Thunbergia

excellent shot meanie.

Thank you Surreylad!

It is an excellent shot and a beautiful flower.

Thanks Sticki!

Your photos are always so good Meanie!

its very unusual with that shine to the back of the petals ~ you are right lulu.

Wonderful shot Meanie........

Thanks Lulu and Milky!
You see why I had to snap it Sticki!

i certainly do!

You wait until you see what I've bought down in Devon/Cornwall Sticki!!

cant wait ~ what have you bought??
not an ice cream?? or a cream tea??

Meanie:

Wow! You really know how to take these close up!

Sticki - not ice cream! Going on a bit of a plant haul on the way home today. Found a cracking nursery on the way down which I'll blog about.

Thank you Delonix!

oh, yes please ~ is it on my way back from devon too? [anywhere near M5??]

Sticki - this is their website......

http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk/tender_exotic_plants/g-l.html

You may get a tip about a couple of my purchases from that page!

There are certainly some very spectacular plants there. So which are you having? Hedychium? I like that Lochroma very much.

I already have a Hedychium which is just sat there doing nothing!
I got a Beschorneria which had already flowered for £4.00, a Cantua (similarly already bloomed) for £4.50 and a Eucomis comosa for £4.00!
The plant that I went in for is secret for a week or so, but I could only find two stockists in the south of England, and it cost me just £4.25!
I also got a very special Salvia for £4.50 which I'll post up shortly.
When we called in on the way down on Monday there were a lot of Brugmansia standing three to four feet for six quid, all sold by Thursday!
Well worth a visit, but take a van!!

They sound excellent prices, im not surprised you need a van.
Got to wait for two weeks? Is that till the flower opens?

It is Sticki!!
I personally think that it's worth it......

ok, i will try to be patient.

Gotcha!!

im not good at being patient.

You may not have to be - they got a proper spurt on today!

put them under a sun lamp??

Don't tempt me - I'm as impatient as you are!!!

forecast is sunny for tomorrow [at least for some of the time]

27 deg Sunday!
And about time!

it is about time ~ it was better than this in march!!
ive put the heating on!!