Every year I try to grow something new. There is never any shortage of candidates. Here are some of my experiments this year. These Sempervivum (or houseleeks or hen and chicks) result from a request to grow 30 plants as gifts. We had one red hen with chicks and a packet of seeds. The pots are about 4cm wide by the way. Sadly the occasion for giving these away has been usurped so we will have to give them houseroom at least until school goes back to normal next term.
This second is an allium. Being a veg grower alliums represent a good halfway house to the flower world. Having ordered a bumper mixed bag last autumn these ones are the wierdest. I must look out the packaging to find the name.
Last but not least, here are some edamame beans (or soya beans if you prefer). I planted them out today and was delighted to find a blog describing the harvest of the same plant in Indonesia here . Thanks Endah. Now we just need a tropical summer!
Aah, I do love houseleeks. That allium is most unusual
ReplyDeleteNECTAROSCORDUM SICULUM is the name of the statuesque allium. It is only like this after pollination, the splayed flowers drooping on long stems at first! Quite a performer!
ReplyDeleteI grow sedum and sempervivum in trays of gravel on top of the pond filter chamber. They just lift off when the filter needs cleaning,
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