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ThesePaeonia ludlowii (Ludlow’s tree peony, Tibetan peony) were grown from seed about 12 years ago and are covered with flowers every spring. This shrub has an open, upright habit and is easy to prune if it becomes too wide or tall. It responds by producing new stems from the base.
This graceful, spreading Rosa xanthina ‘Canary Bird’ (shrub rose) has been trained to cover this wall. With dainty, fern-like foliage this rose has grown well in this shady space and the flowers were buzzing with early pollinators on this once a year flowering cultivar.
Tolerant of dry shade the herbaceous plant Saruma henryi (upright wild ginger) is ideal for the base of a hedge. This chinese perennial has heart-shaped leaves with three-petalled flowers at the shoot tips followed by ornamental seed-heads.
A wonderful self-seeder between other plants is Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh poppy) with bright yellow flowers and Meconopsis cambricavar.aurantiaca providing a splash of orange. This biennial or short-lived perennial has a tap-root with light green, pinnately lobed leaves. They are easy to grow in situ from seed sprinkled on the soil.
Yellow seems a common colour for spring and the flowers of Caltha polypetala (giant marsh marigold, kingcup) are particularly radiant. This herbaceous perennial thrives in a permanently damp soil and here is growing on the edge of a pond.
The tall, blue flower stalks of the bulbous perennials Camassia leichtlinii ‘Caerulea’ are forming vertical features in this small meadow surrounded by a lower layer of yellow flowered Primula veris (cowslip). They combine to provide a rich source of pollen and nectar for early pollinators.
The handsome square stems of Lamium orvala (balm-leaved red deadnettle, balm-leaved archangel, dragon flower, Hungary deadnettle) carry pairs of dark, pointed, strongly-veined leaves, beneath each pair is a whorl of pink flowers. This herbaceous perennial fits in with a range of other spring flowering plants, here associated with Myosotis sylvatica (forget-me-not) and Paeonia dauricasubsp.mlokosewitschii (Molly the witch).
Three native primroses to Britain are out in flower Primula vulgaris (common primrose) (first image) on sunny banks and verges, Primula veris (cowslip) (second image) in meadows and Primula elatior (oxlip) (third image) in woodlands.
This small species daffodil Narcissus cyclamineus (cyclamen-flowered daffodil) is distinctive due to the bright yellow narrow, reflexed perianth segments and slender trumpets. The narrow black leaves forming a contrast with the flowers are from Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (black mondo).
This small species daffodil Narcissus cyclamineus (cyclamen-flowered daffodil) is distinctive due to the bright yellow narrow, reflexed perianth segments and slender trumpets. The narrow black leaves forming a contrast with the flowers are from Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ (black mondo).
Jill Raggett
I love me a good reflexed perianth. It’s like their little faces are in the wind.
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