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Celosia - Fresh Look Orange

On 06/08/2012 in forum

Can anyone tell me the preferred soil type for planting my Fresh look Orange Celosia? I planted 2 of them in normal multi purpose compost, 1 is doing ok, although not growing particularly fast. The other is dying, the upright branches have all


shade loving plants

On 12/07/2012 in forum

green foliage with yellow flowers.  Potentilla fruticosa shrubs come in forms with red, orange and yellow flowers.   Hemerocallis cope well in shade and there are forms with deep red flowers, brick red flowers as well as oranges and yellows. Daffodils


Identifying climber

On 15/10/2012 in forum

I bought this climber from a neighbour's garden I visited and I've forgotten what it is called. It has orange trumpet flowers, is pretty vigorous and the leaves are going a strong red colour with the change of season. See photos below. Thanks


Talkback: Growing orange trees

On 28/11/2011 in forum

lemonsand flowers on it .The flowers give of a lovely sent in the room I have an orahnge and a lemon tree in pots in the conseratory the orange is doing well and looks healthy but the lemon is loosing it leaves and now the flower buds are falling off what am


Hummingbird hawkmoths and bumblebees

On 27/08/2009 in Wildlife

at the honeysuckle flowers. But it took me a few days to realize the bumblebees were different. There were several species, but my eye was caught by the well-groomed buff orange ones. In the UK most of the all-orange bumbles, also sometimes called carder bees


Crown Imperial

On 18/05/2013 in forum

My big orang lily has flowered and is drooping and dieing back now. I think it is Crown Imperial (Fritillaria Imperialis) as it has very long stems and the flower hangs upside down. Question is, what to do now? Cut the stems and let other plants get


Growing orange trees

On 04/03/2011 in Grow & eat

I recently spent a few days in Barcelona. The orange trees growing there were laden with fruit and looked stunning in the February sunshine. I loved seeing them growing outside in the streets, though admit to having felt a pang of jealousy on behalf


Geum with red and yellow flowers on one plant

On 22/05/2012 in forum

and as it was doing so well in the pot I decided to keep it there, it is now in flower with both colours on each stem has cannot understand how it has happened, it looks lovely though!! any one else have a red and yellow geum??                   My 'Oranges & Lemons


can anyone help

On 27/02/2013 in forum

advise Chica, most of the mock,oranges.....philadelphus....have lovely fragrant flowers. There are some,dwarf ones too and a lovely,yellow foliage variety. You will need to feed it well, I think but it's fragrance during June is wonderful


Talkback: Growing citrus plants

On 05/05/2012 in forum

bought a little orange last week which is still waiting to be potted on. Hi .. I planted an orange pip about 15 yrs ago ....Still growing & loves the sun .. Last summer had first flowers ... After Bees covered it ... now have small fruits forming


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