..as for plant of the centenary, I have checked the choices on offer, and I would go for Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'.. it has a longer flowering season than the others, much longer... virtually all year for some people...mine are already in full bloom, and is so easy to propagate... the only side effect is that they get leggy and might need frequent replacing... every 2 or 3 years even...
it's also not invasive and just blends in so well without being a thug....
my main gripe here is that garden centres seem to be charging a premium for these plants that are such a doddle to propagate... they should be as cheap as chips don't you think...?
If one is allowed roses I would go for David Austin's rose "the Pilgrim". My daughter gave me one, a climber, I have it in a large pot and it's shown no sign of disease. I was delighted by it's two tone pale yellow flowers and delicate fragrance.
This is it's 2nd year, it's twice as tall now and a better climber shape.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
When I when to the Eden Project there were lots of Rozanne geraniums and they were a clear blue with white centres, quite bushy plants. I really wanted one but couldn't find one for sale. I've now bought several from 3 different suppliers here in France but they are not the same. Far less vigorous and the colour is more mauve without much of a white centre, if at all.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Busy, you are only allowed Iceberg rose. The RHS has picked one plant per decade of new plants introduced at the Chelsea Flower Show in the last 100 years. You then get to vote for one of those. Like I said, it's a very poor list IMHO.
Thanks Obelixx. I hadn't looked it up, so easy when there's a good link! I don't think I would have chosen any of those plants! Possibly the Rozanne I saw in Cornwall, but not the sort they have here in France. Purple, low growing, not particularly vigorous. How do the French get away with it?
Also possibly the rhodo. I have one in a pot as I have limestone here. Lovely when it flowers, bit gloomy the rest of the year.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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I didn't know about that Salino, never heard of Jolly Bee
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..as for plant of the centenary, I have checked the choices on offer, and I would go for Erysimum 'Bowles Mauve'.. it has a longer flowering season than the others, much longer... virtually all year for some people...mine are already in full bloom, and is so easy to propagate... the only side effect is that they get leggy and might need frequent replacing... every 2 or 3 years even...
it's also not invasive and just blends in so well without being a thug....
my main gripe here is that garden centres seem to be charging a premium for these plants that are such a doddle to propagate... they should be as cheap as chips don't you think...?
If one is allowed roses I would go for David Austin's rose "the Pilgrim". My daughter gave me one, a climber, I have it in a large pot and it's shown no sign of disease. I was delighted by it's two tone pale yellow flowers and delicate fragrance.
This is it's 2nd year, it's twice as tall now and a better climber shape.
When I when to the Eden Project there were lots of Rozanne geraniums and they were a clear blue with white centres, quite bushy plants. I really wanted one but couldn't find one for sale. I've now bought several from 3 different suppliers here in France but they are not the same. Far less vigorous and the colour is more mauve without much of a white centre, if at all.
Busy, you are only allowed Iceberg rose. The RHS has picked one plant per decade of new plants introduced at the Chelsea Flower Show in the last 100 years. You then get to vote for one of those. Like I said, it's a very poor list IMHO.
http://www.rhs.org.uk/chelsea/potc
Thanks Obelixx. I hadn't looked it up, so easy when there's a good link! I don't think I would have chosen any of those plants! Possibly the Rozanne I saw in Cornwall, but not the sort they have here in France. Purple, low growing, not particularly vigorous. How do the French get away with it?
Also possibly the rhodo. I have one in a pot as I have limestone here. Lovely when it flowers, bit gloomy the rest of the year.