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What's looking good in June 2020

Discussion in 'General Gardening Discussion' started by NigelJ, Jun 1, 2020.

  1. Perki

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    Its a Meconopsis Lingholm the colour is quite spectacular. The rain has seen that flower off today
     
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      I totally agree, it looks just...WOW
       
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      • CarolineL

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        @Perki - that Lingholm shouldn't do so well for you - you don't live in Scotland!:biggrin: I'll be interested to see if it is perennial like it's supposed to be. I have a lot of seedlings of it waiting to be planted out.
        @Upsydaisy your Madonna lily is glorious! I had one but all it did was produce a basal tuft and sulk - never a flower.
         
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        • Sheal

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          There's very little in my garden yet regarding flowering plants but here's a handful.

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          • KFF

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            Looking good @Sheal :)

            I see you've beat me in the Chia race then :roflol:
             
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              @CarolineL Its is wet / damp here most of the time so ideal for them . The Meconopsis is in its second year and bulking up well . I did buy two at the same time but lost that one during the summer to wet rotted away. I've bought another one this year see how that one does .
               
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                Thanks @KFF. :) Well I had to show you how it's done, didn't I? :biggrin: Did you notice the red leaves? I gave it a feed a couple of days ago, the soil here is useless.
                 
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                  Hahaha , I never noticed the leaves. Usually happens after flowering on mine.
                   
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                    @CarolineL I chatted with the head gardener at Lingholm about it and he said that it is definitely perennial. :blue thumb:

                    It has even been commemorated quite nicely in some glass work. :)
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                    • Victoria

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                      Will someone point out the Chia for me please because I have just planted some ... Salvia hispanica ... and cannot see a pic ...
                       
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                      • KFF

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                        Sorry @Victoria , Chia is the shorter name for Chiastophyllum Oppositifolium. It's the yellow flowered plant in @Sheals last photo above.
                         
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                          Thanks @KFF, I thought it might be the yellow flowers that looked like Yellow Loosestrife
                          Lysimachia vulgaris.
                           
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                            Watsonia now in full flower. Unfortunately it looks like my other ones have died out, leaving only 'Best Red'.
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                              pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                              My Watsonia is just clinging to life.
                              I grew it from seed some years ago, but still trying to find the right environment for it.
                               
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                                Don't you need to move to South Africa?:roflol:
                                 
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