What's Looking Good May 2025

Lovely blue penstemon from cuttings kindly given by @Michael Hewett a couple of years ago.

First bloom on rose bought over winter "twice in a blue moon"
Primrose Francisca - very green but cute



Rhodohypoxis - or has the name changed again?

 

@redstar you mentioned a vine for hummingbirds - is it a type of lonicera? It's got a good flower colour.
Love the Zephyrine - she's Barbie pink but I always loved the scent!

 

I guess that is the fancy name for it. When I selected the plant, research etc. found that that particular one the hummingbirds love, and they do. It is a very nice plant, does not take over at all even after 15 years. no fragrance , has 3 fresh blooms in the season. Thanks for watching.

 

I'm pleased it's doing well for you @CarolineL

 

Erodium "Bishop's Form"


Disporum longistylum


Buddleja glomerata


Cantua buxifolia now outside for the summer and leafing up nicely.


Iochroma cyaneum also outside for the summer.


Thalictrum "Meadow Rue" not sure where it came from, but it's flowered every spring for about 10 years.


Hemerocallis middendorfii


Aquilegia 1


Aquilegia 2

 

My cantua has already finished flowering despite being outside for weeks @NigelJ - I hope yours lasts a bit longer!

 

Acer Moonlight standard

 

Mine has been flowering for a few weeks now, it never has masses of flowers, but it does produce intermittently over the summer.

 

The Lady's Blush Rose

 

Hardy geranium


Poached egg flower


Daisies


@NigelJ I planted some Thalictrum bare roots last year and they put up a few pathetic looking leaves and then vanished; I was assuming my conditions just didn't suit them but a nice clump of leaves has appeared this year.

 

@Escarpment I hope your Thalictrum does well and returns year after year.
I think mine came from a stray seed in a packer of Aquilegia seed. Unlike Aquilegia it has shown no sign of self seeding.

 

“ Tumbling Ted” doing its thing.

 

@NigelJ you're lucky! I grew some thalictrum (can't remember which) from seed. Got about 6' tall with fairly boring flowers so pulled it out. Had seedlings everywhere for a few years!

 

Erigeron enjoying its new found home.



A trio of Heucheras.



A trio of Hostas.



Close up of Hosta Brim Cup.



Close up of Hosta Essence of Sunset.



Catherine rose, now a cerise pink with central red blotches.

 

Hardy geranium