JEARRARD'S HERBAL
Thats enough introduction - on with the plants!
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18th May 2008
Crinodendron hookerianum 'Ada Hoffman' .
This is the first time I have seen the flower on 'Ada Hoffman' so I am going to show it off.
We have had a couple of very cold days here in the week, and I thought the flower was going to sulk, or even drop off
, but things have worked out. The typical red flowered form is a more spectacular plant, but I like this pale pink.
It will be another couple of years before I know if it is an equally good evergreen shrub.
18th May 2008
Clivia miniata Variegated V33 .
The Clivia have started to flower ( and at the same time, last years seed has germinated and needs to be potted up) and I have to make up my mind
which are to be pollinated. I made the mistake this year of sowing far too much seed, and I don't know where I am going to find
space for them all come autumn (but worry about that later). This variegated plant has already been pollinated with a good yellow flowered plant
, with the intention of raising some yellow flowered variegated plants (in two generations time).
18th May 2008
Utricularia reniformis .
I don't usually show any of the carnivorous plants on this page - people suffer from a lot of preconceived ideas about "those freaky things".
The truth is that many of the genera are excellent and attractive plants that would attract a horticultural following on their own merit regardless
of the 'carnivorous' label. This Utricularia has been growing a flower spike since January and at last it has opened. This form is rather
smaller flowered than many I have seen - the individual flowers are only about 3cm wide - but it has produced them. Some clones are a little
reluctant to perform. I am always astonished that it seems to be hardy in a cold greenhouse but I'm not going to complain.
18th May 2008
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