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Bon Silene Experiments

Formerly RBEHS Z10A/S17

last month

I've been experimenting with a new camera lens and have been taking a lot of pictures of Bon Silene, which after a difficult childhood has grown to be among my favorite teas.

And here are two more experiments--this time featuring the 1937 Hybrid Tea, Contrast. I was playing around trying to make the Australian mint bush in the background more or less blurry:

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Melissa Northern Italy zone 8

last month

Have fun! I used to have 'Bon Silène', but lost it to poor soil. I hope one day to have more Teas, if I can ever create the conditions they need. Also, enjoy the photography.

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jacqueline9CA
last month
Your last photo of 'Contrast' lives up to its name! Congrats on that success. Also, Bon Silene is gorgeous - I especially like the pic of most of the bush, with the blooms glowing along with the new red foliage.

Jackie
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Have to trade: pink poppies, tall Sweet William, white foxglove, tall blue ageratum, long-spurred columbine, white Polemonium, fluffy poppy, all fresh seed and from my garden. Prefer to do large trades and large seed packs. Experienced and reliable trader. Want: Verbena Bonariensis, Forget-me-not, Chinese houses, Clarkia, Silene (prefer short), amaranth, viola (white or yellow,) monkey flower, pink 4 o'clock, pink nicotiana
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I just finished picking and cleaning my seeds, and posted all that I have. Would like to trade for the above plus viola, nigella, snaps, verbena bon., petunias, lobelia, alyssum. Please take a look at my list and maybe we can do a trade. I prefer to do large trades. Thanks! NiniBean
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I've had Bouganville for six or seven years and planted it (back when I thought it would be winter tender here) along with Nach Noisette and a nastarena on the same side of an eight foot bed. Nastarena croaked at six years from RMV and a bully found noisette has overgrown that space from four feet away and poor B is encroached on by NN. Poor B is only six feet tall and four feet wide, but has a cane that is eight feet so I think her potential is great. (And I think she's a must have noisette for the rosette pink blooms. And no fuss at all here.)
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Your roses are still beautiful even when rain-drenched and I love the color of Bon Silene. I really like your abutilon and wish I had one. I hope your Pineapple Express decides to come down our way also (I'm assuming you're on the west coast).
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jacqueline9CA
last month
Your second shot of 'Contrast' lives up to its name - congrats. Also, Bon Silene is gorgeous - I especially like the photo of most of the bush, with the blooms and new red foliage glowing.

Jackie
jacqueline9CA
last month
sorry - don't know why my comment double posted - I wrote it again after it disappeared.
Formerly RBEHS Z10A/S17
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last month
Haha, thank you! The mysteries of Houzz ...
Formerly RBEHS Z10A/S17
Original Author
last month
Continuing some photographic experimentation, I noticed Rob Roy framed by an arching backdrop of Canna × ehemannii blooms this morning, and tried taking a few pictures throughout the day.

In the early morning sun:

Mid-Afternoon:

After a brief rain shower:

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