PUSHING THE BORDERS

Just a random set of pictures of anything that catches your eye this year.

Particularly good year for Bluebells

020 by charliepridham, on Flickr

As you can see this Bignonia Dragon Lady is just a baby (thanks to Rod and Mary White) compared with the straight species the flowering time is greatly extended (Good colour too)

bignonia capreolata dragon lady 027 by charliepridham, on Flickr

lathyrus pubescens 021 by charliepridham, on Flickr

pandorea pandorana golden rain 024 by charliepridham, on Flickr

rosa marechal niel 023 by charliepridham, on Flickr

I am fond of this more because of who gave it to me rather than it being a favourite plant, the late Hilda Davey had a fabulous garden in Feock called Polgwynne, I am happy to report the garden continues to be cared for under the new owners.

chaenomeles nicoline 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr

The Hippeastrum bench



Lophosoria quadripinnata doing well this year. The first side 'branch' is at shoulder height.



Bomarea patacocensis



A seed grown Magnolia maudiae.

Chad.

No Browni points for the first! Although lovely Hippeastrum are embarrassingly easy :)

But the next three!! how cool is that your own seedling magnolia flowering (hopefully what you were expecting it to look like?)

Not sure where I could put a fern like that (doesn't stop me wanting one)

Lovely Bomarea, I will wait to get excited until after you have tested it outside! Going by "Not pardina" which struggled for three years then died outside

All the spring stuff responded well to a good soaking, hopefully should go on a bit longer now.

stylophorum lasiocarpum 010 by charliepridham, on Flickr

scilla peruviana 008 by charliepridham, on Flickr

rhuem 011 by charliepridham, on Flickr

polygonatum x hybridum 002 by charliepridham, on Flickr

I had thought Molly lost, but this year she has reappeared
molly the witch 001 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Still a Dicentra as far as I am concerned!
lamprocapnos spectibilis alba 009 by charliepridham, on Flickr

There is a rather magnificent one of these at Tregrehan , covering a wall as you enter via the pay point

hibbertia aspera 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr

The Cestrum show is well under way this year, stays in flower to around Christmas

cestrum newellii 003 by charliepridham, on Flickr

This Abutilon grows with it, unfortunate colour combo but I have learned to like it! as both plants are happy

abutilon marian 002 by charliepridham, on Flickr

The Tropaeolum in pots in a tunnel are doing well again this year, tricolor is for me a star and I had previously been not that impressed with pentaphylla but have to admit that up close the flowers are attractive

tropaeolum pentaphylla 007 by charliepridham, on Flickr

tropaeolum pentaphylla 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr

pandorea jasminoides 001 by charliepridham, on Flickr

crinodendron hookerianum 008 by charliepridham, on Flickr

All too much at the moment.
Paeonia wittmanniana 2 , 140517 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
Paeonia wittmanniana my favourite thing this weekend,

Deuterocohnia lotteae 3 , 140517 by John Jearrard, on Flickr

but Deuterocohnia lotteae came a close second.

Hippeastrum Evergreen 5 , 140517 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
I can't compete with Chad's Hippeastrum display, but I do have a nice green one - H. 'Evergreen'.

Clivia miniata , 140517 by John Jearrard, on Flickr
A lot of Clivia seedlings going for it this year - nothing wildly exciting so far, but a couple of good flower shapes.

Ourisia coccinea 2 , 140517 by John Jearrard, on Flickr

After a couple of years, Ourisia coccinea is finally worth the space it occupies. Still looking for the pink one, and the fabled white!

Saw the picture of Paeonia wittmanniana and thought it was going to be the best, but then I scrolled down! so many interesting bits

Gradually warming to this montana

clematis marjorie 006 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Still looking good

crinodendron 009 by charliepridham, on Flickr

From a distance the scent is quite pleasant, close up is rather less so!

syringa yunnanensis 005 by charliepridham, on Flickr

syringa yunnanensis 004 by charliepridham, on Flickr

OK its only a Rose, but it is rather lovely :)
rosa emily gray 013 by charliepridham, on Flickr

A few years back I bought a couple of species Deutzia from Mark Fillon and rather stupidly forgot to record the names I must ask him next time I see him

Duetzia 001 by charliepridham, on Flickr

Not perhaps the floral display of the other members of the climbing hydrangea family but I think Decumaria sinensis is a good evergreen close clinging climber that covers without overwhelming

decumaria sinensis 002 by charliepridham, on Flickr

I know Nick Macer thinks that the plants called this in the trade aren't but I cant remember what he thought they ought to be called

actininea pilosa 010 by charliepridham, on Flickr

corokia 003 by charliepridham, on Flickr