Here is a real winter wonder growing in the greenhouses at Bristol Botanic Garden. It is the Darwin orchid - Angraecum sesquipedale. It is famous because when Darwin found it the pollinating moth had not been identified
and he predicted it would have a long tongue to match and he was right so the moth has in its Latin name "praedicta" It is an example of co-evolution. It only flowers for a week every year and the spurs in this one are about ten inches long.
Snowdrops are one of the wonders of winter and it is Feb.2nd and they are in full bloom in my garden. I paid £20 for one bulb of "Colossus" a few years ago and now look at the clump of very tall. large flowered , sweetly scented plants.
Here are some more of my many varieties and species.
And here are some of my doubles which shine out from dark corners.
My computer can't seem to cope with all these photos anymore. It started showing them and now they've all vanished and after several minutes still no photos.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Just lovely, Busy-Lizzie. TY. Our gardens really are winter woderlands now.
Here is a real winter wonder growing in the greenhouses at Bristol Botanic Garden. It is the Darwin orchid - Angraecum sesquipedale. It is famous because when Darwin found it the pollinating moth had not been identified
and he predicted it would have a long tongue to match and he was right so the moth has in its Latin name "praedicta" It is an example of co-evolution. It only flowers for a week every year and the spurs in this one are about ten inches long.
Wow, that is beautiful and unusual, Marion. I can only send you one of my house plants in flower, a Christmas cactus that my son gave me years ago.
That is really wonderful. a sight for sore eyes.as they say.
It is so lovely to be able to share such beautiful pics on here
Snowdrops are one of the wonders of winter and it is Feb.2nd and they are in full bloom in my garden. I paid £20 for one bulb of "Colossus" a few years ago and now look at the clump of very tall. large flowered , sweetly scented plants.
Here are some more of my many varieties and species.
And here are some of my doubles which shine out from dark corners.
Hazel catkins this morning:
My computer can't seem to cope with all these photos anymore. It started showing them and now they've all vanished and after several minutes still no photos.
Oh dear, Busy-Lizzie. i don't know what has caused that. I am still getting them OK.
Those white and purple crocuses at the Bristol Botanic garden do not mind the February freeze.
They are under an old oak tree.