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Cerinthe and Paeony
Posted:
Sat Jun 10, 2006 7:49 pm
by DaisyB
Cerinthe, had to pick a stem to get a decent photo.
My creamy, pale, pink Paeony, pity it has no perfume.
Posted:
Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:07 pm
by dejavou
Lovely June, it's such a pity that peony's have such a short life
Posted:
Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:10 pm
by DaisyB
Luckily Deja it flowers after the common old red one (well deep pink really) so I get double the pleasure. I used to have a pale pink single paeony too, that actually had a perfume, but it was planted where I didn't want it (it was there when we moved in) and I had nowhere suitable to move it to, so my friend's daughter relieved me of it. They don't like being moved but I think it survived.
Posted:
Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:53 am
by Monsy
I love Peonies. When I had a garden I had a lovely red one. I took a bit when I moved but it didn't like it!
That first flower is gorgeous. Another one to look out for at the garden centre.
Posted:
Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:17 am
by DaisyB
The Cerinthe, Monsy, was grown from seed and it tends to self seed each year. I planted the original seeds about 3 years ago and this one just appeared this year. I think Dave 'weeded' the rest out.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/p ... 4247.shtml
http://www.crocus.co.uk/plantingideas/r ... &CategoryI
Posted:
Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:53 pm
by Monika
I remember the first time I saw Cerinthe seed (also about three years ago) I thought it was truly beautiful and bought a packet.
I've never been so disappointed with a plant so much as I was with that, June. The seed manufacturer had got a real close up of the open flower and some blue leaves behind them and I thought they would be much bigger than they turned out.
I haven't grown them since, although there are a few in the garden now which are self-sown - but once I start weeding they will go.
I love the peony though .. well all peonies. Yesterday, we went around some open gardens in the village where our son and d-i-l live and a retired vicar there specialises in them. The one I liked best was a strong pink with lots of yellow in the centre - (should have got the name of it)
Posted:
Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:33 am
by Steve
Ours is just begining to open out.....gives a lovely show every year.