Autumn Crocus (Colchicum ‘Waterlily’) 重瓣秋水仙

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum ‘Waterlily’) 重瓣秋水仙

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum ‘Waterlily’) 重瓣秋水仙

Autumn Crocus (Colchicum) regular single variety. 單瓣秋水仙

This kind of bulb prefers full sun location in well drained soil.  Many failed to return is due to the wet soil.  Flowers are so beautiful in autumn!  Growing leaves in spring and dormant in summer.   This variety is not common but certainly gorgeous as its variety name ‘Waterlily’.  Toxic, always wear gloves when handling.  USDA Zones:4-9.

秋水仙喜歡全日照排水良好的土壤.  化作春泥的原因通常是土壤過濕爛球.  這重瓣的花朵在秋葉中極美!  這品種的花型恰如其名"睡蓮".  秋天開粉色花,一球多花,春長葉夏休眠.   有毒,戴手套避免直接接觸.  耐寒.

Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) 鈴蘭

Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) 鈴蘭

Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) 鈴蘭

Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) 鈴蘭

Highly poisonous.  In spring it has white bells like flowers with beautiful sweet fragrance, by end of summer with orange red fruit.  It is very hardy perennial which prefer in partial shade to shade location.  Propagate with seeds or dividing the plants.  Fast growing.  Do not tolerant foot traffic.  Good for cut flower.  This also has single pink flowered and white double flowered varieties.

有毒的多年生草花.  春天開白色小鈴鐺狀的小花,花有甜香,濃郁芬芳,夏末結漿果成熟轉為橘紅色,種子半透明球狀.  喜半日照或全蔭.  繁殖以種子或分株(地下根莖的地下芽),生長快速.  適合當切花.  除了常見的白色單瓣品種外,還有粉紅色單瓣及白色重瓣品種.

Bleeding Hearts! 綻放的荷包牡丹!

Bleeding Hearts! 綻放的荷包牡丹!
White, red, pink, pink flowers with golden leaves and dwarf one! 白色,紅色,粉色,粉色金葉,還有矮性品種!

賽靛花False Indigo (Baptisia australis)

賽靛花False Indigo (Baptisia australis)

為北美原生的多年生豆科植物,成熟植株高度為3-4呎,寬幅約為2.5-3呎.  需全日照,耐寒耐旱沒有什麼病蟲害,非常容易栽種,可用分株,走莖或種子繁殖.  壽命很長,由於根系深而密且集中,所以一般不喜歡被移植.  花像羽扇豆般成長串,可做切花,容易結籽. 但從種子到開花可能要3年時間.  有毒請勿食用. 於春末夏初開花,花色有藍,紫,白,黃等色.  花謝後結膨大豆莢般的子莢,於秋末轉黑褐色即可收成.  圖為鄰居花友的母株,最近才將受贈的種子泡溫水孵種子中,一部份直播於前院,不知道要幾天可發芽?

2012-11-12 今天發現種子已經開始出芽了,也還好,我是先用溫熱的水連泡3天,然後移種子到淺缽孵到發芽大約7個禮拜的時間,也不難孵.發芽率因為種子新鮮還蠻高的!  很期待開花的一天.

Thanks to gardener Connie for sharing her seeds from her front yard plant (see the pictures).  These pictures has been taken this June when it was blooming nicely!   I hope I can grow them next spring.   I have sown some seeds directly in the garden and soaked the rest in warm water to germinate them indoor.  I will post the progress pictures in the future — hopfully I will have some sucess!

2012-11-12 Today I have noticed the seed germination, I presoaked seed in warm water for 3 days then placed them in soil to keep moist.  Total about 7 weeks.  It is not difficult.  Looking for the day it flowers!

After 3 dayd presoaked in warm water then plant them seperatly, about 7-8weeks germination, they sprout and grow!經過連3天泡溫水再分開一顆一顆種經過7-8周就發芽並開始長子葉了!

共有6種花色可選.  詳見此網站: http://www.perennials.com/results.html?findplant=Baptisia  See the link for other 5 different colour choices and plant info.

我種的這種藍色品種為最常見的花色.  This breed is the most common colour.

毛曼陀羅Thorn-apple (Datura innoxia)

毛曼陀羅(Datura innoxia)是茄科曼陀羅屬，多為野生植物。因植株有濃重氣味但花大而白呈喇叭狀有濃郁怡人的花香。一年生草本但接近灌木的莖幹，容易栽種會自行結子繁殖。

“應用價值藥用價值
中藥名：洋金花
性味功效：味辛；性溫；有毒。有鎮痙、鎮靜、鎮痛、麻醉的功能。其花燃燒後生成的煙對哮喘病人有較強的平喘作用。
工業用途
種子油可制肥皂和摻合油漆用。"–已上資料摘自(王朝網路 wangchao.net.cn)

我是常看到有別人種,今年有人給我種子就盆植玩玩,結果真是太容易種植,算是野性強的植物. 還好沒地植,要不然附近的花會被排擠殺死…

毛曼陀羅

有芒鳶尾花 Tall Bearded Iris (Iris)

大花,有強香,花期短,常綠草本植物,有毒

漏斗花 Columbine (Aquilegia)

重瓣西洋漏斗花(暗紅色)

 毛茛科耬斗菜屬是多年生草本植物,花期依品種不大相同,有多種大小花形和顏色,有毒

花萼狀似漏斗,可做切花

大飛燕草Delphinium (Delphinium grandiflorum)

多年生草本植物,有長長的花莖很適合切花,花期長,有毒

聖誕玫瑰Christmas Lenten Rose (Helleborus x hybridus Regal Ruffles Strain)

鐵筷子屬，又名嚏根草屬、聖誕玫瑰屬，是屬於毛茛科的多年生草本植物，有毒。聖誕玫瑰屬，名字中雖然有玫瑰之名，不過它們和真的玫瑰並無關聯。

鈴蘭 Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis)

多年生球根花卉,非常耐寒,多以分株或種子繁殖,土壤不拘,一般而言光照不拘,但以全日照或半日照為佳. 弱光處也能成活但花莖會減少.  北美的花園幾乎都有它.  簡直是和西伯利亞海蔥一樣為"雜草級"的球根花卉,春天4-5月成熟的球會先抽出含花莖的葉片開始開花時會續長其它葉片,未成熟到可開花的球應多給磷肥養球以刺激來年開花.  若種植的環境氣候較溫暖而不開花建議秋末冬初時將較大的球挖起保濕然後冰箱冷藏2-3個月"冬眠"即可.  此植物耐旱,故排水要不錯.

目前除常見的白花種外,另有粉紅色花和斑葉白花種等品種,但仍以原生種的生命力為最強,繁殖最快.

白色的鈴蘭與紫色的紫唇花

風中傳遞著仲春典型的濃郁怡人的香味…

從鈴蘭雪白的串串小鈴無聲的搖曳中傳出

取一把插在瓶中 滿室生香

http://www.alchemy-works.com/convallaria.html

How to Grow Lily of the Valley

These seeds must be cold stratified. Check out the Making Winter page. Wet a paper towel, wring out, sow seeds in towel, fold, and put in baggie in fridge for 4-8 weeks. Some people freeze the seeds (I have never tried this, but recently I have come across much info that says freezing seeds increases the length of viability). Take seeds out and sow, barely covering. Cold-stratified seeds germinate better when they get light. Or just plant outside in fall. This seed is a good candidate for the soaking method – soak seeds in cold water in the fridge for two weeks, changing for fresh water daily. Take out and plant. These seeds don’t have any Mercury speediness in their growth – they can take 2 months or more to germinate. Grow them in a pot and give them winter protection the first year, then put them in the ground in rich, moist soil and shade or dappled shade. They won’t bloom if they get too much sun or are too dry, but they can grow in heavy clay and full shade. They are hardy to zone 6 (-10F/-20C) and are rabbit-proof. They spread by creeping rhizomes and sometimes can be invasive. Once they are established, divide them in September. General growing info Top

如何種植鈴蘭種子
(原文採自: http://www.alchemy-works.com/convallaria.html)
種子要冷層積.
用紙巾加水打濕後把種子放上後折起裝入夾鍊袋後再加上一些水(要有濕到會滴水的程度)封好,平放在冰箱蔬果貯藏區約1-2個月.
時間到後取出播於盆土,蓋淺淺的土就好. 種植處須半日照或散光處. 土壤不拘但必須排水良好+保濕良好.
繼續保濕到發芽長葉為止,約2個月.