Sanguisorba minor ‘Little Angel’. A delightful miniature sanguisorba with variegated leaves.
Sedum ‘Atlantis’
Salvia ‘Fashionista Midnight Model’
Sedum ‘Dazzleberry’
Saxifraga umbrosa ‘London Pride’. I too grow this in sun and it’s doing quite well.
Salvia x jamensis ‘Pluenn’. One of my most reliable and well behaved salvias. I’ve taken seeds from it last autumn and I’ve planted them this spring. They’ve all germinated in less than 5 days. I’m curious to see how they turn out.
@pitter-patter I just love the sedum 'Dazzleberry'! What size was it when you planted it and what size wall pot is it in? I usually have trailing pelargoniums in three wall pots but it would be great to have a change. Some really great photos on this thread. Many thanks to everyone.
Hi, @daisym. The pot size is 12 cm, the sedum is in its second year (I bought it in a 9cm pot). It spent the first year at the front of a border, but I’ve decided it would look better in a pot. It’s got a spreading, low habit which makes it very suitable for wall pots and hanging baskets. It doesn’t repeat flower, but the dark leaves are quite attractive.
Might as well do 'U's to 'Z's and anything missed from earlier. I only have a few 'V's.. I had to stop growing Verbascums due to Mullein Moth caterpillar which decimated them but I might try again as I really liked this one, especially with 'Munstead Wood' roses.
Verbascum 'Flush of White'.. flowers for a long period..
I forget the name of this pink.. Veronicastrum 'Temptation'.. new to me last summer.
I love the quirky nature, how the flower spikes curve over. Produces lots of flowers from leaf axils further down too. ..reminds me of synchronised swimmers...
Gosh, your Veronica longifolia 'Marietta' are huge. I have some to put in and no idea where to put them. Gulp. I think it counts as a "best bee plant".
This is a creeping veronica 'Georgia Blue'. A terrfic blue; likes soil that doesn't dry out.
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Valerian officinalis. It's lovely, and tall, but self seeds like crazy. I will be pulling it out for years.
@Wildlifelover .. well you can mulch with gravel but it doesn't have any nutrient value for the plant. Yes it will help retain moisture. I like gravel and use a lot of it, sometimes I might mulch with it, depends on the plant.
You already mulch with manure - I tend to use compost otherwise. Mulching in Spring usually means using manure or compost. The usual practice is to apply a thickish layer, maybe 2 inches thick around the base of the plant, about a foot wide or so. I prefer compost because manure can damage stems if it gets on them.
I've no idea about keeping blackbirds off... sorry I can't help with that.
When you say you use a lot of gravel, is this to 'top' the beds? If so, how deep is the gravel and does it not compact the soil below? If your beds are topped with gravel, how do you mulch with compost?
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Sedum ‘Atlantis’
Saxifraga umbrosa ‘London Pride’. I too grow this in sun and it’s doing quite well.
..and that Sedum 'Dazzleberry'.. wow, just wonderful for a pot. Never heard of it before.. and that gorgeously frothy Hewitt's Double..
All lovely, and good luck with the seeds, interesting experiment..
I usually have trailing pelargoniums in three wall pots but it would be great to have a change.
Some really great photos on this thread. Many thanks to everyone.
I only have a few 'V's..
I had to stop growing Verbascums due to Mullein Moth caterpillar which decimated them but I might try again as I really liked this one, especially with 'Munstead Wood' roses.
Verbascum 'Flush of White'.. flowers for a long period..
I forget the name of this pink..
Veronicastrum 'Temptation'.. new to me last summer.
I love the quirky nature, how the flower spikes curve over. Produces lots of flowers from leaf axils further down too.
..reminds me of synchronised swimmers...
Veronica longifolia 'Marietta'.. flowers June - Sept but at its best in July..
Thanks.