2023

[charlie]

Not a group of plants I have had much to do with but this aroid from Gavin has been doing quite well 'The Perfect Wave' Leaves have been good since the summer but I recently noticed its seed pod which is a feature in its own right.

perfect wave by charliepridham, on Flickr

Reinwardtia indica by charliepridham, on Flickr

[Chad]

Will you be growing the Arisaema consanguineum ‘Perfect Wave’ from seed?

It doesn't come reliably true from seed, but you might get an improved form amongst that many seedlings.

It's a pity they don't show the variegation when small, you'll have to grown them all on to flowering size!

Chad

[charlie]

Will you be growing the Arisaema consanguineum ‘Perfect Wave’ from seed?

It doesn't come reliably true from seed, but you might get an improved form amongst that many seedlings.

It's a pity they don't show the variegation when small, you'll have to grown them all on to flowering size!

Chad

I know very little about them, I am not sure given what you say above how many of the small bulbs that now surround the main one are seedlings and how many are offsets?

I wasnt intending to deliberately grow more but if anyone wants a go once the seed is ripe they are more than welcome to some :)

[charlie]

Recent wet weather has dampened my enthusiasm for wandering in the garden but noticed this evergreen Honeysuckle on my way past to one of the tunnels

Lonicera alseuosmoides 0010 by charliepridham, on Flickr

[AndyC]

Despite the battering that the tree Dahlias got from Storm Ciaran a few stems survived to flower
Dahlia campanulata


Dahlia tamaulipana


It might be my imagination but all the Hedychium seem to have produced more fruits this year than in previous years. This one in H. spicatum

[charlie]

Anyone interested in seed of this Aroid before it all drops?

The perfect wave by charliepridham, on Flickr

[Chad]

Not a lot of this year left,

Next year is trying to push through.


'Rijnveld's Early Sensation'



Galanthus 'Three Ships'.

Chad

[AndyC]

For that leaf shape I have to content myself with Pseudopanax arborus/laetus and Metapanax delavayi, which handle drought much better.

How would you rate your Metapanx delavayi Paul?
I've been looking for a supplier for ages, no one I can find seems to have it in stock.

[Paul S]

How would you rate your Metapanx delavayi Paul?
I've been looking for a supplier for ages, no one I can find seems to have it in stock.

I run out of superlatives, Andy. It is fabulous when small and just gets better as it gets bigger. AFAIK most material in cultivation was from the big plant in the late Tim Pyner's garden, just a few miles from here, which was simply breathtaking - for my money the best shrub in his fascinating garden. The fineness of the leaves and branching habit meant it looked like huge clouds of fluffy pompoms. Almost like a bamboo at first glance - possessing a gracefulness that belies it's bulk. A bonus, if space is tight, is that they remain 'relatively' small - unlike many scheffleras that aspire to be small trees. Not that any have made it that far here before turning into a dry husk. :D Heat and drought tolerant, too. If it has a fault I'd say it is that new growth starts early and is also rather fragile and easily blown out. After last night's storm I need to check, in fact.

Mark Fillan propagated it and maybe still has it for sale, if you can get hold of him to ask. He supplies Desert to Jungle so maybe Rob has it. Possible Urban Jungle, too.

Mark crossed M. delavayi and davidii and the resultant plants look very interesting. As small plants they look kind of half way between the two parents.

[AndyC]

I shouldn't have asked, I want it even more now. :)