..lots of colour there edhelka, strange to see Alstromerias in flower so early, their multi coloured flowers are so summery.. ..cool and cloudy today.. I think my garden will be naturally xeriscaped before too long, if we don't get some rain.. Aquilegia 'Blue Barlow' soon be out.. Veronicastrums.. I moved this Anthemis yesterday, it had a good rootball..
@TheGreenMan .. no, I don't feed them... they thrive in poor dry gravelly soil, in full sun... gravel gardens suit.. in moister conditions with better soil, they will likely be attacked by snails which can decimate them. Here they are left alone.. I have a couple of varieties and they flower all summer. Hope yours does well for you..
@Marlorena@GardenerSuze They usually start in May for me. Being coastal Wales, I have milder winter than most people here but then I have colder spring. I am usually slightly behind with plants that need spring sun and warmth but surprisingly ahead with alstroemerias because they start growing very early thanks to the mild winter. I checked my photos from previous years: 2019 - early May 2020 - late April 2021 - interestingly, early June
@edhelka .. fun to keep check on dates isn't it? I forget you're near the coast. Last year everything was so late, about a month behind, so that goes.. this year it's the opposite it seems.
@TheGreenMan .. no, I don't feed them... they thrive in poor dry gravelly soil, in full sun... gravel gardens suit.. in moister conditions with better soil, they will likely be attacked by snails which can decimate them. Here they are left alone.. I have a couple of varieties and they flower all summer. Hope yours does well for you..
I’ve had mine for three years. It was in a trough with some ivy at the old house and then I planted it out when we moved last year.
Perhaps mine is just a darker green.
I’ve never fed it and it’s in gravelly soil so I have every hope it will be back as strong as ever. 👍🏼
I can’t find any pics of it apart from this one. It was taken in June of last year and it was very happy. I’m gonna say it’s called Lemon Ice but I could be mistaken.
.. oh that's nice,.. on checking 'Lemon Ice' it does rather look like it, but I've not had that one myself. The ones I've had are E.C. Buxton.. Tinpenny Sparkle.. and Sauce Hollandaise, which looks similar to yours as well. Stick with 'Lemon Ice', it sounds better and there's a good mix of lemon and white going on there..
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..cool and cloudy today.. I think my garden will be naturally xeriscaped before too long, if we don't get some rain..
Aquilegia 'Blue Barlow' soon be out..
Veronicastrums..
I moved this Anthemis yesterday, it had a good rootball..
.. no, I don't feed them... they thrive in poor dry gravelly soil, in full sun... gravel gardens suit.. in moister conditions with better soil, they will likely be attacked by snails which can decimate them. Here they are left alone.. I have a couple of varieties and they flower all summer. Hope yours does well for you..
I checked my photos from previous years:
2019 - early May
2020 - late April
2021 - interestingly, early June
.. fun to keep check on dates isn't it? I forget you're near the coast. Last year everything was so late, about a month behind, so that goes.. this year it's the opposite it seems.
I love these bright cheerful types of plants..