Flaming June was flaming wet yesterday. It made Tuesday, when Rain Stopped Play if you recall, seem like a jaunt in the Gobi. Today it has cleared, pushed onwards for the moment by bullying winds. This has meant that although taking photos for my Six on Saturday has been a dry affair, it has not been without jeopardy. In order to impress my Svengali, The Propmeister, I have battled through the gale to bring this Six to you. And I only fell over once. Which to be honest is good going on a non-windy day. Shall we get this show on the road?
It could be the year of the geum, they seem to be very popular at the moment. And for very good reason, to my mind they are invaluable in the garden. This one is Geum ‘Prinses Juliana’ which is more delicate in form and fiery in hue than ‘Totally Tangerine’. I bought ‘TT’ as a gift for Mrs Bun. She had expressed an interest in it so I treated her. A couple of weeks ago she declared that she no longer wanted it. “You mean the plant that I so kindly bought you as a present last year?” “Oh, did you?” *sigh* “but it has grown too big for that position and I haven’t anywhere for it to go” *a lone tear trickled down my cheek* “are you sure that is the one you bought me?” *falls on the floor in a swoon*. It is now planted in my garden. Once we have recovered from the disappointment/rejection I will share a photo with you.
Next we have a crazy tomato plant. This variety is called Big Orange from Martin at Sampford Shrubs, a pithy name if ever there was one. It has lost its leader, which I vehemently deny removing by accident, but will be replaced by a shoot coming from the base. It has also produced, alongside some very sensible if not rather buxom flowers, a giant possibly fasciated monster bloom. I am blaming an incident involving radiation and Br…., oops almost said it!
Now a candelabra primula in a pot. It seems to be coping quite well with this arrangement and I am sure enjoyed the dousing it had yesterday. This is a “one day when I have a large garden I will find the perfect place for it” plant. I am ever hopeful.
This is the first flower on the double osteo, which is possibly called ‘Double Berry Purple’. Probably featured in a SoS before, but definitely worthy of a repeat. The idea did spring into my devious head that I could just repost from the same time last year and see if anyone noticed. But where would be the fun in that?! Mind you, in an emergency SoSituation …….
You can’t beat a bit of fine foliage, which is just as well as this is the principle reason for growing Persicaria filiformis. The pale green leaves have blood-red heart monitor lines chevroning across the width. The delicate red flowers which are held on wiry stems, need to be observed close up and definitely with your specs on to be fully appreciated.
Lastly we have Phlomis fruticosa, which has been (and continues to be) beaten severely by the worst of the weather. Apart from the odd frazzled leaf, it takes it on the chin, often bending into full blown Matrix positions and bouncing back just as well as Keanu Reeves ever did. A trooper, and an important member of our horticultural family.
All done for another week, now that wasn’t too painful was it? Don’t forget to take a look at what the rest of the SoSers are up to over on The Prop’s site. Until we meet again!
Off The Edge Gardening 
That geum is a beautiful colour. I’m tempted for sure!
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She is hard to resist!
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Lovely Geum. Still on the look out for TT. I gave my mother in law a shrub last year (jasminum humile revolutum or something or other). Last week I enquired where it was as I couldn’t see it in her garden. ‘Oh, I don’t know where it’s gone’ was the reply. Presumably it walked off, as they do.
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So funny!
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I also have a tomato plant with an incredible flowering compared to others. I can’t wait to see the size of the tomatoes!
Pretty persicaria. I didn’t know that one. The foliage is delicate
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Yes, we will have to compare, if they ever get that far! Is yours indoors? Mine is weathering the storm at the moment. 😦
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My toms are fortunately indoors . I stopped growing tomatoes outside because I had blight all the time
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There are a lot of Geums around these days aren’t there? I saw a garden last week with ten Totally Tangerine in it all flowering their socks off and flopping around. Nice, but a bit wayward.
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I love a bit of wayward! It is definitely their time at the moment, next year it could be potentilla …..
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Interesting last photo with the sea in the background. I didn’t realise you are close to the sea. Ah, the Geum. Another lovely one. They’re not so easy to find here, but find them I will, and plant more.
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Yes, we have lovely views, but also a bit exposed to the northerlies! Good luck with the Great Geum Hunt. 🙂
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I too hadn’t realised you had a sea view (🤢) I am not at all envious…
Love your candelabra primula, I wouldn’t mind a couple of different coloured ones, they seem to shrug off the S&S much better than the other primula. ‘Miller’s Crimson’ is a nice colour too. I have decided I want more colour in my ‘woodland’ border. My tomatoes are not doing at all well, hardly any flowers so far, but then it hasn’t been overly warm here. The double osteo (first for me) looks like a dahlia. I wonder how hardy it is?
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The views are wonderful, but there are disadvantages! I think I saw ‘Miller’s Crimson’ on Beachgrove last week, it caught my eye to. The osteo has been tough, for an osteo anyway. It has been outside for a few years and struggled on. 🙂
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Someone else just posted a picture of Persicaria filiformis. It looks intriguing. The chevrons sort of resemble those of Polygonum capitatum. I just met Persicaria for the first time this year, but it is a cultivar that is grown for bloom rather than foliage.
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Usually yes, but not in this case, although the flowers are intriguing. Polygonum is the same as persicaria, another name change. 🙂
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WHAT?! I SO did not know that. Botanists make simple nomenclature SO confusing.
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Quite! It is a battle. 🙂
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All looking wonderful, despite the rain 🙂
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Thanks Gabby 🙂
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I grew millers crimson from seed, it didn’t come true, very mucky pale pink colour. And too dry for them. I dug them up. Sigh. Enjoy your TT. I am fast getting a thing for persicaria, I have a few different ones now, I like that one.
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Yes this one is good value, if you see it anywhere I would grab it fast. 🙂
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Your tomato photo had me twisting my head to figure out what I was seeing – I thought the fasciated bloom originated from either a pumkin/corgetter-cucumber type plant or a low flying sunflower until I read the description. I used to always have candlabras in my garden until recently & now I feel cheated. Next year, this will be remedied. If I can remember that I need a few dozen of them.
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Yes, its a bit of a weird one! Looking forward to the tomato that (hopefully) appears. 🙂
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