I had reached my Six on Saturday but had this pic left over. I thought it deserved a post of its own. Chrysanthemum ‘Royal Command’ taken just after the rain stopped, with flash because it was so gloomy. Quite atmospheric I thought!
Bishop of Llandaff
Probably my favourite Dahlia of the year, Bishop of Llandaff. The sturdy stems holding gorgeous deep red flowers contrast with the dark foliage and, with regular deadheading, went on for months. A really good front of border dahlia and very attractive to bees. Started from seed this year, this was grown from a packet of ‘Redskin Mix’ from Suttons Seeds.
Orange Allouise
Undoubtedly my favourite Chrysanthemum of 2012, the gorgeous buttery yellow ‘Orange Allouise’ which captivated me every day in the early morning sun throughout August and early September. Strongly recommended if you like that sort of thing!
One of this years additions to the cutting garden was Chrysanthemum ‘Froggy’ from Sarah Raven and it has produced a bumper crop of small green button flowers, perfect for a contemporary looking vase. Obviously it would work well teamed with white, yellow or pink but it also looks good just on it’s own set off by the darker green of the foliage.
Just in case you were wondering, the new header picture for my blog is Chrysanthemum ‘Orange Allouise’ bought as a plug plant from Sarah Raven in April 2011 and propagated into 5 further new plants this March from basal cuttings. It is utterly gorgeous, like dripping creamy butter, and I hope to keep it going for many years to come. The header picture has been cropped a little so here is the full shot with water droplets after a shower of rain.
Just wanted to post a picture of my Grandad’s chrysanths, grown on each year from cuttings taken from his garden when he died 22 years ago. I have no idea of the variety and it doesn’t really matter. I just call them ‘George’. They seem to get better every year. Thanks George!
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