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02 Nov 2009More roses coming out 1 1 rose unnamed blue Flowering and Ornamental garden22°C / 72°F
This rose seems a little more pink than blue this year – maybe the fertilizing regime?
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02 Nov 2009Hot spiced wine 2 2 Bearded iris hot spiced wine Flowering and Ornamental garden22°C / 72°F
This bearded iris is being crowded out a little by ruby morn. But it is interesting seeing it next to ruby morn as it is a very similar colour, with slightly more magenta, and smaller in form.
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02 Nov 2009Iris dark aura flowering 1 1 Iris dark aura Flowering and Water bowl garden22°C / 72°F
This water iris has finally flowered. Unlike the other water irises, it has a beautiful dark purple-black flower stalk, and dark purple flowers. I hope this one continues to spread.
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02 Nov 2009More photos of the himalayan poppy Meconopsis prattii Flowering and Container garden21°C / 70°F
More meconopsis flowers have now come out. It has at least 10 more buds along the length of the stalk. I am very proud of this one, as i have tried unsuccessfully to grow meconopsis for a few years. I will try to save seed from this one to grow next year.
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02 Nov 2009More poppies 1 Poppy Oriental Flowering and Ornamental garden21°C / 70°F
Most of the lavender poppies are now finished, but lots of red poppies came out after the lavender ones, and the doubles have just started to flower.
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02 Nov 2009Another iris photo 2 Bearded iris charmed circle Flowering and Ornamental garden21°C / 70°F
Charmed circle has now flowered amongst the poppies
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01 Nov 2009First of the roses are out 2 1 rose unnamed dark red Flowering, Ornamental garden , and Rose unnamed pink Flowering33°C / 91°F
The dark pink and dark red are the first to flower
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01 Nov 2009The rest of the unnamed bearded irises are now out 1 1 Bearded iris Flowering and Ornamental garden33°C / 91°F
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01 Nov 2009Darling pea flowering Swainsonia galegifolia Flowering and Front garden33°C / 91°F
Really delicate pink-lavender flowers.
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01 Nov 2009Transplanted last zucchini 1 Zucchini black beauty Transplanted and Propagation garden33°C / 91°F
All the other ones were eaten after I put them in, so I decided to wait until this one was a lot bigger to see if that makes a difference

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