I managed to find six things from the garden last week but it wasn’t looking good for this week. Fortunately I took off for a few days to Seville, Spain. In the time I was away the weather here made a leap into Autumn. Rain has made the garden easier to work but the dried out patch on the lawn where the old path was really does look dead. It’s a good time to sow grass seed so that is the number one job for this weekend. I am taking the liberty of sharing six things from Seville this week. Fred, fellow SOSer, knows I am taking a step toward more exotic plants starting with a few cannas. They are used to great effect in Seville’s lush public planting. I don’t think I’ll achieve such success but I am giving them a go from seed.
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Yellow cannas from one of the public squares in central Seville. I have two yellow cannas from seed that I hope I can overwinter.
Two
Orange cannas. These were in the gardens of the Real Alcaza. They had reached an amazing height. I am wondering if they are tuerckheimii. There’s some deadheading to be done! I have a few of these too.
Three
A stunning red hibiscus, also from the Real Alcaza gardens.
Four
Lantana camara. This was growing through the railings of garden in the Triana district. I’ve seen this around and about on travels but is it happy in the UK? The RHS suggest full sun and frost free conditions.
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Plumbago is another of those plants that I see on travels. It seems to be very popular in Spain and in the South of France. The RHS gives it a H2 rating so probably another one that would be marginal here.
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Of course, if it is Seville there must be oranges. The bitter variety used for making marmalade. They are to be found as street trees and in gardens everywhere.
The temperatures in Seville were high twenties with a warm breeze, perfect for evening strolls to restaurants. It was a shock to land back in the UK to mid-teens temperatures but the seasons are changing so I must adapt. There are plenty of Autumn jobs to do. Jim continues to astonish with another great selection from his garden. I hope I can drag something up for next week. Happy gardening to you all.
All lovely. Lantana and plumbago are definitely for the conservatory or greenhouse in the UK. Mine have a summer holiday in the garden but come in for the winter.
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All lovely. Lantana and plumbago are definitely for the conservatory or greenhouse in the UK. Mine have a summer holiday in the garden but come in for the winter.
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We just returned from a cruise on the east coast of Spain and saw many of the plants you’ve included here. So strange for us to see oranges and limes on all the trees in the streets. We saw the beautiful gardens of The Alhambra – so pretty.
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The Alhambra is beautiful. I’m a bit taken with Spain at the moment.
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what a wonderful selection. I do love calla lilies. I have some and when they choose to flower they are spectacular.
The hibiscus always put on a good show and are probably my favourite.
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It was while in malaga spain, looking at several large lantana bushes, that the penny dropped that they didn’t have to die every winter. Since then I’ve bought them into the conservatory and kept them alive. They’ve been missing from garden centres in the UK, in recent years (or at least the ones I go to) but I did find some new, deeper red ones this year that I’ve added to my collection.
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