Flowers & seeds of June
Sanguinaria canadensis (bloodroot), first seeds of 2023
It is already mid-June, wow! This is the time when various spring flowering species start to mature their seeds; soon there will be a wave of native species seeds one after another starting with Sanguinaria canadensis, Asarum canadense, Stylophorum diphyllum, and Jeffersonia diphylla…to mention just a few.
Various other species mature their fruits gradually, and also the collecting is done in the same way. For most Viola species, Silene pusilla, Saxifraga cuneifolia, Capnoides sempervirens…this involves seeds collecting every day now. Plus, Helleborus caucasicus seeds are being captured by organza bags, and others will follow shortly.
As soon as there is a larger batch of species collected, there will be another call for seeds, probably in late June – stay tuned.
The regulars of June garden are in flower now: Dictamnus albus, Baptisia australis, Clematis integrifolia, various Dianthus, Salvia, Aconitum moldavicum, with Asphodeline lutea in top bloom. While we all rejoiced in few rainy days, it was not very inducing for taking many new pictures. There are also new garden friends this year, like Glaucium aurantiacum and Gladiolus tenuis.
This is also a good time for planting 2 years-old seedlings of various bulbous species in the ground, as they enter their summer rest period.
Erythronium sibiricum 2 years-old tubers before planting in the ground
Species like Corydalis solida and allies, Erythronium, Fritillaria, Adonis, Crocus species, Galanthus…you can plant them in the ground after the second year of growth. They can also be grown further in pots, but honestly, I have obtained better results for such species with this method then by growing them longer in pots. The Canadian plant trade is lacking diversity for these species, so what can we do?
We grow from seeds!
