I hope so.
Quick panic Google..
Yes.
Chad.
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:34 pm
by charlie
Probably helps keeping the sun off them, definitely don't seem to last well on hot sunny days
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 2:21 pm
by charlie
Not sure I would sacrifice my flower heads for a cut display as I only have the one pot full (never can get them to flower in the ground)
hedychium gardenerianum 004 by
charliepridham, on Flickr
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:35 pm
by charlie
Still looking gorgeous!
tibouchina urvilleana 003 by
charliepridham, on Flickr
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:36 pm
by LONGK
Jealous of the Tibouchina!
Came back from LA to find the B.sanguinea back in bloom..................
It was all rather limp and most of the small buds have gone :(
Aconitum carmichaelii....................
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:43 am
by AndyC
Just some of my Hedychium flowering well in this long summer.
Hedychium corelli
IMG_2350 by
atropica2012, on Flickr
Hedychium griffithianum has previously only flowered inside for me
IMG_2348 by
atropica2012, on Flickr
Hedychium 'Giant Yellow'. This one came from Andrew Gaunt at Chichester Gingers and first time flowering for me. Similar to H.gardnerianum but on steroids.
IMG_2359 by
atropica2012, on Flickr
If you like Hedychium then a pilgrimage to West Sussex for Andrew's open day in September is well worth the effort.
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:27 am
by charlie
Love the blue of those aconitums Keith, Andy I am pretty sure it was Andrew gaunt that helped me when I was importing the Lapageria a few years back, I only found out later he had the Hedychium collection. Our Johnjerrards collections not bad either! If you ever head down here at the right time of year
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:50 am
by LONGK
The blues are still good in the garden at the moment;
Salvia Black and Blue.................
Solanum rantonettii.................
Other things;
Echinopsis subdenudata flowers last better at this time of year............
Hibiscus trionum were late starters this year (I forgot to sow them!)...............
And the first blooms on Salvia involucrata..............
Re: Some random pictures
Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:59 pm
by AndyC
charlie wrote: I am pretty sure it was Andrew gaunt that helped me when I was importing the Lapageria a few years back, I only found out later he had the Hedychium collection.
I'm sure that he would have been able to help, he works for DEFRA I believe.
I've only seen JJ's Hedychium's on his website, it would be good to see them in the flesh.