One of my favorite expressions, gwhizz.

2 years ago
this one dates back a long time.i have 6 or 7 with some little ones this year..i accidently sold some as trumpets,[in one of my braindead moments]

in australia,these are called 'the old christmas lily'- it becomes confusing from there,because then,'regale was called 'the christmas lily'-it gets worse,because,as a child,i was raised to know,the'longiflorum' as a christmas lily=-=-i do know,not many people grow them here.,.and only for the fact that i had a great,gardenwise,greenfingered 'mentor'i take mine very much for granted,.,i have about 10 ,forgotten ,seed raised seedlings in a pot i discovered on sunday,..i dont think many people here appreciate what they are,or their rarity,.,.or how tempremental they are!-who knows,'tastes may change'.

this one is north facing,so far doing very well,.,.it was uplifted from a garden in May and potted still in a soil clump,.,.-anthony
i swapped a couple of peasized bulbs for show class daffodil bulbs-that way we are both happy and no money is exchanged!

i,ve shifted the pot ,to under the shade of the'fully loaded' snowball tree,to avoid full sun,,.wont be long and there should be some flowers!-anthony

Can hardly wait!

Me, too. The only thing blooming here is some mums, and they are winding down. So now it's up to you to entertain us for the winter, Anthony.....

Sweeeeet

You all need to branch out more. Ornamental and native grasses are in fine dried display here in the north, Allium thunbergii(Ornamental Onion) is at its peak, and the witchhazel will still be blooming to Thanksgiving.

Alright, I have a whole yard full of ornamental grasses. Didn't even think about them, sorry. That was my first venture in the nursery business, and I have huge clumps in the gardens. I could never handle them now as a nursery product.

Very pretty garden views, Polly. Thanks for sharing!

I snapped this yesterday, my Dawn viburnum. It is just starting to bloom and will go all winter blooming, usually into March or April. Lightly fragrant.

Thanks Pard! Pretty viburnum. I just love the smell of most viburnums.

Nice garden Polly. I have not been able to think of grasses. I like how others work them into the garden tho.

Thanks Jo. You do need a really large are to work some of those miscanthus in. And they are my favorites. I would guess some of mine are 8' wide. But I love them.

I would have them too if I had as much room as you do. Those pix are beautiful.

Thank you. Now you know my gardening style. Nothing fussy or neat here.

Wouldnt the world be boreing if every gardener was anal?

Pardalinum, is that the same as Pink Dawn Viburnum? I have that one, and it blooms in early spring here in Kansas. Mine really suffered in the 110+ temps here this summer. I lost one plant entirely.
Not even sure whether to replace it or not. The blooms and the scent were terrific, but oh that foliage was ugly from the heat and wind. What's the secret with them?
cindi
oops sorry to hijack a lilium thread...

Yes, it is Pink Dawn viburnum. For some reason the "Pink" part has been dropped in the name.

The secret is to grow it in the Pacific Northwest where it gets neither exceedingly cold nor exceedingly hot (like your 110 deg.). It does look somewhat unsightly in the summer but not what I would call ratty. We don't get strong winds in the summer so that helps.

If we get a hard freeze (these usually don't last long) the blooms are damaged but seem to kick back in with new ones.

And if nothing else it provides a place for the birds to park or hide from the occasional hawk that might visit.

Well I was wanting an excuse to move there!