Author Archives: Alistair

Buphthalmum salicifolium

Buphthalmum salicifolium (yellow oxeye daisy) a Summer flowering perennial which has eventually grown on me after constant reminders from Myra as to how so very like rays of sunshine the flowers are. I ended the year with a yellow flowering … Continue reading

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Begonia Helen Harmes

 Not so long back I posted a profile on the Begonia Flamboyant. Today I am looking at one of the other Royal Renaissance varieties, Helen Harmes (Harms), an excellent tuberous Begonia with small single and semi double flowers.   Helen … Continue reading

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