Alstroemeria psittacina "Royal Star"

Just got to have one of those alstros Meanie, that is fab....I suppose the slugs like that as well?
Straight into faves!
How is your blackcurrant salvia looking?

I even tolerate its variegated foliage Lulu - I like it that much! Slugs leave it alone too.
The Salvia is looking great - about a metre tall now and lots of flower bearing stems coming along too.

Wow! That's tall!
I've just spotted a rosebay willow herb at the back of my garden - it must be around 6 feet!

very nice Meanie, must make a nice statement being that tall..

That's not what you want to thrive in your garden Sticki!
SL - it's making quite a statement as it continues to clump up!

That's very nice :))))

No! It wasn't planned! Escapee from the woods I think!

Thanks Paul!

They're b.well everywhere around here Sticki!

Oh I thought it was only here! But it could be worse - they are at least easy to pull out.
You got sandy soil too?

Got it all around here Sticki thanks to the ice flow of the whatever period - my garden is clay (near solid clay at that), but at the other end of the close (about 600 metres) they're on gravel!!!

I think the ice flow has arrived here! It's cold enough!

Not very nice at all is it!

A beauty with gorgeous markings.

don't you do variagated? I have an amazing star fire pholx here....

Thanks 6d!
I hate variegated foliage Lulu. This one is forgiven as is my Iris japonica........

http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/156711-iris-japonica/member/meanie

A bit of variegation in the weather wouldn't hurt!!

Too much in the weather me thinks - just plain hot and sticky would do!

And all I want is blue sky - is that too much to ask?

It would make a nice change!

Its good for photos too - double benefit!

I must admit that I find it a pain in the butt sometimes for photos!!

I know the glare is a problem but it also has an attraction of it's own.

It can do......
My camera struggles with certain reds in full sun though.

I expect mine does too and it's not great on blue/purple colours either eg: bluebells are very hard to get right and for that matter white isn't that easy either!

Mine is strange - take two visually identical reds and one is spot on yet the other is wrong.

How does that happen then? Think I would be tempted to send a copy to the camera manufacturer.

Ha ha the markings inside the flower derrrrrrr lol

It's normal Sticki - something to do with the frequency that colours work at.....
I love the markings 6d - this is what I have coming along for next year........

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jim-sf/4340686978/

Next time warn me to get my sunglasses on please lol its lovely.

I can't wait 6d!

Lol I bet you can't like a little boy with a new toy.

Very much!

Well you are a machanic what else would we expect from you lol.

I get the variation in reds to Meanie. I also have about 10 different alstroes in the garden, about 5 new this year. The other five survived both last two winters in the ground!!

This came through the last winter with flying colours too!

That is gorgeous Meanie .. I have to say I am with you in not liking varigated ,they always look half dead to me neither one thing or the other !

Thank god it's not just me!!
This one is clearly forgiven though!