This morning was one of the first mornings in several weeks that I could actually look closely at my garden. I took my camera, and in order of the stroll, here are some of the weather beaten, end of the season beauties still stutting their stuff.
This is from a huge maple willow plant that continues to produce these gems... This plant is protected by the carport overhang..
Post downpour garden stroll...
Wow, that is the coolest Arlan! Thanks for sharing!!! I love the flower within a flower.
Arlan, the shredded pink is pretty. Love the Princess Pink.
The purple star is very nice.
The curly delicate leaves are fantastic! They look like something out of the garden the Munchkins might grow!
Joseph
Thanks for the nice comments.
Gardner2005 - The plant with the duplicate flower within a flower is a particularly nice compact plant as well. I always enjoy it's ruffled flowers. It is too bad that it is sterile....
patootie - The shredded pink plant delayed flowering until the plant is so tall I have to look up at the blooms. I hope it sets seed... The pink flower from the Princess line is from a plant that is showing the small variegated leaf characteristics of the tiny gene and the unique leaf shape and 6 or 7 flower segments of the retracted gene. It has real promise with that clear color.
Joseph - This delicate plant is segregated from the lavender maple willow line. When the delicate gene is present with the maple willow gene, the leaves become very fine and much narrower than the plain maple willow leaves. The flowers also are more finely shredded into very narrow elements. The Japanese call these plants "Thread Willow". This delicate only plant is fertile and is setting seed pods!
Arlan
This message was edited Aug 5, 2007 10:17 PM
hi arlan
thanks for posting the pictures...the morning glories are unique and lovely!
pam
gorgeous AND informative thread Arlan. (don't know how I missed it!)
Joanne
I am really enjoying these garden tours and strolls on this forum. Seeing the old Edo MG woodcuts come alive in your garden along with modern genetic interpretation is an enormous treat, Arlen.
Many thanks
karen
Lovely pink Arlan.
Jackie
yup. what Patootie said. raises quite a few goosebumps
Arlan,
What a nice display.. really like the dual horns..
A.
Arlan - Oh my gosh! This bloom is outstanding!!!! http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=3925127
What does the label Q0426 stand for?
Becky, thanks!...the Q0426 is a number assigned by the Kyushu University cataloging system as they keep track and perpetuate different JMG lines. The description they assign to this particular line is rather lengthy..yellow water nail dragon leaf lapis lazuli entire wind bell jishi peony.
..this is one of the new dark purple double "Peony" type flowers...
Arlan - Are you growing these out at the University? The label sounds like an extensive cross of a multi-cultivar feathered vine! They are all amazing! Is Maple Willow a MG, too? Do they call it that because of the leaves on this vine. (Sorry to be so naive.) They are just show stoppers!!!! :-)
This is a KNOCK-OUT!!! http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=3925197
This message was edited Sep 1, 2007 10:45 AM