Well I haven’t bought a plant for ages
My perennial plant buying this year has been very restrained. A pat on the back for effort.
At the weekend we visited a nursery for the first time in ages. I was looking for a white Pulsatilla (Pasque flower) which I picked up. Then of course I had to look around for a little longer – otherwise I might offend the nursery owner – and I need the exercise.
I ended up with 7 plants (the group in the centre) including two Pulsatillas one white and one purple to go with the red one I already have. They had finished flowering so I didn’t take a picture. Back right is Polemonium yezoense ‘Purple Rain’ which wasn’t fully opened. I’ll post a picture of that later on.
Plants bought 2nd May 2009
The Digger likes Euphorbias so we bought this one.
Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'
I also got a beautiful yellow Anemone.
Anemone guernica
And a white Trillium which I had been wanting for ages.
Trillium grandiflorum
This evergreen dwarf shrub also caught my eye. I liked the way the yellow part of the flower fades to brick red.
Polygala chamaebuxus
So there we are. No mad plant buying frenzy. Hmmm……now I’m feeling as if I missed out on something. Can you get withdrawal symptoms if you don’t binge on plant buying?
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Withdrawal from binging: that sounds pretty high up on the emotional psych scale to me. I say buy when you want. After all, it rarely happens that the nursery has what you went to buy anyway.
Love that euphorbia! How big will it get?
Looks like you got some wonderful selections EG! I give you a big pat on the back for showing some restraint. :) I love the Polemonium ‘Purple Rain’ and who doesn’t love a colorful Euphorbia for the garden.
I’d say 7 plants is a good start. And, it looks like you got a very nice selection from that nursery. I’d say, clear out the back of the car, put down the old blanket and head on off to the next nursery. By the way, that Euphorbia is wonderful.
All in all a nice plant showing…I have stored the name of the euphorbia in my memory! It’s a beauty! gail
Well, if you have good spots for them and plant them in actual ground before they get pot-bound or eaten by pests or forgotten the watering rounds, you are doing far better than I. I have seen that ‘Fireglow’ euphorbia a lot this spring, I can see why you fell for it. Love the contrast of the burnt orange with the deep green leaves, nice tall spiky shape as well. Ah, trillium. I think I am destined only to see it in the wild or others’ gardens. This is a great selection, nice work!
They are beautiful!
In my city (and some other cities in Greece) every year in April and first days of May the nurseries organize a flower-exposition in a big park and people go there to buy flowers.
I bought that Euphorbia last year. This year it has come back even stronger but strangely the steams are all quite far apart. It seems that it is spreading itself under the ground.
Of course we get withdrawal symptoms, this gardening business is wonderfully addictive and satisfying. Anenomes and euphorbias in particular keep amazing me with their such different forms and colours.
7 plants isn’t bad at all – well done EG! You have a very good selection there.
You can absolutely get withdrawal. I feel it every time I see other people picked up great stuff like this. I’ve never seen the polygala before, very interesting. I think you still showed good restraint.
Very nice! Though, of course, you deserve more ;-)
The yellow anemone is lovely.
Now that’s a nice gentle start to the perennial plant buying year EG – plenty of time for more mischief yet :) You have some gems there.
Nice set of plants there! I’ve never seen that variety of Euphorbia before. I think it’s lovely!
I visited a nursery yesterday thinking about buying caladiums but came back with a yellow Ixora and some pentas.
Come on your a gardener you have to have a splurge on plants. I think you got a good selection there. The euphorbia is stunning, never seen that one before.
That is an exceptionally beautiful euphorbia.
Lucy
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