I'm being nagged again (Bainbridge!) that this needs updating. So here you go!
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Beautiful Eupatorium purpuream. This is a cracker for the back of the
border, as it can get more than 6ft tall |
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| Love the texture of these two together: Yucca filamentosa and Limnanthes douglasii "Poached egg plant" |
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| Robin's Pin Cushion (Diplolepis rosae), actually a gall caused by a tiny wasp which causes a chemically induced distortion of an unopened leaf axillary buds. Purdy ain't it? |
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| This enthusiastic plant is Phytolacca americana. At least we thought so, but it could also be P. decandra, since americana seems to have panicles hanging down, rather than pointing, erm, right up into the air. Maybe someone could clarify... Nevertheless, this plant causes a bit of a stir at this time of year, when it can get up to 3m tall. |
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For garden designers, I've heard it's a bit of a faux pas to put pink and yellow together.
But I think this Sedum spectabile and Rudbeckia deamii look a treat. |
That’s the spirit Toms! Great post, the Pin Cushion gall is fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI have been coveting that Eupatorium for the back of my border for months. Beautiful pictures. Now I shall definitely try to get hold of some.
ReplyDeleteAnd I reckon speak to Steve about the Phytolacca, they had quite a few of them at Trengwainton if I remember rightly.
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