A miscellany from Kew

Crocus speciosus

A meeting at Kew today for once ended in good time, permitting a quick scamper round the garden in lovely bright autumn weather. Here's a selection of things that caught my eye.

Nymphaea 'Carlos Magdalena'

The Salvia border, S. uliginosa in front.

The grass garden, with Stipa ichu in the foreground.

Cyclamen graecum with propeller-shaped flowers.

Amorphophallus titanum fruits

Amorphophallus titanum infructescence

Coelogyne dayanum

Cleistocactus candelilla

 

Persea palustris



Fraxinus americana (shaded leaves)

The canopy of Fraxinus americana

The first peacock on the blog this year!

Crocus nudiflorus: I have never seen this species doing so well before, flowering in sheets and making a tremendous display.