Sidalcea...21st November..

pretty

gorgeous - some of my spring flowers are growing - just hope a frost doesn't kill them all

Verrry pretty

That's lovely :o)

Thanks Sticki..very hardy too :o)

Thanks Paul..it's a bit of a worry,isn't it? Let's hope they are all ok...

thank you,Sheilar..they have been good this year..but never had them flower at this time before..

Like your new avatar Paul - where DID you get that from I wonder? lol

Thank you,Terra..It has shown up better in the low light at teatime today..more it's true colour..It looks wishy washy in the summer .:o)

Only just noticed the Avatar Paul...from you know who,I presume ? Lol.Altogether now....
Paul,the Magic Dragon...la la la :o)

Well the name started with a P ... lol

Puff ? :o))))))))) referring to the song,Sheilar ! Lol

lol:o)

hahah and he wants to live by the sea..maybe in a land called honalee?
Great pic Bloomer! :)

..or Cromer ? Doesn't quite have the same ring to it though..:o))

Oh aye! lol
Now all sing along..you know the tune!

Paul the magic GOyer
Didnt live by the sea
He wanted to go to Cromar
and not to Honalee

He hoped he see a dragon
But there were none to see
Then one day a pixi drew
One for him for a fee! lol

Paul he loved that dragon
Might put it in a frame
Then looked on Goy next day
and found one much the same

Which one would he go for
First one or the last
Pixi waits around to see
Now her spell is cast!

ha ha,Pixi..just brilliant ! Hope it makes Paul smile..:o).

lol Think it did! ;)))))))

ah yes,just seen your blog as well..:o)

lol :)))))

That is a late surprise Sandra .. very nice :o))

They are very pretty and are prolific flowerers, you are lucky to have it still blooming Sandra mine as long since gone!

Thank you.It was a surprise,Amy..as I had cut them back ages ago,so didn't expect it to flower again..strange year,as we are all finding out..but nice :o)
Carole,I chopped two stems off by mistake, as they were lying on the ground..under a Rose..or else there would have been more to look at !...PS ,two more sleeps ! :o))

Im counting down;0)

Set your alarm ! :o)

Recently discovered this in full bloom in my dad's garden, Bloomer. Was quite puzzled as to its name, at first, but found it on GoY. Interesting, as we didn't plant it. There are now 4 plants in bloom. :-)

A nice discovery David..a good gap filler..but I do find it needs staking.can be a bit floppy ! :o)

That was a nice find then David!

It's a classic garden plant Bloomer in my opinion. Surprised that you find it a little "floppy" though.......

It does seem to be a bit floppy,Meanie..when it's in full flower,and windy,so I just tie some garden twine around them..nuch nicer to look at them upright,than on the ground !..I don't like lying in the muck to see the flowers ! Lol....there's an image to contemplate :o))

Sues is in a pot (it was a "romantic" gift from me a few years ago). I've now got her to adopt my pot watering regime which is to give each pot a good soak in a bucket for a few hours when dry. I wonder if this has any bearing, as her stems go woody quite quickly.............

I haven't thought of growing them in a pot Meanie...mine don't seem to go woody quickly...They get into quite large clumps,in the ground,and I have split them a few times now,in the spring..and my watering of them,is a bit hit and miss,I'm afraid...do you think they have made too much root in the pot ?

Not too sure what is going on beneath the soil, but what I do know is that during the first week of the month her bucket has Phostrogen in it (mine has Chempax no.3 in ).

So it's Ph versus Ch..Meanie.,.whose is doing the best?
I do have decent soil with dug in compost,but apart from that,I don't feed them..what a cruel mum,I am..:o)

It would be difficult to say, as we have few shared plants.
In fact, I think that it is limited to Iochroma - hers grew a lot more than mine, but mine was in near constant full bloom...................

http://www.growsonyou.com/meanie/photos/Iochroma

thanks Meanie..:o)