Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Monday, 31 May 2010
Paeonia lactiflora - Madame Gaudichau
Paeonia lactiflora - Madame Gaudichau which has beautiful red foliage in addition to superb single red flowers.
Sedum - Purple emperor?
Not absolutely sure which sedum this is, probably Purple Emperor, will check later.
geranium grandiflorum
Ordinary geranium grandiflorum, a bit of a weed and rather thuggish, but beautiful for a short time and loved very much by the bees.
Iris Sibirica Summer Sky
This one I do know, as it is a new acquisition. I think I'd hope a summer sky was a little more azure blue, but I guess the rather pale colour is probably more accurate! It's a little pallid for my taste, would look much nicer against yellow foliage I think. Slightly short for a sibirica too, I prefer the taller ones that float above other foliage.
Iris Sibirica - unknown variety
I don't know the name of this variety but it is a very deep purple, really not caught by this photo. Came from a plant sale at the University of Oxford arboretum, label long lost now but was something like 'purple emperor' (could be 'Emperor' but doesn't quite match the photos of this variety I've seen). Still a very beautiful, tall sibirica.
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