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This summer's star plant?

(79 Posts)
Liz46 Tue 20-Aug-19 18:11:24

Last year I bought some pansies from the local, family run garden centre. The flowers were big and beautiful so I gathered some seed and stored it in a paper bag over the winter. I have had beautiful posts of pansies again this summer so am on the hunt for more seeds for next year.

I've bought a lot of other things from the garden centre this year so am not putting them out of business!

BBbevan Tue 20-Aug-19 18:01:42

My camellias have born fruit. Everyone I know has never seen this before. The fruit looks like round figs, but I think can't be eaten. An absolute star though

midgey Tue 20-Aug-19 17:32:03

I dislike begonias, however the ones I bought in the reduced aisle in B and Q, for 50p, have flowered like machines all summer through gales etc etc! My runner beans however were blown down and are now compostsad

shysal Tue 20-Aug-19 17:24:38

Which annual or perennial plant has performed the best for you this summer?
For the first time I grew Petunia Tidal Wave, some from seed and others from cheap plug plants from a TV shopping channel. They climb and trail and look like they will keep going until the first frosts. Each of the examples pictured shows a single pot containing 3 or 5 plugs. Thank you Monty for featuring the Velour red ones which prompted my purchases.