Early August 2012 011

Wow that is so pretty.

So pretty what a lovely colour.

Is this the one you gave me Brian ?

What is it, Brian, please? Is it tree or bush?

Val answer yes,When you next visit you can see the double one as well.
Katarina neither its herbaceous it dies right back to the ground in winter.

Is it davidii? It's the prettiest colour and such delicate blooms. I have one but nowhere near as exuberant.

Absolutely beautiful!

This is so beautiful, I just bought one on line :)))

This is one of the prettiest photos I've seen yet!

Tuesdaybear
Mine originated as self sown seedlings from my sister in law so no idea as to the name.the seedlings are variable some darker than others.

Please let me know if you can save some seeds! that's a stunning beauty:)

Violeteyes
Bees were busy on them this morning so pollination is a possibility,I have had them 3/4 years and not seen any seedlings,As i said earlier these are from my sister in law and i know they germinate in the cracks between paving slabs,the individual flowers are very small so seed is probably like dust.
Will try putting a paper bag over some later and see what I collect, you shall have it if successful.
It will need to stop raining first.

What is it Brian....it is beautiful.

Oh! I see it now....Thalictrum...must look it up. :o)

Linda there are quite a few different ones,A very dwarf one posted by PCW recently (Slugs ate mine).A nice double form called 'Hewitts double' I have that will post a pic when fully open, also different shades of pink and lilac.
The individual flowers are very small but a lot of them.

Ooh lovely Brian ! mine didn't grow very tall at all this year I thought it was because it was overshadowed by trees and shrubs but I can see you have some near your plant and yours has thrived

Thank you, I hope you get some. That's one of the loveliest flowers I've seen!

Thank you, I hope you can get some. What kind of Thalictrum is it? If you can't get some seeds, I want to order one . That's a beauty!

looks so pretty - it is like a tree decoration - all the purple plants - is this the Thalictrum if so what variety please ?:))))))))

Paul its the best known one 'Thalictrum Delavayi' If you are a fan of them look at scotsgrans blog Its called something like< what did you do saturday>she visited my garden and took a great picture of the double far better pic of it than i have ever managed.

Thank you kind sir. This is much better than the one of the single I posted. I think it depends a lot on the time of day and the light at the time.

Lovely!

Im in the queue for seedlings :)

So beautiful