PUSHING THE BORDERS

Just a few that are doing their thing here at the end of June

Struggled for years to establish this Tropaeolum in the garden finally seem to have cracked it!
tropaeolum speciosum 009 by charliepridham, on Flickr
tropaeolum speciosum 010 by charliepridham, on Flickr

lonicera x americana 020 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Good solid evergreen
lonicera henryi 018 by charliepridham, on Flickr

lonicera henryi 019 by charliepridham, on Flickr

lonicera giraldi 022 by charliepridham, on Flickr

lonicera etrusca superba 011 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Not had this long but I am already wondering why it is not more widely grown
lonicera alseuosmoides 024 by charliepridham, on Flickr

lonicera alseuosmoides 023 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Hydrangea seemannii 008 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Hydrangea seemannii 007 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Feel free to add pictures its a busy time of year :)

I like the look of L.giraldi!

All that I have (climber wise) putting a show on at the moment is good old Sollya...................


Sue on the other hand has this Thunbergia gregorii in bloom......................


Believe it or not she left it out all winter.

LONGK wrote:I like the look of L.giraldi!

Me too.

Does the description 'Good solid evergreen' refer to the L. henryi? I like that one too.

My picture of giraldii did not show its best feature which is the soft furry evergreen leaves, flowers are pretty but short lived sadly.

Yes Lonicera henryi is the good evergreen.

I am down to just one Sollya so I must sacrifice some of it for cuttings as I would hate to be without it. Some Thunbergia are tougher than you might think but many of them wouldn't recover in time to flower so well done to Sue!

charlie wrote:
I am down to just one Sollya so I must sacrifice some of it for cuttings as I would hate to be without it.

Me too now that Sue has my spare!

charlie wrote:Some Thunbergia are tougher than you might think but many of them wouldn't recover in time to flower so well done to Sue!

The courtyard is fairly sheltered, and it was a very mild winter with just a handful of light frosts. So I wasn't massively surprised when shoots started emerging from the base of the plant. What is surprising though is how far up last years growth that shoots emerged.

Lovely Tropaeolum speciosum Charlie. This year I grew T. speciosum and peregrinum from clearly marked packets of seed. But both contents turned out to be peregrinum.

Still, T. speciosum is something to look forward to next year. And there must be some other good Tropaeolums as well.

Peter see Chad's Humming Bird thread http://www.pushingtheborders.com/phpBB/ ... ?f=4&t=413 Chad grows several different Tropaeolums

One of the easiest is Tropaeolum tuberosum but you need a named form as the straight species is a short day length flowerer, I had Ken Aslet but found it hard to stop the clump getting contaminated by self sown seedlings

Its not even out properly yet but already I can see its a better bet than the more normal 'Rosea'

schizophragma rose sensation006 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Nothing posh, but I like them!
Gloriosa superba rothschildiana...................


Rhodochiton atrosanguineus..................

Thanks Charlie for the reference. I do remember Chad's post and it was one of the things that has prompted me to look at other Tropaeolums. Your Ipomea and Mandevilla have both grown well and reached the roof of my sun room, and have just started to flower - so I am delighted. Actually the Ipomea indica has nearly crossed the 12 foot roof as well - its much the most vigorous of all my climbers. And I am really looking forward to seeing Clytostoma in flower as that's totally new to me.

That seems very early for Gloriosa - Longk - superb. Round our way we call that very posh. :lol:

I love your Rhodichiton too. A couple of years ago I grew it for the first time and it was lovely. I also grew Cobae scandens and it produced loads of growth but never had a single flower. I presume its rather more tender - it wasn't a very warm year. I have one growing inside this year, as well as one outside, so I am hoping for better luck.