Virtual Friday Forum 12

Our latest Zoom room produced a good exchange of all things plant related and then some.  Unfortunately, we can’t smell the flowers or see the true colours, but it’s still wonderful to meet up in these strange circumstances.  This day would have been our trip to Southport Flower Show so, considering the gale force winds, we had a lucky escape and we look forward to next year’s visit

Dorothy’s 5 (could be subtitled Gardening on a budget!):

Gladioli. Won the corms in a raffle!

Delphinium 2nd set of flowers this year.        Naughty Marietta french marigold

Grown from a cutting

  Brown Turkey fig grown outside first time in over 30 years.  It has kept immature fruit on over the winter

Abutilon bought last year at one of  Paxtons plant sales                                                                           

Kate:

Crocosmia ‘Severn Sunrise’
Crocosmia ‘ Walberton Yellow’
Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’
Persicaria ‘Dikke Floskes’
Helenium ‘Meranti’

Janella:

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Soeur Thérèse'

Viburnum opulus 'Compactum' berries

Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise' & P. 'Laura'

Crocosmia x crocosmiflora 'Citronella'

Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie' flowers & leaf

Maggie:

Top left clockwise
Lilac (dwarf shrub) flowering for the second time. Lovely scent
Tulbaghia ‘Purple Eye’ ; sadly smells like rotten eggs!
Japanese anemone - can anyone help with name please?
Phlox - again unknown.

Hesperantha Pink Princess

 Judith:

Red dahlia 'Murdoch'

Orange dahlia 'Flaxton', Agastache 'Golden Jubilee' Salvia Amistad, Isoplexis Canariensis (burnt orange colour) and a coleus

Notice Board:

Peter’s plant sale raised an amazing £710 for Wheatfields Hospice.  Very well done to Peter and thanks to all who contributed.

It’s always a pleasure to click on to HardyPlant’s site which features some of our members’ gardens too.

Next virtual meeting:  Friday 4^th September at 1.30 pm and zoom meetings will probably continue on the first Friday of each month using the same details.