It has been a very pleasant week. I was back at work after a enforced sabbatical due to car troubles. A tooth was filled without the need for anesthetic or tears. I’ve caught up with all the present generations of my family. Tomatoes are ripening. The weather has been benign and the mood high. No complaints at all. In fact I’m going to attempt a whole Six on Saturday without a gripe. If you wish to meet more of the gang and our mentor, pop over to Jim at Garden Ruminations and all will be revealed. I think we had better get on with the task at hand.
This Geranium pratense ‘Plenum Album’ has been flowering for a few weeks now. I don’t remember it being in bloom for quite so long in the past. It is the brightest white with a suggestion of pink around the central boss. Nothing to moan about here.
The label in this sweet pepper says Golden Cal Wonder. Someone sack the labeller. Or perhaps give her the benefit of the doubt and blame the adorable piskies who often play such pranks. On examining the other pepper labels I think this must be Kapla. There are only two so no intensive detective work was necessary. Disaster averted, contentment reinstated.
I bought this fabulous Plectrantus argentatus last year and over wintered it in the greenhouse. This year I have taken several cuttings and planted the mother plant in the garden, where it is thriving. It appears that it is now called Coleus argentatus. God bless the botanists. This non-moaning might be more tricky than I imagined.
Salvia patens is the pure blue of heaven itself, which in this case has been enhanced by the romantic lens I used to take the photo. If you believe that, you’ll believe anything.
In your face tigridia. Brash, gaudy, unsophisticated, screeching “look at me!” from the border. Fabulous.
Finally, we have another in my series of bee bum photos. This little chap is enjoying all this glorious purple gladdie has to offer. It makes my heart sing.
All done, not a complaint to be found. I’m exhausted.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Have you gone to have a lie down in a darkened room to recover from all the positivity?! Seriously, the salvia is such a stunning blue, unless it’s a tender plant I think that one is going on my wishlist. I love the foliage of the plectranthus/coleus/whatever it’s called this week, too. I’m not normally a fan of coleus but this one is an exception.
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Just emerged 😀 The salvia has over wintered in the ground here for the last couple of winters, I think borderline hardy would be the most accurate. Worth a go with back ups in the greenhouse/windowledge.
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Tigridia? That sounds like a friend of Winnie the Pooh. I’ve seen the bulbs for sale before, but have yet to try any.
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Ha! You are quite right it does. You should give it a go, they do white ones, I think Fred grows them.
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Yes; the most popular white has red spots in the center that look like confetti, but there is also at least one cultivar that is more of a plain white with a creamy white center. I should as Fred.
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Oh, I do not know Fred (I was thinking of someone else).
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Yes, I ‘ve just learnt that plectranthus were recently renamed coleus… Enough to confuse us a little more. It’s a very good ground cover with a fairly powerful fragrance. Taking cuttings makes it easy to keep it for next year.
The white and yellow tigridias have also been opening here since yesterday.
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The tigridia may be fleeting, but they are definitely worth it.
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Seeds, plants, bulbs and tubers all mislabelled – I’ve had them all and it still continues to annoy me. But in this instance perhaps it has worked in your favour. The blue of the salvia is beautiful, I hope it’s perennial in your garden. The tigridia is bold and beautiful and definitely not to be overlooked in any border. I love it! Enjoy that feeling of happiness!
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The salvia is perennial, I just have to look out early in the season for mollusc attack.
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Bumblebee bums: lots around at this time of the year, but just look at the gorgeous purple of that gladioli…magic!
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It is a beauty isn’t it?! Nothing to do with me, I just stand and admire. 😀
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I love insect bombing photos. Lovely colour to the Gladioli too!
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Me too, when you try to take a photo of a bee it is impossible, when you try to take a photo of a flower a bee appears!
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A sunny collection to match your sunny disposition. I don’t know tigridia but it is a stunner. The gladdie is pretty stunning too.
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Thank you 🙂 The gladdie was in a mixed pack, so very happy with what I got in the lucky dip.
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That white Geranium with the hint of pink is very lovely indeed.
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Thank you, on its behalf.
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Another fabulous “Six” from you! Gladioli are favorites here; they’re beautiful and such great cut flowers! The Tigridia is beautiful, too, as are your other flowers. And I’ll be right over to taste the pepper. 😉
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Thank you and you are very welcome, I’ll put the kettle on. 🙂
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Plectranthus is now coleus? Why wasn’t I told? I think they’ve got it wrong, it looks nothing like a coleus to me. I love it, specially, Zuluensis, the one with blue flowers. Love your tigridia, very jolly, makes me wish I could do the Mexican Hat Dance. I bet you can do it, Cartwheeling Lady.
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And why weren’t we consulted? I would have said don’t bother, we are happy as we are. I have got zuluensis too, I think I planted it in a too shady place and although it looks OK, it is not growing very quickly. As for the dancing, I would definitely give it a go!
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That tigridia is a showstopper. I researched it and found it may overwinter in our Zone 8 if heavily mulched. I will try to find a few bulbs.
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Give it a go, it comes in many equally bright and beautiful colours, all shopstoppers.
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How many other Plectranthus are now Coleus then? Didn’t the common Coleus get renamed Solenostemon or some such and now it’s Coleus again. Look up Plectranthus in Plants of the World online and there are 872 entries.
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It is all too much! I will probably keep calling it plectranthus, for a while anyway.
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I love the Tigridia too..if the bees are happy we are all happy.
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Exactly!
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Nothing to complain about here. And hopefully you have recovered from your “not a fall’.
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I have thanks, my leg is still a little bit sore, but definitely not enough to complain about.
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