I'd definitely say Ligularia 'The Rocket'. Hard to see properly but flowers and leaves look right. Similar to Eremerus though with the flower spikes- they mostly have 'daisy' like flowers.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I envy you for being able to grow this plant . What type of soil are you growing in ? I have tried to grow Ligullaria from seed also have bought the plant but I have no luck , it dies on me . I have sandy / peaty soil .
my soil is very rich, good growing it seems for most of my plants. i do add lots of good compost. it does retain water quite well and being in the pennines we get plenty water. i do feel for you Lucky3, i dont like peaty soil. i have lots of berries ie: logan and tay, redcurrant and blackcurrant that seem to do well. after moving to Huddersfield from Guernsey i feel lucky that my plants grow as well as they did in Guernsey.
Defo Ligularia- see teh blog on bog Gardens- I added a picture of mine this morning to that article. The flowers smell nice- need watering if the leaves droop in the sun.
My is clay soil. Ligularias grow well but not so lucky with Eremerus- this year added 3 inches of grit/san/
pebbles and have managed to have a couple flowering.
the photo is Ligularia veitchiana, if the leaves are more finely cut it will be the Rocket- RHS Plant Selector Ligularia 'The Rocket' AGM / RHS Gardening
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thanks all for your input. this was the only plant/flower that i was not sure of. it is ligularia ( rocket )
I'd definitely say Ligularia 'The Rocket'. Hard to see properly but flowers and leaves look right. Similar to Eremerus though with the flower spikes- they mostly have 'daisy' like flowers.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I envy you for being able to grow this plant . What type of soil are you growing in ? I have tried to grow Ligullaria from seed also have bought the plant but I have no luck , it dies on me . I have sandy / peaty soil .
Ligularia needs moisture retentive soil to do well.
my soil is very rich, good growing it seems for most of my plants. i do add lots of good compost. it does retain water quite well and being in the pennines we get plenty water. i do feel for you Lucky3, i dont like peaty soil. i have lots of berries ie: logan and tay, redcurrant and blackcurrant that seem to do well. after moving to Huddersfield from Guernsey i feel lucky that my plants grow as well as they did in Guernsey.
Defo Ligularia- see teh blog on bog Gardens- I added a picture of mine this morning to that article. The flowers smell nice- need watering if the leaves droop in the sun.
My is clay soil. Ligularias grow well but not so lucky with Eremerus- this year added 3 inches of grit/san/
pebbles and have managed to have a couple flowering.
the photo is Ligularia veitchiana, if the leaves are more finely cut it will be the Rocket- RHS Plant Selector Ligularia 'The Rocket' AGM / RHS Gardening
One of my favourites!