What's looking good in September 2014

Took the hanging basket down to tidy it up a bit. Looking more Autumnal now that the sedums are starting to flower. Still looking pretty good.


and the wall one - had to cut away all the blue trailing Lobelia as it was looking scruffy. Interesting - the scarlet Diascia has decided to dominate now,


Jenny

 

A bit bigger than little Mowgley then....

 

As a novice, am chuffed these bright & beautiful Busy Lizzies are still flowering on and on. Guess that's normal. Cld it be the fortnightly liquid feed helped? Utter bargain purchase from Aldis. Challenge will be to do cuttings soon. [emoji255]

 

Naga..................

A few shots as I walk out the back door in what is supposed to be becoming my tropical/exotic bed;
Fuchsia "Display"....................


Not sure if Fuchsia is really right for what was envisaged as a "tropical" bed, but I like it so tough! I also like Tricyrtis so I started a colony of these going by the back door too.................


Arisaema tortuosum foliage is still going strong and fits the bill....................


...............especially next to the Impatiens niamniamensis....................

The baby Solanum lancifolium (thanks @Kristen !).................


The large one that I planted in the ground can be seen in this general view to the left of the Trachy and behind the Papyrus .........................


The pots (except for the Strelitzia) are seedlings that I intend to plant here next year. Included in this group are Erythrina christa galli and a Clerodendrum ugandense.

For @pete ('cos I know he loves small flowers) - Plectrantus argentatus.....................

 

Nice variation of plants @longk , I'm liking all the different species of impatiens you grow does the Impatiens niamniamensis seed or is it from a cutting?

 

Cuttings. Take a cutting in the spring before planting out, plus a few smaller ones in autumn before the frost kills it. The spring cutting is the one that I plant out the following year, the others are a back up and usually given away to friends and family. I can put your name to one if you want?
I have seed for I.balfourii and (if you're brave enough) I.glandulifera "Red Wine" .

 

That would be very nice @longk

 

Tulbaghia violacea


Zauschneria californica


Kniphofia rooperi


Cyclamen

 

.....My Naga plants just withered and died @shiney but I've made a fabulous curry paste from the chillis off the plant you kindly gave me,through some scotch bonnets in the mix too,blows your head off but in a good way

 

@Lolimac - apple sauce with scotch bonnets. Apples, splash of cider vinegar, pinch of sugar and salt, some black treacle and chopped scotch bonnets. Sweat down for about 20 minutes adding a few bits of apple after 10 minutes to give a little chunkiness if desired. Serve in a wrap with some peppers and lean pork (diced leg steaks etc.) that have been quickly stir fried with a little garlic. Add some green salad leaf and thinly sliced onion to the wrap too.

 

Cor..that sounds delicious thank you,I've just written in my recipe book

 

Sorry for the lack of quantities - I just taste as I go along! Lots of Scotch Bonnets are always good though.