Rose "Mrs Dudley Cross" at our Book Launch 24/1/15
After our Successful book launch of "A Garden Forever" we followed up on contacts with gardening friends. In exchange for plant material from "The Shambles" some generous new acquisitions have been made.
Buddleia 'Spring Promise' is a smaller noninvasive hybrid. It has masses of long slender stems of white delicately scented flowers from the middle of winter through to spring. This species can be grown in full-sun or part-shade. It grows quickly and will tolerate relatively dry conditions when established. North Facing into light , our North East Corner garden. From John Birbeck
Hibiscus radiatus
is native to southern and southeast Asia. It has 15 cm yellow flowers that have
a purple center. Leaves are dentate, with upper leaves lobed into three or five
parts. It is frequently grown as a vegetable or medicinal herb, Facing North into the Light , our North East Corner Garden. From John Birbeck.
Pavonia hastata
is the only member of the genus to occur in Australia and it is also native to
parts of South America. It occurs in woodland and open forest in both damp and
dry situations. Pavonia differs from Hibiscus in having a 10-lobed style
(5-lobed in Hibiscus). The name Pavonia....after
José Antonio Pavón, a spanish botanist. The species usually forms a spreading
shrub to about 1 metre in height. Leaves are slightly or deeply lobed and about
150 mm. Yet to decide the best location for these. From John Birbeck.
Begonias, Rhizomatous, Rex and Cane type from John Birbeck and Rowena Cavanagh. All safely tucked into successful collection spots for Begonias, to enhance our growing collection.
Cuttings and borrowings: GOD WE HOPE THAT THESE WILL SURVIVE.
Stachyurus is the only genus in the flowering plant family
Stachyuraceae, native to the Himalayas and eastern Asia. They are deciduous
shrubs or small trees with pendent racemes of 4-petalled flowers which appear
on the bare branches before the leaves.[1] The plants have leaves with serrate
margins. Pendunculagin, casuarictin, strictinin, casuarinin and casuariin are
ellagitannins found in the species within the genus.[2] Stachyurus praecox, from Japan, is a
spreading shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) wide. Pendent,
bell-shaped, primrose yellow flowers are borne in winter and spring. The Latin
specific epithet praecox means "early", referring to the
exceptionally early flowering season. This plant has gained the Royal
Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] S. chinensis, from China,
is also found in cultivation. (cuttings from Rowena)
Watsonia, apricot small
flowering Bulb , of Sword lily.
Thunbergia erecta (White)
Cuttings
Selaginella uncinata, (Blue or Peacock Spikemoss), is a very
attractive form of Selaginella native to China. It is semi-evergreen in nature
and has straw colored rambling stems with dimorphic metallic blue leaves.
Plants will reach about 6 inches (15 cm) in height and will spread to 2 feet
(60 cm) wide. They produce root-like rhizophores along the weak stems and are
easily fragmented. Like other members of
the genus Selaginella, common names with the word 'moss' and 'fern' are
misleading; they are part of a quite distant ancestral line belonging to Phylum
Lycophyta also called Fern allies.
Impatiens niamniamensis
( Congo cockatoo) grows about 60–90 centimetres (24–35 in) long. This
evergreen, perennial species has an erect, succulent, brown stem resembling
wood. Leaves are simple, ovate-oblong or elliptical, spirally arranged, about
10 cm long. This plant produces bright and colourful bird-shaped flowers with a
long, curled nectar spur. These unusual flowers are usually scarlet red and
yellow and can reach a length of about 3.5 centimetres (1.4 in). Fruits are
explosive capsules of about 14–16 mm. Tropical
Africa Cuttings
Quisqualis falcata var. mussaendaflora. Cuttings from Red Leaf
Quisqualis (Rowena)
As well as all these there were other cuttings from Rowenas Garden, of Solanum rantonettii, Coleus etc.
Lets hope for success
MS
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