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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:30 am Post subject: A little Tango after all |
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I never thought I would see any of those Tango-series lilies this season, but one managed to bloom, and it's looking fairly good too. This is Lilium asiaticum 'Orange Art':
A small Papaver that lives in the rock border. It's good at self-seeding and I don't mind:
This Sedum is so pretty, with the purple and red:
The yellow stonecrop really brightens a grey day:
A mini Silene that keeps going, weather disregarding. It's got a Helleborus seedling, but I don't want to transplant that before spring:
The Buddleia is doing very well, I'm so pleased:
Roscoea bought this spring. I didn't think I would see blooms on it, but suddenly there was one:
The rest of the garden is slowly dying back. 
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Biita
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It all still looks great Droopy. Lucky you to have blooms still! I have very few left. We are well underway in Autumn here.
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Wow...Looking good, Droopy. I´ll bet yoiu are well chuffed that the Tango came through for you this year after all. It is a grand piece of work.
Those little rock border gems are also looking quite attractive this morning.
Your Buddleia hasd a super bloom tail on it. Pretty as a picture.
That yellow stone crop looks so yellow, almost luminescent. It really DOES brighten up your garden even on an overcast day.
Well done, you.
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Your gorgeous Tango lily looks as though it's been sprinkled with gold on top of the purple - what a beautiful flower - so unusual. 
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all. It's good to see that some plants give us a positive surprise with so many refusing to bloom at all this year. The Tango-lily looks like an orange lily that has been spray painted with brown, and that's the effect I really like about the Tango lilies.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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Looking good . . . Droopy. Your sedum is especially gorgeous.
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Droopy, it is all gorgeous, but I really like the Roscoea.
There's so many exciting things about Autumn, but it is also a sad time because we know all of our beloved plants will be gone till next year.
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Beautiful Tango lily. Thanks for sharing.
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| Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all. The Sedum is a good one, but I think it needs sandier soil. Nice to see you Cajunbelle.  I really hate autumn! Not this early part, but the late part, when everything is gone and it's just wet, cold and dark.
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Looks just fab to me! So much colour, and that lilly is to die for.
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Thank you EJ. I need to get a lot more Tango's but I need to find or make a better place for them first.
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You still have some pretty blooms Droopy. I really love that Lily and Buddleia. I think I have the same Stonecrop too...do you know it's name?
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| Netty wrote: | | You still have some pretty blooms Droopy. I really love that Lily and Buddleia. I think I have the same Stonecrop too...do you know it's name? |
Thank you Netty. The yellow one is Sedum acre . The red one is Sedum cauticola ‘Bertram Anderson’.
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| Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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Somehow or other I missed these yesterday.
Beautiful pictures. The Tango lily is soooo pretty, I think I have some of those on order for fall delivery. If not, I will shortly 
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beautiful plants and blooms droopy! that yellow stonecrop is stunning!
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