Miracle Corydalis

brave little plant:)
and you still have got snow? hope it will be gone soon:)

A hardy little chap!!!!!

It's a real treasure, this plant! :))

Looking at those delicate leaves its amazing how they stand the cold! Pretty!

Thank you everyone, there is a bit left in the shadiest parts of the garden Kasy
Can you see the snow just underneath it?
Definitely a treasure......a hardy treasure
The leaves are delicate lulu, they are really pretty.

A little diamond Sticki...:>)

It is motinot, that's a very apt description, thank you

Beautiful...:)

Thanks BB, it's quite a complex little flower when you look at it closely. I love it for it's delicate leaves and it's pretty flowers.

Yes it's a true survivor Sticki considering the conditions.....lovely...;)

I had to lift the snow off it in the end!

Says it all Sticki...;)

:-) plants are amazing aren't they.

So resilient !!!

Beautiful....A tuff little plant

Resilient, tough yet beautiful and delicate!
Thanks mushy

Found it Sticki,Lovely

Thank you again Brian! I think it's lovely too! It's next to the steps as I go up to the seat, so I can't miss it!

Balconey's favourite flowers, I believe, Sticki.
A vibrant wee survivor!

Well i didn't know that! I thought balcony liked amaryllis best?

Definitely a survivor!

Amazing , a real treasure Sticki and lovely with it ......

thanks amy, i can see it from the kitchen window ~ i put the special plants like this where i can see them!!!

Lovely to have survived the snow.

there is unbelievably still snow around here ~ further up the hill and i can see some in the neighbours garden!

They are certainly tougher than they look.....lovely plant, one of my OHs favourites.

I'm always amazed at plants that survive such weather, and that some actually need it to come back the following year.

thanks DD, your OH has good taste!!

thats a point floralhead ~ i wonder if this one likes the cold, it certainly doesnt seem to suffer!

Note to self. Must by some of this plant. Maybe it could br one that will survive in my gatden and not die on me sticki x

Sorry. Hit wrong keys. Can spell really. Even if i cant garden lol x

hello patti! i hope you get some ~ its amazing isnt it! the flowers are standing up a bit more now ~ maybe they needed it to be a bit above freezing for that!!

not sure i can spell or garden!!

Oh u can sticki, on both counts. I have seen pictures. Going to be warm the weekend. Whoopee x

i hope it is!

the thing about gardening is you can keep changing things so it doesnt look too disastrous! [also photos hide some things] but there are so many things i havent got right!

You're right, Sticki!
Oops. Lol.

right about so many things i havent got right mouldy!

Wot? Lol.

i was thinking you were commenting on what i said in the comment from me, just above where you say 'you're right sticki!'

My fault, now I read back, for not clarifying my reference.
What I SHOULD have said was that you WERE correct in correcting me with regards to Balconey's favourite flowers.
Clear as mud? Good. Lol.
I went back to check & by the time I returned & added my comment the conversation had moved on & I made the mistake of not reading posted comments first.
Mouldy makes classic beginner's mistake No.82! Lol.

no problem at all! i think it fun how different conversations weave in and out on these blogs

It's a very interesting site in that regard, isn't it?
Weave-like.

Do other sites not do the same?

I haven't a clue, as I lucked onto this one at 1st attempt, imagining that all folk would talk about would be plants & in quite a sober fashion, only to find to my delight that they were just being people, who discussed not only plants, but many of whom had a sense of humour, youself included, naturally. :-)

not sure i could stay if it was only sober plants ~ my attention span is not that good!!!

Oh, I'd still have joined, but have visited only for info. :-)

yes ~ same here!

A question just struck me...do Goy members sell seeds & so on to other members?

I have been given seeds and plants, there are some very generous people on here.

Surreylad has said he'll send me a dicentra, if mine doesn't come up this year. Top banana, that's what he is!
I was asking, as I'd much sooner buy from Goy members, as they've put more into the process than some big company, if you see what I mean.

Good point! Yes surrey lad is very kind and generous, also helpful with advice.

I wonder if it would be worth asking on a blog or maybe a question?

Reckon I'll do just that, once Goy sorts out my faves, then I can get organised.
I'll put it as a question, though, as that'll get a larger response.
Actually, my dicentra may be coming through, but I'm just not sure yet, so will have to wait & see, while repelling slugs.
I'm so excited.
Probably a weed! Lol.

Dicentras always seem to surprise me! I have lilies coming up too!

Mine, sadly, have yet to break the surface. :-(
Nearly forgot...my faves has been fixed! :-)

i have some lilies about to flower ~ but L Beetle has found them too ~ got to keep a look out now!!

good news about the faves!!

The. L-beetle will probably drown, up here, long before any shoots appear. Lol.
How soon, after they do appear, does the beetle turn up?
Yeah, I'm chuffed about my faves. Now, when I get some time, I'll chase up all those I wanted to add & get things organized, finally.

serve them right if they drown ~ they are nasty ~ they seem to turn up as soon as its warm ~ they might eat lilies almost as soon as they start to shoot? Just watch out for them ~ they are bright red!

I read a blog by Scottish on the common soldier beetle, which looks similar, but it's actually a friend to gardeners.
Very interesting.

i think there is a picture on my photos of a pair of lily beetles!

I'll check it out after I've dealt with my 'correspondence'. Lol.
Only had to chase the foxes once & only found a few slugs all night.
The weather was mild & it only began to rain lightly just after 6am.
Bored, so the L-beetle will stop my patrol skills going rusty. Lol.

were you out all night on slug patrol?

Three nights running. Tonight's the fourth.
The slugs are predictable...I have a blitz & there's nothing for about 15 mins (Except for last night. Very quiet.), then more turn up.
The foxes will turn up any time after 10pm (Often several times a night, except last night, when they only made one attempt) 'til daybreak, so were talking about 8hrs, which is why I call it nightshift. Lol.

You have to get the award for the most committed/dedicated gardener!

Nah, I bet there's others doing the same.
The difference is they don't want to be labelled as nuts, whereas I don't care! Lol.

;-))