What's Looking Good In May 2020

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  1. strongylodon

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    The Waggy is now in flower.
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    Salvia Orchid Glow, as it was only planted last July I didn't cut it back as I had done with the others and it is flowering now.
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    • Logan

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      @CarolineL it does look similar, the buds are a sort of orange colour before they open, but I couldn't say for sure.
       
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      The last of this years Hippeastrum ( Amaryllis ) ...........

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      The inside of this one is stunning I think

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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        Looks like a male.:smile: Is it full of pollen?
         
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          Ooh, you tease!
          The other side of my cistus is now laden with buds so hopefully this is the much awaited purpurea, failing that I will gladly take up your offer:hapydancsmil:
           
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            Good morning the 3rd of my cistus collection"Silver Pink":smile:

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              @CarolineL this is a close up of the flowers, it's been there for over 25 years and it's 30inches high.
              20200505_075602.jpg 20200505_075620.jpg The buds
              20200505_075611.jpg It gets a bit neglected, two years ago thought that I would lose it from the drought that we had.
               
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                @pete, male and apart from my even smaller one in the front garden there are no others around.
                 
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                  @Logan it is gorgeous! And it seems to have lovely neat leaves too. I think it must be Golden everest - the buds suggest it.
                   
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                  Thank you @CarolineL it does look like it.
                   
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                  Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi ...

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                    Iochroma cyanea ...

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                    Hibbertia scandens bud clump ...

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                      Sparaxis

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                        Gorgeous pics @KFF :)
                         
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                          Thanks @Upsydaisy

                          Even with all the junk, pots, trays and everything not cleared up yet :roflol:

                          This is the bottom corner at the side of the greenhouse where two fences meet and only gets sun for about 3 hours a day. The only thing that grows there are Spring bulbs and a dwarf Victoria Plum tree ( done really well this year, counted 237 plums set this year ). We've got a dodgy Salix that I'm thinking of getting out of it's pot and trying in the ground in the little triangle where the fences meet ( means digging some of the gravel up though ).
                           
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