Lockdown Gallery – week 6 | Hardy Plant Society

April 27 to May 3rd

Weather: The last week of April is much cooler, with occasional rain, but still some sunshine to be enjoyed.

Ann Fritchley weighs in with an excellent selection

High up picture of Acacia pravissima & Pseudopanax ferox
Acer shirasawanum ‘Aureum’ which was cut down two years ago!
Acer palmatum ‘Garnet’
Acer palmatum ‘Sango-kaku’ with Phormium ‘Harlequin’ and Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ to the side
Geum ‘Orange Queen’? Erysimum Red Jep, variegated leaves of Geranium x oxonianum ‘Spring Fling’ and Forget-me-not
Magnolia liliacea nigra under Acacia
Malus × moerlandsii ‘Profusion’
Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’ getting his new green leaves before they turn black
Pittosporum ‘Silver Queen’ with its little black flowers

Maggie Sugden is back with the first rose of summer!

Here’s Maggie Youdan with a varied selection of beauties

Dwarf lilac (unknown) bought from a Hardy Plant auction. What a bargain! Stays at about four feet and whilst flowering now will get a second flush in August/September. Beautiful scent
Malus ‘John Downie’ getting a bit too big but I look forward to the blossom. Orange/red fruits in abundance later in the year. The bright green plant just coming through on the left is a persicaria from Judith Ladley via the Friday Forum plant table. Might be ‘Golden Arrow’? Like the colour of the leaves. The narcissus in the background is ‘Quail’ posted in a earlier lockdown. Just starting to go over but a lovely deep yellow and has been flowering for over a month.
Omphalodes ‘Cappadocica’. Bought from the HPS auction
Tulipa ‘Batalinii’ bought from Peter Nysen. This is the third year. Such pretty flowers. I’ve included a close up as the markings are worth a look. Only gets to ten or so inches
Tulip ‘Batalinii’ close up

Terry Benton is back – not sure I can cope with snails, even little ones..

Pat Hunter offers a superb Erythronium picture

Joyce Kenny is keen to enjoy her hostas before any molluscs do

Hosta ‘El Nino’
Hosta ‘June’
Hosta Haven’t a clue – suggestions anyone?
Malus x moerlandsii ‘Profusion’ – just planted a few weeks ago, but flowering happily

Kate van Heel has been looking at Anemones this week

Anemone nemorosa ‘Robinsoniana’
Anemone x lipsiensis ‘Pallida’ – I’ve had these anemones for about 5 years and at last they are starting to bulk up. They go well with Erythronium ‘Pagoda’.

Here are the new arrivals in the Hackett’s garden this week

Japanese tree peony ‘Very Double Cherry’. We bought this from David Austin in 1987, but can’t find any reference to it now – anyone know what that is in Japanese?
Lithodora diffusa ‘Heavenly Blue’
Exochorda × macrantha ‘The Bride’
Anthemis punctata

Another interesting contribution from Judith Ladley, including a welcome return for that handsome Hebe hulkeana:

Hebe Hulkeana (I know this has been sent previously but I think this is a better view – no gas outlet) This is the plant I initially bought from Mrs P. Rakusen, a one-time director of Harlow Carr. I just wish it was easier to propagate.
Clematis alpina growing through corokia cotoneaster
Meconopsis cambrica flore pleno. Original plant bought from Mrs Spencer at York Gate many years ago. It sometimes self-seeds but not very often. I love it.
Papaver lateritium which I originally got from Preston Harrison’s garden.
A nice multi-headed tulip named Antoinette – changes colour

A first appearance in the Lockdown Gallery for Denise Dyson (and that Hebe is back…)

Preston Harrison returns to the gallery with a cracking selection

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