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Chloris
The Blooming Garden 
Stunning, especially the flamboyant Sultan – thanks for introducing me to him. 🙂
The Sultan is rather gorgeous. I am told that he is hardy but I prefer not to risk it so I keep him in a pot.
Especially love the albuca!
I do too. If you want to grow an easy Albuca, try Albuca shawii. It is very easy from seed and has pretty yellow flowers.
Thanks, it is now on the list 🙂
Albuca is a new one on me, is it yellow?
This Albuca is green and yellow. I also have Albuca shawii which flowers earlier. It is easy from seed and has yellow flowers. I think it is a bit hardier than this. I grew Albuca nelsonii from seed too. It took several years to build up an enormous bulb and then had a very tall spike with green and white flowers. These bulbs come from South Africa. I love their bell shaped flowers.
Love your beautiful reds today. I had to look up each of these–all very nice.
Thank you Susie. I love vivid red flowers contrasted with green.
What a fabulous red!
I wonder if Nerine sarniensis would be hardy with you? It is such a gorgeous colour.
Our winters can be cold but my garden is never wet so many things survive that wouldn’t in a wetter environment.
I always learn about a new flower when I stop by…endless your knowledge! beauitful:-)
Thank you Robbie, I can’ t resist something a bit unusual.
Wow – such vivid colours Chloris! I can envisage the calceolaria being renamed as ‘Hot Lips’.
The lips do look as if they have had a bit of plastic surgery like a super model don’ t they? I love the pouches of hardy Calceolarias.
How beautiful, all of them, and don’t they sit prettily together. You do have some wonderful plants.xxx
Thank you, I love bright red and green together and I am always on the look out for something out of the ordinary.
A glowing post, Chloris!
Thanks Ali.
Nice, bright color combination! It made me smile. 🙂
Red and green is always a cheery combination. I can never resist green flowers.
A pretty combination. Albuca is new to me as well – I’ve never seen it here, although other bulbs from southern Africa are common.
Well Albuca would be hardy for you. No worries about keeping them warm in winter. I recommend them. Do try Albuca shawii, it is delightful. You can grow it from seed and it will flower the second year.
Sultans and spiders? Your wild side is showing!
Sultans and Spiders sounds like the title of a book about exotic places. Not really suitable for a sleepy Suffolk village.
Love the nerine!
Nerines! I am mad on them. I will show you some of my lovelies soon.
Look forward to it. I put 2 lots of 3 in last year but they haven’t flowered and probably won’t this year 😦
Cool combo! I love the rich bright red with the greens. This spring I may try and copy in some way -by accident I had some red and chartreuse and really liked it!
I agree with you, red and green look fantastic together. Not subtle, but great.
I love the ruby red color on the Calceolaria. Looks a bit like jewelweed, but also a bit like lady slipper orchids. These three plants are all new to me.
The Calceolaria is supposed to be hardy but I think it will stay in the greenhouse for the coming winter. The red Nerine and the Albuca are definitely tender.
Beautiful but I really love the flower that looks like a little pouch. Very cool!
The Calceolaria does have nice little pouches, it was a recent impulse buy . I’ m told that it is hardy but I don’ t quite believe it.