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Hi all. I've inherited my mum's old garden and although I've had to get rid of an awful lot there are still some beauties that I don't want to get rid of yet! Take for instance this strappy thing that so does not belong in the existing rockery. I'm waiting for it to flower before moving it but would be interested if any one knows. All the other alpines are new.
PS Does anyone know how to get the photo to rotate before saving?
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Hi Jac51, looks like montbrecia.
Hope you have fun in your new garden.
Sometimes that happens if you're using an iPad, the site isn't iPad/phone friendly, but if you tap or click on the photos they come up the right way.
i think the strapped plants could be Agapanthus, and may look nice at the back of the rockery.
Sorry should be spelt Montbretia
Thanks. I didn't even know that if you tapped on the Photos they loaded as a separate tab. And yes I use an iPad. Bit of a Luddite when it comes to the tinternet.
I've got a thing for agapanthus so I'm pretty sure it's not that. Could be a lily, i think it's grown from bulbs as I did pull up a bit. I'll have to google montbrecia. Never heard of it.
The montbretia looks lovely star gaze lily. you have a lot of it. Looks very similar to crocosmia?
The reason I said Agapanthus is that my Monbretia is only about 6" tall so far, very pale bright green and standing erect, not floppy.
my Kaffir Lily's not up at all yet and it's a bit thin for day lily?
Doh! So Monbretia is Crocosmia. I don't think its that as I've got heaps of that coming up. This one was like that all winter
I don't know why they called them all crocosmia, my crocosmia have the little corms like rows of beads, the Monbretia is just little pale bulbs that come up one at a time.
crocosmia leaves are erecting and strong, Monbretia are floppy.
My montbretia isn't in flower yet, but the leaves are quite high already.
I have quite a few large clumps of it around the garden.
The original piece came from my nans garden.
I've got another one if anyone is interested. I spent the weekend digging up a big stand of cuckoo pint which was hard work. But nothing compared to this weed that's threatening to take over not only my garden but I reckon the planet too given half a chance. It sends out long runners and the soil is compact with it to 2 or 3 inch depth. Smothered everything so will jest have to clear the entire bed.