Lìga's Journal

For them who love succulents.

Tacitus bellus

Tacitus bellus,got it 2010,autumn.First is aw photo of it in some book,that all,fall in to love :)It was so long,while i found it for sale,and it was from private collection.I do not water it from Halloween's to Valentine day,and then slowelly start to do it.Last year it didn flower,ai was very upset,though i did something very wrond,but this spring..yea,,it started grow flower stems.And first one opened all buds now,still 3 stems to go :)

Guest,garden and orchids.

Neofinetia falcata ''Omojahwan''

Bit busy day.First Liam ask me for help,with sowing.Did what i had to do,and went out to help,after some couple hours Brian(Jemo) come to rescue me from all that slave work :))(I'm joking Liam is good boss:)).So Brian came,and we went in for caffee,before he opened boot and there was wonderful hostas and red leaved rheum and kniphopia and agaphantus for me.Thank you,very much,must make new flower bed now.After caffee went out to garden,and there was lunch time almost over when Brian went home.

  Today sowed 2 tipes of peonie's seeds,what i had in fridge for 9 weeks,in moist grit,and trillium mix too. Will see how it helps to peonies to gereminate.

  And today after waiting so long my orchid Neofinetia falcata ''Omojahwan''

opened first flower buds.It call also Japanese Wind orchid or Samuray orchid.It have rich history.If you wan't know more,there is bit info:http://botanyboy.org/category/neofinetia-falcata/

And last one-Big,big aquilegia:)

And last one-Big,big aquilegia:)

Look at size of flower,i think it is huge.

Greenish aquilegia.

Greenish aquilegia.

After while it will turn white(if do not mix up plants now),this too grown from seeds,got 2 plants like thati think from all.

Little aquilegia.

Aquilegia flabellata pumila kurilensis''Rosea''

With very big flowers,grown from seeds.Flower for me first time,it is less as 10 cm hight.

   Just went out to mesure it,10 cm with all flower.

Beaulieu House,and rare plant fair.

Primula auricula ''Rajah''

At this windy day,we went to Beaulieu hause and garden,for rare plant fair.We it mean-me,Violeta,Liam and Niki.Poor Niki and Liam was so bored, weather too wasn't nice.And nothing to do for kids.Met there Jemo(Brian) and his lovely family,and Rhody(Robert) with wife.Thanks to Rhody,we with Violeta get some new plants.When we finish with plants,went to waled garden.If Andy sait it was nice,,i disagree,i think it was nice some 5 years ago,right now it was left on it self...pity,there was some nice plants in.All what they needed good hand and care.

  So i got: 

 Rhododendron ''Lady alice fitzwilliam'' scent really is heavenly

 Oxalis Enneaphylla Rosea

Primula auricula ''Rajah'' 

 Dicentra ''Burning hearts''

 Arisarum proboscideum

 Lathyrus aureus

  After all,we went to Violetas for caffee,,and see her little and pretty garden :)) 

Myrtle,tell me...

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What is name to this little beauty,i'm to lazy look back at old journals.It is flowering atlast,last year i planted in wrong place,so i move it,in more sunnier.And it is flowering :))Thank you!!!

Greetings !

Little Magnolia stellata.

Greetings from ''The Laes''!

  No idea from where to start,so much time after my last journal.Then i was so happy,great weather and all,but then once almost storm for 2 days,after 2 weeks again same.Garden look so bad...And now rain and cold.Fed flower beds 2 times,hope it will work,and will help plants get healtier look.Plants slowely growing,but very small number is in flower.

  Best day was orchid fair in Botanic garden,together with Rachel,,as always pity tahat time move so fast.Thanks Rachel for that great day :)) 

Last Monday we went to Mount Usher garden,really worth to visit,beautiful rhododendrons in flower. 

  At home i have some my orchids in flower,and that make my day:)There is link to photos,if you have some interest.

 https://picasaweb.google.com/100908848524043857582/Orchids2012?authkey=Gv1sRgCJzJ-5W256GIBg