Possibly japonica in the Miller's Crimson form.
I prefer to take the advice from Kevin Pratt who wrote the book on Fritilarias . Maybe the big imperialis types can stand drying out, but the...
Don't. Frits die if they are stored dry. That is why a lot of the ones sold in shops never grow. Better to keep them planted and slightly damp.
I do that as well, except for Daphnes which would immediately die. The compost used by nurseries is designed to make the alpines grow very quickly...
One of the major problems with ants in compost is that they acidify the soil. Ants produce formic acid and it really does plants no good at all.
No, but you could probably repot it and remove the ants nest as you do it.
Sisyrinchium striatum to be more precise
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I have a sheet of green shade netting which hangs in the door way of the greenhouse.
Throwing my tuppence into the mix, How about Potentilla recta?
The older varieties of Shasta dasiy, like Wirral Supreme and Wirral something else were tall plants, especially in decent soil. It is the newer...
Pity you are not near me I could give you a big bag of them. They came with the greenhouse, but I used glazing strips instead. We are in the very...
Corkscrew Hazel has to be grafted on to straight Hazel and does not come true from seed, sadly.
It certainly does have reddish or purple marks on the stem.
I think the leaves are wrong for Water Hemlock, but don't take my word for it.
Could also be one of the earth star types, not fully opened yet.
Looks like one of the Puffball type fungus.
Grown them in various gardens over the years. H3 hardiness which means that they can be cut to the ground by hard frost, but usually re-grow from...
Brilliant, thank-you. Went all the way through my books of wildflowers and failed to recognise it. The picture in the Roger Phillips book is very...
Anyone put a name to this for me? Plant is about less than 20 cms tall. The individual flowers are no more than 2 mm across. The leaves are...
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