I think it was a good week. I can’t remember it being anything other than that. I did some gardening, some not gardening (rained off) and some peripheral stuff. No drama, just pottering along. Which is fine by me, although perhaps a little boring for you. If you would like to join the Six on Saturday Society, the first 50 years are subscription free, or just have a nose at what is happening in a select group of gardens across the world, then pop over to Jim at Garden Ruminations. Let us get on.
I cannot pretend that I bought Pelargonium ‘Crocodile’ for was any other reason than its wonderful name. It turns out that not only does it have the most intriguing foliage, the flowers are the clearest candy pink that you ever did see. Sometimes things work out for the best.
The hairy seedpods of Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’ are looking promising. I must be ever vigilant and catch them at the perfect moment. Chances?
Where there is a will there is a way. Salvia ‘Nachtvlinder’ has squeezed through the lemon verbena and Broussonetia papyrifer to find the light of day. Darwin would have been proud.
A new addition is this little Sorrel ‘Red Lava’. Pretty and tasty. I’m not going to say “like me” although I am very tempted.
The label on this little beauty is long gone. I’m going to call it Rhodohypoxis baurii which is a half guess. Whatever its name, it has lastest well this year, flowering for far longer than usual.
A great joy in my horti-year is when the daylilies begin to flower. This is also the time when I recommend Pollie for anyone who wants to dive into the spectacular world that she inhabits. I came home from a day away to find Hemerocallis ‘Nona’s Garnet’ making its annual appearance. It was a “halt you in your tracks” moment. Fabulous.
There we have it, another six completed. Next week I shall be sad as the solstice will have passed. I will try to be chipper.
Off The Edge Gardening 
I love ‘Nachtvlinder.’ I brushed past mine yesterday evening & the fragrance from the leaves was really nice & strong. Just calculating if the 50 year free subscription will see me out or if I’ll have to start paying one day. I may not have to pay – I can’t decide if that’s good or bad!
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My salvia’s have been eaten but I’m hoping I’ll get some flowers at some point. I love your “Rhodohypoxis baurii” beautifully formed and lovely colouration.
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The Salvia’s colour is so beautiful! I really darker flowers like that.
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Sorrel does very well for me in a window box and often survives the winter. The hemerocallis is stunning and so is the pink Pelargonium.
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I posted a very similar daylily today on Instagram and Bluesky—perhaps a slightly darker red. Yours is very pretty, though. I didn’t know you had a Broussonetia? Or maybe I just don’t remember… I seem to recall it’s not an easy plant to grow, is it?
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I may not have shared Broussonetia, possibly due to it being hard to spell. It is only small and in a pot which survived outside last year, mainly due to no room in the greenhouse. So far it has been trouble free, which has now jinxed it!
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Delightful six, with a posh poppy! Lovely day lily too.
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Meconopsis seed? 😁
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How blissful is that salvia. Many thanks for the intro.
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It is a lovely one, and so easy!
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So many of your plants this week include lovely touches of magenta/wine tones–beautiful as a color combination with the other tones. And that Daylily is so bright and cheery!
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Thanks Beth, I hadn’t noticed but you are quite right!
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Your daylily looks much healthier than mine. Another bonkers name. G. Crocodile. Why?
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Its leaves look (sort of) like crocodile skin. 🐊
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I think the solstice feeling goes on for another week or so.
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