Just extant pots acquisition note planting note
Plant | Pot | Notes |
Combination pots | ||
Tulipa 'Queen of Night' | 1 | In pot with Armeria. Spring 2022 - after several good years just one flower. Compost. |
Armeria maritima 'Alba' | 1 | In one pot with Tulipa 'Queen of Night' Mch 2022 - very thin and scruffy. Needs reviving or composting |
Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus | 9 | 8 bulbs with Arabis caucasia variegata Mch 2022 - not good. Compost |
Arabis alpina subsp. caucasica 'Variegata' | 9 | 3 plants with Narcissus recurvus. May 2022 - still good. Good enough to be on its own? |
Tulipa 'Violet Beauty' | 10 | 6 bulbs in pot with Arabis. Mch 2022 - no longer good, after many good years. Compost. |
Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Old Gold' | 10 | 3 plants with Tulipa 'Violet Beauty' Mch 2022 - good |
Ajuga reptans 'Evening Glow' | 22 | In one pot with Tulip 'Violet Beauty'. May 22 - superb. Good enough to be on its own. |
Tulipa 'Violet Beauty' | 22 | 6 bulbs In pot with Ajuga. Mch 2022 - after many good years there's no sign of the bulbs. |
Rheum x hybridum 'Stockbridge Harbinger' | 24 | |
Viola cornuta 'White' | 24 | 3 plants over rhubarb, which has died down completely. Won't do as well when the rhubarb grows leaves again. |
Aubretia 'Blue' | 44 | With Cordyline |
Cordyline australis | 44 | Very good in stabilised pot by garage. Also 2 other good alpines |
Narcissus 'Jetfire' | 48 | Mch 2022 - not good. Compost. |
Viola labradorica | 48 | Over Narcissus 'Jetfire'. May 22 - very good. Good enough to be on its own. |
Leontopodium alpinum | 52 | With Tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn'. Superb. Mch 2022 - rather swamped by tulips. Will it recover? |
Tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn' | 52 | In pot with Edelweiss. Apr 22 - declining? |
Narcissus 'Dutch Master' | 71 | 10 bulbs. Good. Poor, Mch 2022 |
Pratia pedunculata | 71 | Over narcissus 'Dutch Master' |
Geum coccineum 'Cooky' | 81 | With Tulipa 'Princesse Charmante'. Apr 22 - pretty vigorous. Does it flower? |
Tulipa 'Princesse Charmante' | 81 | In pot with Geum 'Cooky'. Apr 22 - OK? |
Tulipa 'Menton' | 204 | With Erigeron 'Azure Fairy'. Apr 22 - quite good. |
Erigeron 'Azure Fairy' | 204 | With Tulipa 'Menton'. Spring 22 - not so interesting. |
Narcissus 'W P Milner' | 307 | Middle of lasagne. Mch 22 - OK, not exciting. Rather hidden by other foliage going on in pot. Daffs in pots aren't so good anyway. Middle of lasagne not so good. |
Tulipa 'Merlot' | 307 | Bottom of lasagne Apr 22 - good |
Iris reticulata 'Purple Hill' | 307 | Top of lasagne. Good. Dark. Later than Pauline. |
Bellis | 308 | With tulip 'Queen of Night'. Spring 22 - superb. |
Tulipa 'Queen of Night' | 308 | With Bellis. Spring 22 - superb. |
Tulipa 'Violet Beauty' | 309 | With Sedum sexangulare. Apr 22 - superb. |
Sedum sexangulare | 309 | Over tulipa 'Violet Beauty'. Apr 22 - superb. |
Tulipa 'Black Hero' | 310 | With Sedum 'Yellow Queen'. Apr 22 - superb. |
Sedum acre 'Yellow Queen' | 310 | Over tulipa 'Black Hero'. Apr 22 - very good. |
Tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn' | 311 | Meant to be 15 bulbs. 8 bulbs with viola. Apr 22 - good. |
Viola cornuta 'Blue (purple?)' | 311 | 3 plants over tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn' Apr 22 - still good |
Tulipa 'Lily Flowering' | 317 | Free gift. Remnants in big bowl with 'Monte Carlo' and 'Helmar'. May 22 - worth doing. Now compost. |
Tulipa 'Monte Carlo' | 317 | In big bowl with 'Helmar' and lily flowered tulips |
Tulipa 'Helmar' | 317 | In big bowl with 'Monte Carlo' and lily flowered tulips. Apr 22 - not bad. Worth doing. Now compost. |
Dianthus 'Firestar' | 317 | Over tulipa 'Monte Carlo' and 'Helmar'. May 22 - looks swamped by tulips. Will it recover? Pot will be replanted. |
Viola cornuta 'White' | 318 | 3 plants over mixed second year tulipa 'Don Quichotte' |
Tulipa 'Don Quichotte' | 318 | A lot of small bulbs. It'll be interesting to see how well they do. |
Viola cornuta 'Blue (purple?)' | 320 | 3 plants over tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn' Apr 22 - still good |
Tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn' | 320 | Meant to be 15 bulbs. 8 bulbs with viola. Apr 22 - good. |
Single variety pots | ||
Abelia x grandiflora 'Radiance' | 49 | Suddenly all the leaves went parched. I think I'd let it get too dry, but it recovered fully |
Acacia pravissima | 220 | |
Adiantum aleuticum | 326 | |
Agapanthus 'Poppin' Purple' | 291 | |
Agapanthus 'Vallée de l'Authion' | 290 | |
Agapanthus africanus 'Twister' | 289 | Not looking good. Is it tender? Mch 2022 |
Ajuga reptans 'Variegata' | 245 | Slightly underwhelming. Apr 22 - healthy enough. |
Allium schoenoprasum | 95 | |
Allium unifolium | 316 | |
Asplenium scolopendrium | 104 | Not very good, Mch 19 |
Asplenium scolopendrium | 108 | Not very good, Mch 19 |
Asplenium trichomanes | 324 | |
Aster Autumn Jewels 'Sapphire' | 197 | |
Athyrium filix-femina | 325 | A bit tired, Mch 2022 |
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' | 353 | |
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' | 354 | |
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea 'Admiration' | 355 | |
Beta vulgaris 'Bright Lights' | 305 | Nice plants |
Beta vulgaris 'Bright Lights' | 306 | Nice plants |
Brachyglottis 'Walberton's Silver Dormouse' | 38 | VG. Re-potted 9 Jul 19. Rather leaning over |
Buxus sempervirens | 11 | Probably Homebase |
Buxus sempervirens | 31 | Probably Homebase |
Buxus sempervirens | 53 | Probably Homebase |
Buxus sempervirens | 106 | Probably Homebase |
Buxus sempervirens | 100 | Probably Homebase |
Buxus sempervirens | 109 | Probably Homebase |
Calamagrostis brachytricha | 321 | |
Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion' | 287 | Not looking good, Mch 2022 |
Canna | 92 | Yellow flowers Cut back and left in pot. VG Jul 19 |
Canna 'Cannova mixed' | 277 | Repotted 21 Apr 22 |
Canna 'Cannova mixed' | 278 | Repotted 21 Apr 22 |
Carex flagellifera 'Coca Cola' | 40 | Moved from B1, where it was too close to Euphorbia |
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' | 41 | |
Carnation | 32 | in pot? Doing quite well near Cordyline |
Ceanothus | 8 | Cutting. Doing well, Mch 19. May 21, still doing well, repotted |
Chaenomeles x superba 'Crimson and Gold' | 233 | Lots of flowers, some fruit. Could do with planting out, Mch 2022 |
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold' | 6 | |
Chamaerops humilis | 57 | |
Coprosma repens 'Midnight Martini' | 155 | |
Coprosma repens 'Pacific Dawn' | 179 | |
Cortaderia selloana 'Alba' | 261 | |
Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea' | 262 | |
Corydalis solida 'Beth Evans' | 56 | Repotted as 'mystery corms'. Spring 20, 21, 22 - vg. Keep dormant corms in pot. |
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple' | 337 | |
Crocus biflorus 'Blue Pearl' | 314 | Feb 22 - quite good. Blown around rather. Leave in pot. |
Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty' | 313 | Feb 22 - quite good. Blown around rather. Leave in pot. |
Crocus vernus | 98 | Mixed 20 bulbs. Mch 2022 - still going. Keep in pot if convenient. |
Crocus vernus | 13 | Mixed 20 bulbs. Mch 2022 - still going. Keep in pot if convenient. |
Cynara cardunculus | 54 | Plant out somewhere. Gets dry in pot |
Cyrtomium fortunei | 76 | |
Cyrtomium fortunei | 164 | Was by front door. Repotted May 19 |
Daisy | 69 | From Elaine What is it? Continues to do well, in spite of hosting ants' nest |
Dianthus 'Neon Star' | 4 | 3 plants in 1 pot. Looking rather weak, Mch 19 |
Dianthus chinensis x barbatus 'Festival' | 67 | 6 plants in 1 pot. Rather tacky, Mch 2022 |
Dryopteris affinis | 181 | |
Dryopteris atrata | 110 | |
Dryopteris austriaca 'Crispa Whiteside' | 107 | |
Dryopteris erythrosora | 156 | |
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Cristata' | ||
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' | ||
Eryngium x zabelii 'Big Blue' | 99 | |
Eucalyptus gunnii | 34 | Not doing very well, but soldiering on |
Euonymus japonicus 'Pierrolino' | 180 | |
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea' | 293 | |
Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea' | 294 | |
Ficaria verna 'Brazen Hussy' | 55 | Replantedd in bigger pot, late 2021 |
Fritillaria meleagris | 19 | At first less good than B3. Surprising. Mch 19 - now they're better. Mch 22 - excellent. Keep in pot. |
Fuchsia 'Delta's Sara' | 205 | With Tulipa 'Helmar'. Tulip removed 12 Oct 21 |
Gallium odoratum | 224 | Died back completely. Is this right? Mch 2022 |
Gladiolus 'Plumtart' | 87 | Very good in pots. Less so in beds. 5 bulbs. 21 Aug 19 - flowered stems cut off. Pot put in service area. May 22 - very little growth. cf pot 88. |
Gladiolus 'Plumtart' | 88 | Very good in pots. Less so in beds. 5 bulbs. 21 Aug 19 - flowered stems cut off. Pot put in service area. May 22 - still looking promising. cf pot 87. |
Hebe 'Mrs Winder' | 111 | Must have been B&Q. The label says 'Verve' |
Hebe 'Purple Shamrock' | 33 | |
Hedera helix 'Buttercup' | 328 | |
Hedera helix 'Oro di Bogliasco' | 330 | |
Hedera helix 'Silver' | 149 | |
Hedera pastuchovii 'Ann Ala' | 329 | |
Helleborus foetidus | 18 | |
Heuchera 'Malachite' | 83 | |
Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' | 194 | |
Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Angel' | 342 | |
Inula hookeri | 175 | |
Iris hollandica | 65 | 20 bulbs. May 22 - plants in pot looking ok. No flowers yet. |
Iris reticulata 'Pauline' | 315 | Good. Early. Bashed about a bit in the wind |
Iris x hollandica 'Alaska' | 312 | Apr 22 - leaves. No flowers. Still to come? |
Jasione laevis 'Blaulicht' | 215 | With 7 or 8 lily flowering tulips. May 22 - plants looking ok. Flowers midsummer - autumn. |
Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Alps' | 2 | |
Kniphofia 'Bees' Lemon' | 298 | |
Kniphofia 'Bees' Lemon' | 299 | |
Kniphofia 'Bees' Lemon' | 300 | |
Lavandula | 101 | Cutting. Doing well, Mch 19 |
Leucothoe walteri 'Zebild' | 7 | Spring 22 - nice foliage. No sign of flowers. Not so good in pot? |
Lilium | 94 | Pot of bulbs in flower Very good for a short time. Cut back and kept in pot over winter. Jul 19, 20, 21 - superb. 21 Apr 22 - repotted. May 22 - good foliage. |
Lilium regale | 89 | Superb in pots. Some lily beetle, but easy to control 3 bulbs. May 20, 21 - good. Apr 22 - looks ok, if a little weaker. |
Lilium regale | 90 | Superb in pots. Some lily beetle, but easy to control 3 bulbs. May 20, 21 - good. Apr 22 - very little growth. |
Lysichiton americanus | 159 | |
Lysichiton americanus | 160 | |
Lysimachia nummularia | 288 | |
Miscanthus 'seedling' | 189 | |
Miscanthus 'seedling' | 190 | |
Myosotis | 303 | |
Myosotis | 304 | |
Nandina domestica 'Obsessed' | 39 | |
Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête' | 338 | Each plug 2 sprouting bulbs 6 sprouting clumps. Apr 22 - superb. Leave in pots. Could be planted out in beds in winter if there are gaps. |
Narcissus 'Tête-à-tête' | 339 | Each plug 2 sprouting bulbs 6 sprouting clumps. Apr 22 - superb. Leave in pots. Could be planted out in beds in winter if there are gaps. |
Onoclea sensibilis | 323 | |
Origanum | 136 | |
Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Variegatus' | 37 | VG near bamboo |
Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima' | 347 | Not looking good, Mch 2022 |
Paeonia lactiflora 'Festiva Maxima' | 276 | |
Paeonia lactiflora 'Tom Eckhardt' | 275 | |
Papaver orientale 'Brilliant' | 232 | |
Papaver rhoeas 'Mother of Pearl' | 344 | |
Pennisetum massaicum 'Red Bunny Tails' | 5 | |
Perovskia 'Blue Spire' | 346 | |
Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe' | 77 | 3 plants in 1 pot. VG |
Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe' | 112 | |
Phyllostachys aureosulcata | 45 | VG |
Phyllostachys nigra | 260 | |
Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo' | 169 | |
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Atropurpurea' | 178 | |
Polypodium vulgare | 182 | |
Polystichum polyblepharum | 25 | |
Polystichum setiferum 'Proliferum' | 157 | |
Polystichum tsussimense | 36 | |
Polystichum tsussimense | 158 | |
Primula 'Bedding' | 340 | 'Antique shades' nice single pink(?) 6 plants |
Primula 'Bedding' | 341 | 'Antique shades' nice single pink(?) 6 plants |
Primula vialii | 295 | Mch 2022 - died back completely. May 22 - healthy looking shoots. May not belong in pot. |
Primula vialii | 296 | Mch 2022 - died back completely. May 22 - healthy looking shoots. May not belong in pot. |
Primula vialii | 297 | Mch 2022 - died back completely. May 22 - healthy looking shoots. May not belong in pot. |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Capri' | 286 | |
Salvia 'Amistad' | 351 | |
Salvia 'Jezebel' | 350 | |
Salvia 'Phyllis' Fancy' | 70 | From Hazel |
Salvia greggii 'Peach' | 273 | |
Salvia microphylla 'Cerro Potosi' | 348 | |
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' | 274 | |
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' | 352 | From one of my plantings, but which? |
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurea' | 26 | |
Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' | 167 | |
Salvia x jamensis 'Nachtvlinder' | 349 | |
Sempervivum tectorum | In separate little pots | |
Solanum pseudocapsicum 'Mandarin' | 28 | |
Strobilanthes urticifolia | 285 | |
Thymus vulgaris | 168 | 2 plants |
Trachelospermum asiaticum 'Pink Showers' | 263 | |
Trachycarpus fortunei | 72 | |
Tulipa 'Sorbet' | 319 | Not many rather poor bulbs. Apr 22 - underwhelming. |
Viola | 301 | |
Viola | 302 | |
Weigela florida 'Variegata' | 345 | |
Woodwardia fimbriata | 322 | |
Zantedeschia aethiopica | 73 |