That is the normal growth pattern for A. ringens. The old corm at the base of the shoot will die and be replaced by a new one (like Crocus do)....
The purple Hamamaelis is called H. Amethyst by the way.
This is Stachys lavandulifolia. Wish I still had it too. [img] Stachys lavandulifolia ( photo / image / picture from Palustris's Garden )
Don't think I have ever taken any photos of mine. Odd when you think how many pictures of plants that I have taken.
Confess that I only went because I was so annoyed with myself for not being able to remember the name. We have it in white, red and pink too. Good...
Stachys macrantha. I had to go out in the Freezing fog and move snow to find the label for this plant. At least there was one there....
Leaves look like Stachys but which one?
Sorry I did not make myself clear. Carolyn is correct. As is Jerry. Paeonies have the reputation of not liking to be moved, which is only partly...
The white growth is the top of the root. You can just about see the top of the old stem from when it was growing. That is one very poor quality...
Certainly the juice is sticky, but very definitely not good for you. The effect is reported to be like having a mouthful of sharp needles. Never...
To sow the seeds successfully you need to remove the red pulp and wash the seeds. they have double dormancy protection, the pulp itself and the...
Nice form of Cyclamen persicum that one.
One thing is for sure, I would not have taken any pictures today, we have very strong winds, heavy rain, snow (not sticking) and Hailstones. I...
I think it is my nose which is at fault rather than the shrubs. Other people say that they are scented, but I just do not get it.
The purple flowered Hammamelis (probably has a name but cannot find it) was eaten down to a stump just after we bought it (only time we have ever...
And some more [img] Helleborus thibetana [img] Helebore hybrid [img] Hamamaeilis Red flowered
Thunked you might like to see a few of the things in flower in our garden this week, before the extreme cold arrives. [img] Early snowdrops...
Still got the avatar, but no longer have the hens. After 25 years of keeping them we decided to stop. We don't eat that many eggs now and we were...
I was trying to find some of the early posts.
7 years on here. Well not continuously, but you know what I mean! I feel quite old now.
