Satisfaction
It is always a joyful moment to see various species grown from seeds flowering for the first time. No matter if they are common or ‘rare’ species, natives or not, they bring a different feeling than those acquired from a garden center.
Flowering first time from the shaded side of the garden:
Podophyllum hexandrum (syn. Sinopodophyllum)
Podophyllum hexandrum, Himalayan mayapple
Triosteum pinnatifidum, a species grown for its beautiful foliage and fruits; the flowers are not showy but without them we wouldn’t have fruits ;)
Triosteum pinnatifidum
Lathyrus vernus, grown from own wild collected seeds, which adds to the satisfaction!
Lathyrus vernus
Other species that flowered for the first time in early spring in the shade were: Helleborus purpurascens and Pachyphragma macrophyllum.
Helleborus purpurascens (from wild collected seeds, Carpathian Mts.)
Pachyphragma macrophyllum
More to come. And let’s not forget the sunny side!
It’s very satisfying to grow from seed!
Yes Tina, very rewarding to see them growing and developing since tiny seedlings stage to flowering :)
It is a joy! I am just waiting for my seed grown Lathyrus aureus to flower, hoping it will be this year.
Lathyrus vernus can flower starting in the third year, if not in the forth.