Still hanging on from summer/autumn: Roses Minerva, Sweet Dream, The Fairy (new-looking buds on them but I don't think they'll come to anything) 4 different hardy fuchsias that I've long since forgotten the names of Salvia Amistad, Blue Note, Cerro potosi, Suncrest lemon light Erysimum Bowles MauvScabious Pink Mist (new buds as well as older flowers hanging on) Erigeron karvinskianus Persicaria Red Dragon One Dianthus flower still showing colour Two nasturtium flowers just about hanging on
and last but not least, purple Osteospermum looking fresh and green with new flowers opening, in spite of several frosts in the last couple of weeks and a storm last night
I'm not counting flowers that are so dead they aren't showing any colour - there are loads because I haven't done much cutting back yet.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
- assorted primroses - a couple of periwinkles - forlorn roses - new season hellebores - knautia, cut down in summer ready for transplanting in autumn and now flowering well. - hypothetical cyclamen. I say hypothetical because I forgot to go up to that corner of the garden but I expect they’re there.
[...] - hypothetical cyclamen. I say hypothetical because I forgot to go up to that corner of the garden but I expect they’re there.
@BenCotto Nice try! I forgot to mention "hypothetical" flowers in the rules of this discussion. I expect this can go under rule #5 "All of the above rules can be broken for any reason whatever and without incurring prosecution of any kind."
My supposedly very tender Nabob is still doing better than it did all summer, despite the frosts. It's in the shade, soaking wet, covered in buds. (Abutilon).
Here are my "usual suspects" for this New Year's Flower Count, with a few variations on previous years. Among the newcomers is Myrtus communis 'Microphylla', consistently in buds & flowers since I planted it in August.
And remember that you have until Jan. 6th to post your lists & pics.
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violas
pansies
Viburnum Gwenllian
Roses Minerva, Sweet Dream, The Fairy (new-looking buds on them but I don't think they'll come to anything)
4 different hardy fuchsias that I've long since forgotten the names of
Salvia Amistad, Blue Note, Cerro potosi, Suncrest lemon light
Erysimum Bowles MauvScabious Pink Mist (new buds as well as older flowers hanging on)
Erigeron karvinskianus
Persicaria Red Dragon
One Dianthus flower still showing colour
Two nasturtium flowers just about hanging on
- assorted primroses
- a couple of periwinkles
- forlorn roses
- new season hellebores
- knautia, cut down in summer ready for transplanting in autumn and now flowering well.
- hypothetical cyclamen. I say hypothetical because I forgot to go up to that corner of the garden but I expect they’re there.
@BenCotto Nice try! I forgot to mention "hypothetical" flowers in the rules of this discussion. I expect this can go under rule #5 "All of the above rules can be broken for any reason whatever and without incurring prosecution of any kind."