Scottish Wildflowers

[ThistleDown]

Goat path, Lime. I've been up there a few times, too. Following is not quite wildflowers, but contains wild flowers. This is An Cala on Seil and to get here one must take a bridge over the Atlantic Ocean. Sorry for the light quality.

[CopperNGold]

Lovely, delicate little Highland forest thing despite all that Latin and Swedish, Ted. Speaking of delicate wild flowers, CR Mackintosh did some wonderful watercolours of flowers worth investigating for a woodland garden. Among them is fritillaria. My wife has encouraged this to grow in a dappled spot in our BC garden, but this is CRM's illustration, published in most books on this so-talented man

I love those watercolor prints. Do you think the fritillaria will grow in the sandy soil of the Oregon Coast, or perhaps in a raised bed? What kind of soil would I need to replicate its native growing conditions? I've never seen a checkered flower and would love to grow some!

[Paul Henry]

I love those watercolor prints. Do you think the fritillaria will grow in the sandy soil of the Oregon Coast, or perhaps in a raised bed? What kind of soil would I need to replicate its native growing conditions? I've never seen a checkered flower and would love to grow some!

In the UK , Fritillaria meleagris or snakes's head fritillary are usually found in meadows and grass, rather than flower beds. They need a certain amount of dampness and they don't like to be disturbed too much. They are not the easiest thing to keep growing, sometimes they disappear for a year or two and then come back.I've had them on and off for over 20 years , usually the purple one, but sometimes the white version appears as well, they are really beautiful flowers. Good luck in trying to grow them.

[Lime]

I'm fairly certain this isn't Foxglove, but actually Rosebay Willow Herb, a wonderful colour , but a terribly invasive plant in a garden

ah yes... epilobium angustifolium... my mistake! I'm just showing my ignorance with all things horticultural on this thread I'm afraid.

[Laird_M]

Well, you're easily forgiven. On a plant lore walk in South Wales a few years ago I was talking about a holly and its uses when I spotted a rather fine clemetis that I'd estimate at about 50years plus from its size over the other side of the path and started sprouting complete gibberish about hollys 'thistle like down...'

[ThistleDown]

I love those watercolor prints. Do you think the fritillaria will grow in the sandy soil of the Oregon Coast, or perhaps in a raised bed? What kind of soil would I need to replicate its native growing conditions? I've never seen a checkered flower and would love to grow some!

I don't think so. My wife is superb at transplanting and in answer to your question passed on the little basic: transplanting a wild plant can only be reasonably assured of success if everything is the same in both locations. Your soil is going to be a problem as, I would think, will be the wind/salt combination.

[MacBean]

Hey, wait for me (sorry not to have been following along here lately)!

What about primroses and orchids? I'd bet Scotland has some real beauts. Here is ....Scottish primrose:

[MacBean]

[Bugbear]

I was wondering where you were, MacBean.

I also have a thread on botanical phenotypic influences in heraldry floating around out there on the forum somewhere.

[MacBean]

Lovely pictures Rex, especially as many were from your gorgeous garden!