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Week 10 - Plant of the Week - Gladiolus
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Jul. 4th, 2009 @ 03:45 pm
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Our plant of the week this week is that much maligned genus, Gladiolus. We approached it as a mystery plant - I just showed the unlabelled images of the species, which turned out to be very diverse and beautiful, and then we discussed which genus that might be.
Here are the images again. You'll see the species first, and then a small selection of some of the ones more normally in cultivation.
Gladioli
And here's the handout. Don't forget to check out some of the links:
( Gladiolus )
Think better of Gladioli now?
JoCurrent Mood:  lethargic |
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Week 9 - Plant of the Week - Allium
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Jun. 29th, 2009 @ 11:01 pm
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Our plant of the week this week is that huge group, the alliums. This is a surprising group - there may be a lot of weedy ones, but there are many gems, often little known.
Here's the handout:
( Alliums )
And here are the images at Photobucket:
Alliums
Enjoy
JoCurrent Mood:  weird |
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Week 8 - Plant of the Week - Leucojum
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Jun. 22nd, 2009 @ 09:03 pm
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Our plat of the week this week is Leucojum, the snowflake, together with its cousins, Acis.
Here are the pictures:
Leucojum
And here is the handout:
( Leucojum )
JoCurrent Mood:  thoughtful |
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Week 7 - Plant of the Week - Ornithogalum
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Jun. 22nd, 2009 @ 08:24 pm
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Our plant of the week this week is another member of the Hyacinth family, the Ornithogalum genus, which isn't cultivated as often as it should be.
Here are the images:
Ornithogalum
And here's the handout:
( Ornithogalum )Current Mood:  creative |
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Week 6 - Plant of the Week - Anemone nemorosa
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Jun. 22nd, 2009 @ 07:53 pm
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Our plant of the week is that demure little spring performer, Anemone nemorosa. Here they are as you never saw them before...
Anemone nemorosa
And here's the handout:
( Anemone nemorosa )
Gorgeous, aren't they?
Jo
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| » Week 5 - Plant of the Week - Little Blue Bulbs |
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In recent years, the RHS carried out trials for the AGM award on a group of bulbs of the Hyacinth family. This was done under the title 'Little Blue Bulbs', which is a very apt description.
Here's the handout:
( Little Blue Bulbs )
And here are the pictures:
Little Blue Bulbs
Enjoy
Jo
Jun. 22nd, 2009 @ 07:39 pm
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| » Week 4 - Plant of the Week - Pacific Coast Irises |
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Our plant of the week for this week isn't strictly a bulb, but is mainly available from bulb merchants, and so isn't so much of a cheat.
( Pacific Coast Irises )
Images are at Photobucket:
Pacific Coast Hybrids
There are a number of pages of images, so keep scrolling back.
Delicious enough to eat! And I think these are one of the Next Big Things.
Jo
May. 13th, 2009 @ 11:10 am
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| » Week 3 - Plant of the week - Species Cyclamen |
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Our bulb of the week (or tuber, to be exact) is the small species cyclamen.
Here's the handout:
( Species Cyclamen )
And the images are at Photobucket - they occupy two full pages, so don't forget to scroll back.
Species cyclamen
Gorgeous...
Jo
May. 9th, 2009 @ 11:46 am
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| » Week 2 - Plant of the week - Crocosmia |
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Our plant of the week for week 2 is Crocosmia, not all of which are as aggressive as Montbretia!
Here's the handout:
( Crocosmia handout )
And here are the images at Photobucket:
Crocosmia
Aren't they gorgeous?
Jo
May. 5th, 2009 @ 10:43 am
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| » Week 1 - Plant of the Week - Erythronium |
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Last term, you said you wanted to look at bulbs across the year. So, for our plants of the week this term, we're looking at bulbs.
Our first one is a bulb that's in season now - Erythronium.
Here's the handout:
( Erythronium handout )
Pictures are at Photobucket, at Erythronium
Aren't they gorgeous?
Can I remind you that, if you're checking out the images at Photobucket, all of them for 2008/9 are in the same album, so you may have to page back to find the ones you're looking for.
Jo
Apr. 23rd, 2009 @ 03:12 pm
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| » Week 8 - Plant of the Week - Indigofera |
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Our Plant of the week is Indigofera amblyantha.
( Indigofera )
Apr. 20th, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
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| » Week 7 - Plant of the Week - Teucrium and Carex |
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Our plants of the week for this week are Teucrium hircanicum and Carex trifida.
( Teucrium and Carex handout )
Images are at Photobucket
Apr. 20th, 2009 @ 12:43 am
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| » Week 6 - Plant of the Week - Darmera and Strobilanthes |
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Our plants of teh week for this week are Darmera peltata and Strobilanthes atropurpurea
( Darmera and Strobilanthes handout )
Images are at Photobucket
Apr. 20th, 2009 @ 12:36 am
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| » Week 5 - Plant of the Week - Nepeta and Oenothera |
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Our plants of the week for this week are Nepeta tuberosa and Oenothera 'Blood Orange'.
( Nepeta and Oenothera handout )
Images are at Photobucket
Apr. 20th, 2009 @ 12:28 am
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| » Week 4 - Plant of the Week - Pennisetum and penstemon |
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Our plants of the week this week are Pennisetum macrourum and Penstemon hirsutus var pygmaeus, a grass and a cute little penstemon.
( Pennisetum and Penstemon handout )
Images are at Photobucket
Apr. 20th, 2009 @ 12:23 am
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| » Week 3 - Plant of the Week - Digitalis and Francoa |
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Our plants of the week this week are Digitalis grnadiflora and Francoa sonchifolia 'Rogerson's Form'.
( Digitalis and Francoa Handout )
Images can be found at Photobucket.
Apr. 20th, 2009 @ 12:09 am
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| » Week 1 - Plant of the week - Calceolaria and Chiastophyllum |
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Our plants of the week for the first week of term are the first two on our list of seeds to sow: Calceolaria 'Goldcrest' and Chiastophyllum oppositifolium.
Here's the handout:
( Calceolaria Goldcrest and Chiastophyllum oppositifolium )
And here are images of these, together with all our other chosen seeds:
Spring term seeds
Jo
Jan. 17th, 2009 @ 01:01 am
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| » Week 4 - Digitalis and Eryngium |
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Our plants of the week this week are Digitalis ferruginea 'Gigantea' and Eryngium agavifolium
Here's the handout:
( Digitalis and Eryngium )
How are your seeds going?
Jo
Oct. 11th, 2008 @ 12:21 pm
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| » Week 2 - Plant of the Week - Anthriscus and Arabis |
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The next two packets of our seed that we're looking are Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing' and Arabis purpurea.
Here's the handout:
( Anthriscus and Arabis )
Images are still available at last week's entry showing all the seeds that we're growing.
Jo
Oct. 11th, 2008 @ 11:12 am
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| » Week 9 - Plant of the Week - Salvia officinalis |
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Our shrub of the week for week 9 is Salvia officinalis, the Common Sage, which has a lot more to offer in the flower border than might be expected.
Here's the handout:
( Salvia officinalis )
And here are the images, of a surprising number of varieties, at Photobucket, as ever. I'm afraid it won't accept the three we had difficulty with, 'Jade Ice', 'Rosea' and the S.interrupta hybrid. I'll try to find alternates.
Salvia officinalis
Jo
Jun. 22nd, 2008 @ 09:26 am
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