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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 1h

Some lovely foliage, Stromanthe sanguinea ‘Triostar’.

#stromanthe #stromanthesanguineatriostar #stromanthesanguinea #stromanthetriostar #prayerplant #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 2h

Dahlia ‘Thomas A. Edison’. Magenta purple flowers.

#dahlia #dahliathomasedison #dahliathomasaedison #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 2h

Dahlia ‘Witteman’s Best’. A really nice strong red semi cactus type.

#dahlia #dahliawittemansbest #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 5h

Calibrachoa RAVE PINK. Tender perennial usually grown here as an annual, it has been flowering non stop for many months.

#calibrachoa #calibrachoaravepink #millionbells #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 21h

Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Double Click Rose Bonbon’. The Cosmos have been flowering for months and still going strong.

#cosmos #cosmosbipinnatus #cosmosbipinnatusdoubleclickrose #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 22h

Quite a pale red-hot poker but of my favourites, Kniphofia ‘Toffee Nosed’.

#redhotpoker #kniphofia #kniphofiatoffeenosed #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 2d

The silky seed heads of Clematis tangutica, a vigorous deciduous climber.

#clematis #clematistangutica #climbingplants #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 3d

It’s a very blustery day today, quite different to the calm of last weekend when I visited the gardens at Abbey Wood, Delamere. This is the pool garden. It’s so relaxing watching the koi move gracefully about in the still water.

#garden #abbeywoodestate #stalwartplants #pond

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 17d

Autumn crocus, Colchicum autumnale. Probably battered to bits after the heavy rain this afternoon and evening!

#colchicum #colchicumautumnale #autumncrocus #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 17d

Torrential rain here this afternoon but this morning the Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm‘ was providing a sunny splash of cheerful yellow!

#rudbeckia #rudbeckiafulgida #rudbeckiafulgidagoldsturm #coneflower #blackeyedsusan #stalwartplants

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Darran Jaques @darranjaques.bsky.social · 17d

Impatiens omeiana 'Sango' flowering in our exotic courtyard garden today.

#Garden #Gardening #Design #Plants 🌱

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 20d

One of my favourite asters, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae ‘Harrington’s Pink’. Quite a tall one but fairly sturdy.

#aster #asterharringtonspink #symphyotrichumnovaeangliae #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 20d

Verbena bonariensis. I noticed that the individual purple flowers fade to blue as they age and wondered if it was just a decomposition thing or if they had been pollinated and it was a signal to bees and butterflies that there was no more nectar to be had. I know this happens with forget-me-nots.

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 20d

The beautifully black calyces of Salvia guaranitica ‘Black and Bloom’.

#salvia #salviaguaranitica #salviaguaraniticablackandbloom #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 20d

The twinkling flowers of Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’, pineapple lily.

#eucomis #eucomiscomosa #eucomiscomosasparklingburgundy #stalwartplants #pineapplelily

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 26d

Hesperantha coccinea (Schizostylis coccinea). Such a beautiful flower and useful for its long flowering period when other plants are finishing. It’s often in flower in November here.

#hesperantha #hesperanthacoccinea #schizostylis #kaffirlily #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · 26d

Spindle, Euonymus europaeus, just beginning to take on its beautiful autumn foliage. Until then the little pink fruits are providing the colour and will soon split open to reveal the little orange seeds.

#spindle #euonymus #euonymuseuropaeus #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · Sep 6

Me too, it’s really striking.

Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · Sep 6

Beautiful!

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · Sep 5

It’s that time of year for collecting sloes for sloe gin. They look so plump and juicy this year I was very tempted to eat one but know from experience how astringent they are! The colour is beautiful though especially with the waxy bloom.

#sloe #sloegin #stalwartplants #foraging #prunusspinosa

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Darran Jaques @darranjaques.bsky.social · Sep 1

Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Tricolor' with a pink and white flushed foliage.

First time I've seen jasminoides, tricolor, it's normally T. asiaticum distinguished by its rounder leaves.

#GardensHour #SixWeeksOfColour #Pink #Garden #Gardening 🌱

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · Sep 4

I love this hidden spot at my parents’ garden in Yorkshire. Sheltered from the wind, it also catches the afternoon and evening sun and is a perfect place to sit and have a chat.

#lothersdale #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · Sep 4

My step mum’s sweet peas for cutting. They got trashed earlier in the year in one of the storms but bounced back! Amazing how just a small bunch of them can scent a whole room.

#sweetpea #stalwartplants #lathyrusodoratus

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · Sep 4

My mum’s front garden is still looking lovely and being enjoyed by bees and butterflies. It’s been an even drier than usual summer for her in East Kent though, so she’s considering creating a more drought tolerant planting scheme.

#frontgarden #stalwartplants

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Stalwart Plants @stalwartplants.bsky.social · Sep 4

Good to know! Thanks for the info.