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Plants for mediterranean gardens => Annuals => Topic started by: Fermi on January 07, 2019, 05:15:55 AM

Title: North American Wildflowers
Post by: Fermi on January 07, 2019, 05:15:55 AM

Initially Ipomopsis rubra is a slow growing rosette which suddenly shoots up to flower in orangey-red tubular blooms, good for any humming-birds that might be blown off course and end up here ;D
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fermi

Title: Re: North American Wildflowers
Post by: David Dickinson on January 10, 2019, 12:01:41 AM

Your posting inspired me to get seeds which I managed to find at https://www.plant-world-seeds.com/store/view_seed_item/5989. Thanks Fermi and wish me luck :)

Title: Re: North American Wildflowers
Post by: Fermi on December 03, 2019, 02:34:48 PM

Another wildflower from California is the "Thimble Flower", Gilia capitata.
These are third or fourth generation plants from seed originally from a correspondent in California
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fermi

Title: Re: North American Wildflowers
Post by: Fermi on December 11, 2019, 03:45:01 AM

I think this is Erigeron trifidus which might be perennial but my first experience with it was that it came up in a pot with something else and died after flowering and setting seed. This plant has not died (yet) since setting seed and so may actually perenniate!
It's a tiny thing and really only suited to troughs or pots,
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fermi

Title: Re: North American Wildflowers
Post by: Fermi on January 06, 2020, 01:46:17 PM

Townsendia parryi is actually a biennial but I thought I'd include it here ;D
We got this 3 weeks ago at our AGS Vic Group's annual "Bunfight" or Plant Swap. It was grown by one of our younger members and his wife - very good growers and hope for the future  8)
I hope it sets seed so that I can keep it going
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fermi

Title: Re: North American Wildflowers
Post by: Umbrian on January 07, 2020, 07:30:02 AM

That looks like a very interesting and worthy addition to any garden Fermi - and how good to hear you have some keen young gardners in your area. I am currently working on a project with a very enthusiastic young Italian gardener and her thirst for knowledge is so rewarding.  As you say, hope for the future.......

Title: Re: North American Wildflowers (sorry for going a bit off-topic!)
Post by: Alisdair on January 07, 2020, 01:11:11 PM

I agree with Carole, Fermi, looks a super little plant (and great news about its grower). Couldn't help noticing it's named after Charles Parry, the 19th-century surgeon who discovered and collected many plants in the mountains of southern California and along the Mexican border. Among them is my favourite lily, the Lemon Lily from southern California and Arizona (I'm sure it would grow well for Fermi, but I doubt if many other mediterranean gardeners would find it suited them!). So it is at least a "North American Wildflower". Delicious gentle scent, and elegant. This one was grown from RHS Lily Group seed.