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Just some plants that I grow near Liverpool in UK.. some in flower now but lots to come!
The most recent ones and flowers (sorry about the quality of the first lot of photos)
And below some images of exotics/tropicals from Ness Botanic Gardens nearby
(Echium pininana)
(healthy Echiums but carnage on the ground!)
(Cycas revoluta with wind damage)
(Good old hardy as nails, Trachies)
(Quite new and classy Wollemi Pine)
(Norfolk Island Pine- the most impressive thing planted at Ness
That's it, Ill try and take some more photos soon, the temperature will be in the 80's next week so I might do it then
Enjoy 🙂
Western England, UK, Zone 9a
Posted : 22/05/2009 6:38 pm
Very Cool stuff. Now I have a new plant to look up (Echium pininana). 😀
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Posted : 22/05/2009 7:38 pm
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Echiums are funny plants, quite tender, but like bamboo they just send up shoots all over the place, so it's very unlikely even in a cold climate you will lose an Echium. Being from the Canary Islands, off Africa, they love dry ground and full sun (most of central USA qualifies for that!) and heat in summer, again USA perfect. In reality the only thing that keeps them alive in the UK is the mild winter temperatures, otherwise they wouldn't do that well at all. Worth trying one and perhaps wrapping it for the winter.
Are Echiums used in US gardens much?
Western England, UK, Zone 9a
Posted : 22/05/2009 8:50 pm
