Paeonia chromotella – a large tree paeony with big double flowers, needs regular feeding with a balanced fertilizer from April – September Paeonia mlokosewitschii – known as ‘Molly the Witch’ – the first to flower and an expensive plant Helleborus argutifolius – pale green, coarse foliage which is a bit more resistant to leaf blotch diseaseĮuphorbia mellifera – choose a sunny sheltered spot with good drainageīergenia ‘Bressingham White’ – John recommends using this en masse around a golden conifer
Helleborus orientalis choose the ‘ Ashwood Hybrids’– to avoid the leaf blotch disease, cut away old foliage in November Iris stylosa) – flowering from November – March, evergreen foliageĬardamine quinqefolia – spreads a bit but very early flowering Kniphophia erecta – a rare plant with upright flower tubes (normally flowerlets droop downwards) Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’ (golden marjoram – low growing) One of our members is already growing this plant and John suggested taking semi-ripe wood cuttings (July time) and rooting them in a gritty medium with some bottom heat. Here are some of John’s favourite plants (in the order presented):Įdgeworthia chrysantha – a difficult plant to grow which is flowering now. It was very revealing as to the knowledge of our members and also highlighted the more competitive amongst us! John Negus gave us a fantastic canter through his favourite perennials, it was an animated evening where John split the room into teams and offered many prizes for correct answers (and even not quite correct answers). Perennial Pleasures – a talk by John Negus