These Six on Saturday lack a theme. They are a mixed bag.

1. Watsonia X pillansii ‘Coral and Hardy’ bugle lily is my first ever! Something dug it out last year before bloom, for no apparent reason. You can probably guess where it is from.

2. Canna X generalis ‘Cannova Mango’ canna on the right seems to have produced a red sport on the left. I do not think that another cultivar mixed with it, but I am not certain.

3. Matthiola incana, snapdragon has not been planted here for years because of rust. A few generations of just a few feral plants have grown from seed though. Most are yellow.

4. Osteospermum fruticosum, trailing African daisy might be feral also. Although some were planted nearby, I do not remember that any were planted in its particular location.

5. Phlox paniculata, garden phlox began as feral, since we do not know how the seed got here, but now that it is here, we cultivate it. Almost all of it is white, but one is lavender.

6. Rosa spp., rose is producing some exemplary flowers. I do not know what cultivar this is, but it resembles ‘Seashell’. I suppose its name is unimportant. It is pretty regardless.

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16 thoughts on “Six on Saturday: Mixed Bag”

  1. A lovely collection this week Tony. The white phlox is gorgeous and the lily is a beautiful colour. I have snapdragons (we call them antirrhinums and the German name is ‘lion’s mouth’) that return each year, even though they are apparently not hardy. Sometimes they come back from the root, but often they just seed themselves around.

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    1. Thank you.
      What is weird about the snapdragons is that they performed so poorly when planted, but seem to do well when they self sow. We might try them again someday, but the rust is horrid. The feral sorts survive with it.

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  3. The phlox is pristine, ‘feral’ a good term, I quite like it when there is no cultivar name and one can just settle on it being a good plant. A bit like constructing a delicious meal with whatever is in the fridge without a recipe, a never to be repeated dish to enjoy.

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    1. Much in our landscapes at work is recycled. Even if we remember where it came from, we can not remember what is cultivars and what is not. I think that the phlox could be the variety ‘David’, but I do not say so, since I do not know for certain.

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  6. The color of the snapdragon is exceptional. I also love the rose. The African daisy reminds me of growing up in San Diego, I can see in my mind where they were planted along the driveway when we lived in El Cajon. It seems you do not need to do anything, they just grow and bloom. I am certain they never got watered. We were on a well so only the avocado and other fruit trees got watered. Oh and my mom’s roses, but she was limited living there. Later she ended up with close to 200 varieties when she was back on city water.

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    1. Yes, but I do not know how to describe the color of the snapdragon. Is it magenta? The African daisy that was most popular decades ago was a trailing type that is uncommon nowadays. I like this particular African daisy because it is a similar color to the old fashioned sort. It is probably a bit fluffier, although it also trails. 200 roses is a lot to maintain!

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  7. All beautiful plants! I really like snapdragon and phlox – both plants on my wishlist. Osteospermum is a nice one because it blooms for so long – it goes well into the autumn here.

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    1. Oh my! I somehow trashed your comment! It took a while to find and restore it. Anyway, snapdragon should be common at nurseries. It is a popular bedding plant. Phlox I am not so sure about, since I do not know where ours came from or how it got here.

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