This channel will give reviews on plants cultivation (both outdoor and indoors), mainly focused on cultivation in temperate climate USDA zone 8 (as I am based in Kent, England, United Kingdom). The plants I mainly focus on are fragrant /scented plants and flowers for gardens, in particular bulbs and climbers, orchids, houseplants and rare fruit plants. I hope you will enjoy my videos and for any questions about particular plants, just write it in the comments section below the video and I will try to answer as soon as possible. If you liked my videos and would like to support my channel, it would be great if you would please subscribe. Thanks for watching and hopefully I will see you here.
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Very very nice rose ...❤❤
thanks very much, it is indeed one of my favourites
Posted a while ago but nevertheless an informative video, thank you.
you are very welcome, glad you enjoyed it
OMG get a tri pod.
I actually bought one shortly after this video, but it broke
i was shocked when you said you where Italian ????????? lol *
lol, yeah my accent is very distinctive
Well maybe after 4 years you are a lucky father...Bassia (Ada) Aurantiaca native to my country Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. A beautiful bright orande colored flowers
I do love Brassia (Ada) aurantiaca indeed, its orange colour is wonderful. I think indeed this species might be one of the ancestors of this hybrid. I would love to visit Colombia and its wonderful forests, I have also Cattleya trianae and Cattleya warscewiczii, native of Colombia, and would be great to see them growing wild in nature
Look like the tiger lily without speckles
it is vaguely similar, but the flowers are a lot smaller and more numerous than the tiger lily; in addition, according to my experience, the tiger lily is scentless, but Lilium pumilum has a wonderful chocolate fragrance
I don't know why but my 15 bulbs thrived, breaking all the rules. Partial sun/bright shade and they all profusely bloomed. Forgot them outside well after frost (zone 7B) so I covered the planters and left them out all winter. Now in June they're all sending up strong shoots! So they don't seem that tender at all, give them a try. They''re just gorgeous.
I am very pleased for you, but all my Ismene festalis died when left outside in winter. However, I know other spider lilies of the genus Hymenocallis, native to North America, are hardy in temperate climates. Do you have Ismene x festalis, or other species/varieties of spider lilies?
@@plantreviewsuk1204 I have Hymenocallis harrisiana. Maybe they are more hardy? I'm in 7B (Brooklyn, NY), so not so temperate. I was sure I had killed them when I forgot to bring them in, I was devastated. I held my breath and they are flourishing this Spring! The interesting thing is, my flowers look more like your Ismene festalis, but my leaves are much longer and floppier. In any case, it also is only hardy to Zone 8, so I still somehow had a miracle. Also interesting, I got them on the Brent & Becky's site, and they call them Peruvian Daffodils.
@@SisterFromAnotherPlanet I am very pleased you get the chance to overwinter Hymenocallis/Ismene outdoors, I have never been able to in Kent (England, UK). However in addition to importance of temperature, the drainage of the soil and winter rainfall is very important. If your area is generally dry in winter, these species and varieties have a lot more chances to survive winter. In the UK the problem is a combination of low winter temperature and very high winter rainfall, making the soil almost permanently cold and damp, therefore tender bulbous species have low chances of winter survival outdoors
@@plantreviewsuk1204 Ah, you know what, I have them in 2 large shallow planters. When I realized I had left them out way too long after the first frost, I thought to completely bag them in clear recycle bags so they would stay dry from the snow and maybe winterize. It worked!
@@SisterFromAnotherPlanet that definitely worked perfectly!!! Enjoy these wonderful plants ;)
We had one at the bottom of our garden and the previous owner tied it back to a concrete pillar and the rope dug into the trunk , it now seems to have a lot of dead branches and flowering this year doesn't seem to be as good as previous years . I'm going to strap the tree back as I don't want to take it out . I have also noticed some fungus and bark stripping . Is there anything I could do to try and give the tree some help as it's about 20 yrs old and I certainly don't want to have to chop her out ......any ideas
I found that this tree, if the branches are pruned when quite thick, have a lot of dieback. I would recommend to cut all the dead wood and fungus infested wood on a sunny day (humidity when pruning can lead to wood rot), and then the tree should produce new shoots from the cut branches. The key in pruning this tree is doing it constantly on thin branches, rather than postponing when the branches are thick
@@plantreviewsuk1204 thank you 👍
@@kevinatkinson636 you are welcome
I really love your Italian accent❤!
thank you - grazie :D
Great video! Thankyou sir
you are very welcome, I am very pleased that you enjoyed the video
Io ce l'ho fuori tutto l' anno ma non è mai fiorita
strano, forse ha bisogno di piu' luce
Thanks for the advice. I bought some of these but didn't have a clue what to do with them!
You are very welcome, all the best for your growing
are Isotoma fluviatalis, lobelia pubarela and pratia pedunculata all just different names for the same thing?
hello, no they are different species. Pratia pedunculata is a synonim of Lobelia pedunculata, however Isotoma fluviatilis and Lobelia puberula are different species
@plantreviewsuk1204 thanks for your knowledge 🤘
@@RenewedRS you are very welcome
I'm really looking forward to see an update on the tulip seedlings this year. Might be already too late in the season but thought I'd ask. Thanks! Love your videos.
Thanks very much for the very nice comment, I will try to make one if the plants are still green and didn't go dormant yet, I didn't check them lately
How long can the seeds be stored before planting them?
I am not sure for how long the tulip seeds can be stored, as I have harvested the seeds in late spring-early summer, and then sown in the following winter (so about 6-7 months apart). However, if the tulip seeds are kept in cool and dry conditions, I think they can survive for one year or even more. Remember, however, that generally the longer you store seeds before sowing, the lower will be the germination rate
Thank you for your information. I have 4 of these which like you I bought in the clearance section. Hadn't realised that they are spring flowering thought they would flower again in summer. Never mind just need to adjust the planting design. Seeing as I have 4 as a trial I will plant out along a stretch , part will get full sun but could be liable to cold stress in the winter through to part shade but more protected. The part in full sun is my winter spring area with snowdrops through to daffs and tulips with coloured circus stems so it would be great to get a scented jasmine growing as well. Thanks again.
Oops that should read cornus stems not circus. My fault .
@@NicolaBrown-wo2bq definitely full sun is the best location for this jasmine. They are sensitive with temperatures below zero, in which case all the aerial parts above ground will die down. However, if the frost does not extend underground, the jasmine will re-grow in spring. Actually, this species can be quite vigorous in ideal conditions, sending runners all around, so remember to keep it under control especially if placed near slow-growing plants. The scent is absolutely stunning, I am sure you will love it
Nice flowers llikr
thanks very much
I found a banana passionfruit in Madeira when I was on vacation there. It didn't have any fruit or flowers yet, but the leaves were definitely passiflora leaves, and not passiflora edulis which is also present on the island. It was around 350-400m elevation on the south side of the island, where winter temperatures are around 17C in the day and 11C at night. I bought a fruit at a local market, and it was more acidic and bitter than the regular purple passiflora edulis, so maybe the one at the market was unripe? It looked drier and less colorful than yours, although it was not completely unripe since the seeds were still starting to turn black. Did you have any luck growing them in the UK? I'm trying to grow them in Canada, but in pots that I bring indoors for the winter. My plant is currently entering its second year.
hello, my seeds germinated very easily and the plants wer egrowing well, but unfortunately some mealybugs invaded my banana passionfruit seedlings from a parasitized ornamental plant I had bought (I didn't notice the mealybugs when I purchased it), and they all died. About the plant you describe in Madeira, seems very plausible it is a banana passionfruit. I find the fruit less acidic than the Passiflora edulis, so probably you are right in saying the fruit was not ripe yet. How are your plantlets doing? I read that this species is one of the few than can grow outdoors all year round in the mildest part of the UK
The only suggestion I would make is to use needle nose tweezers to handle the pollen "Pod". So now, I realize that you can use the Lady Slipper's OWN pollen, to pollinate that Lady Slipper; is that correct? IF that is so, please let me know; I could do this for the surviving flower in my little forest (I will let it go for a few days to hope that it will take place naturally and then do this to make sure it is pollinated). Thank you.
yes indeed you can use its own pollen to fertilise the flower, but I agree that would be genetically better if it gets pollinated naturally with another plant's pollen. Bear in mind however, that if there isn't any other plant nearby, I would still attempt the self pollination. My Cypripiedium flowers usually last a couple of weeks (sometimes three)
thanks also for the suggestion to use the needle nose tweezers
Thank you -- I am most grateful for this video as it answered all of the questions I had; I wish I had seen it sooner. I had just found two Pink Lady Slippers in the woods along side of my home. I took photos and planned on watching them over the next few days. To my HORROR I found one of them eaten to the ground, and the second one's leaves eaten by the deer! The second flower is still there, but I have NO POLLEN! I do hope that this flower makes it and will just have to let nature take its course and that it gets properly pollinated. I will try to watch the flower for formation of the seed pod. Should I just allow the Seeds to self plant & naturalize - or is there something I can do to help them get planted? I'm in the Northeast, and it is in a nice pine forest area with very rich soil. Thanks again - and don't apologize for the video -- I was grateful for the time you took and was able to see everything very clearly.
thanks very much for the very nice comment. Even if not ideal for genetics, if you don't have any pollen from other plants, you can self-pollinate the flower with its own pollen, as Cypripediums, like the many orchids, have both male and female reproductive structures within the same flower, and accept their own pollen. The area you tell me about, looks great for these orchids to spread around, however if you want to attempt the growing of some seedlings, here is a good link www.spanglecreeklabs.com/lab.html
Uhhhh
Thank you! 😊😊😊
you are very welcome
Sei molto chiaro nella tua esposizione vorrei sapere se ogni tanto metti del concime e quale. Grazie
grazie Mariagrazia, io generalmente metto un concime solo in primavera ed estate, che si chiama miracle grow (vivo in Inghilterra)
Grazie mille
prego
This is in unlistenable
sorry, I will try to make another video with better audio
Hi there. Great video. Any idea what soil to use when planting outside for the first time? Also, do you feed your jasmine? With what? Grazie 😁
It really needs to be a specimin plant like the one I first saw. I stood in front of it for a long time to take that scent in. I came back to smell it more and more while I was there. Put it in a good position to give it pride of place, it deserves it.
Thanks very much for the very nice comment, my Belle Etoiles really love their position, every year they bloom with an amazing scent spreading around the garden :D
I first smelled this wonderful bush around 1980. I never forgot it, I tried to buy one over 10 years ago, but the nursery was rubbish and left me sitter there. So in my 75 year, I bought one online... it's now planted in my garden and I can't wait to smell those blooms like I did 45 years ago, I hope it flowers this year.
usually they are very reliable bloomers, all the best for this spring!!! The sense of smell is connected to a part of human and animal brain very ancient, and usually olfactory memories last a lot longer than visual ones... several times happens to me I sense a fragrance, and brings me back to memories I didn't think about in decades!!!
Thanks uh for the uh infor uh mation uh uh
you are very welcome
I'm based near stonehenge UK and it's my favourite plant . Its growing in my garden and the bee's love it and it grows April to November and flowers for 5 months. . Get it in your garden if you like watching bee's! !
I absolutely agree, one of the best plants for pollinators
Is it toxic - wiki says it is toxic on the skin
I have touched the plant when I planted it , and I don't remember to have had any reaction, but I would still advise to be cautious. I am not reactive to hyacinth bulbs either, but I am aware that some people have very bad skin reactions handling hyacinth bulbs
@@plantreviewsuk1204 Thankyou
@@pollyester6639 you are welcome
Are u Romanian? Is this the strong beautiful smelling narcissus? There is one from France with small flowers that smells sublime.
I am actually Italian originally. There are several narcissi/daffodils with amazing fragrance, this is one is definitely one of the best ;)
Very informative! Thank you for taking the time to show and explain the process!
thanks very much for the very nice comment, you are very welcome
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I think I did mention it before, but eternal fragrance smells nothing like Perfume princess which is the longest blooming, strongest smelling and most delicious Daphne out there. I really recommend getting one and giving it summer shade and winter sun. It's the most delicious scent out there, and eternal fragrance is just too weak and too jasmine like scent:/
Thanks very much for the recommendation, I actually bought Perfume Princess as well, but it got eaten by slugs and snails... somehow Eternal Fragrance and Daphne odora aureomarginata are resistant to slugs and snails. However, I find Eternal Fragrance scent quite strong, but I agree with you in that its scent is very sweet, I prefer Daphne odora aureomarginata as its fragrance is more citrusy
The most popular plant in india 👍 But i like the more fragrant plant called "Pichi Poo " (Jasminum Angustifolium).
I have never grown Jasminum angustifolium, hope to be able to get it at some point
Wonderfully informative video, thanks! Which would you say are the most intensely fragrant cultivars of each colour group (referring to all hyacinths, not just those featured in this video)? Pink, white, blue/purple, etc. The best smelling hyacinth I have encountered was white, but sadly unlabeled. Strong, fruity, sweet, banana milkshake or ice cream perfume.
Ithanks very much for the nice comment, I agree for the type of scent, City of Harleem (creamy white) is the best I found, very fruity even if not very intense... but for fragrance intensity in my opinion Aida and Marie Blue are the best. Sadly many of my other hyacinths varieties were eaten by slugs and snails before blooming, so I can't give much information about the most scented pink or white variety...I will try again in the future
@@plantreviewsuk1204 Thank you for taking the time to respond. Have you tried growing them indoors? May be a way to enjoy them without snails & slugs feasting on them. My climate is ill-suited to hyacinths, unfortunately, so to appreciate their blooms I have to either treat them as annuals or dig them up each year and store them in the fridge for many weeks to ensure they have enough chill time to enable flowering. It’s possible my white hyacinths are City of Harleem as both the appearance and your scent description align, but they were quite strongly scented, at least indoors. Will try to get my hands on Marie Blue and Aida. 😊
@@alcoholicnun6841 I think indoors the fragrance is more intense as it is warmer and a confined environment... so maybe Aida and Marie Blue, indoors, would be too much scented. I have too many plants indoors to have space also for hyacinths, and anyway they really need winter chill and full sun to thrive, so I don't think I will grow them indoors, even if in this way they will definitely be protected by slugs and snails
Do you have an Instagram page as well? I really enjoy listening and watching your content, I can tell that you are equally a studious and passionate Gardner/plantsman/plant person. There is this childlike excitement to connect with someone who I can study with and share knowledge and plant finds in a way of scholarly exchange, but I don’t dwell on this possibility too much as it’s full of childish expectation. But had we been next door neighbours? I would have been set for field to engage with you meaningfully around the cultivation of image and specimens. Keep up the brilliant work, and looking forward to hopefully interviewing you about your garden in the near future. Grazie
Hello, at the moment my instangram page is mainly private, but I am planning to make one more youtube- and plant related, sure I will let you know when I finalise it, thanks very much for your comment and happy gardening
thank you for the video!
you are very welcome, glad you enjoyed it
Dear grower, you are talking about acidic soil, but you are using cat litter, which contains lots of calcium and calcium sulfate. This ist only suitable for c. calceolous. The name says it! It is growing here in south germany. We have only limestone here.
hello, thanks for sharing your experience. I have another viewer that made already a similar comment, to which I replied: limestone is calcium carbonate, that is a compound that chemically is not very stable, unlike the calcium silicate (that the cat litter is made from) which is very stable; the reason why it is recommended calcium silicate is, I think, because it is a good draining and porous material, that does not increase the pH of the potting mix as much as the calcium carbonate (however, I am not a chemistry expert). Furthermore, I just checked and found that the preference for acid, neutral or alkaline soils depends by Cypripedium species, and actually Cypripedium calceolus has populations that grow in different soils, some acidic, some neutral, while some others grow on alkaline soils (e.g. limestone).
Good afternoon! Почему вы не высаживаете цветы непосредственно в землю на своем участке, минуя горшки?
hello, this ground is very prone to floods, therefore if I plant the bulbs in the ground, they risk to rot
Scusa ma indegna la coltivazione per la frittillaria imperiale,guardale e forse il prossimo video gli vorrai più bene
infatti adoro le fritillarie imperiali... ma non riesco a capire quale sia il problema che trovi nel video
nice informative video.. 👍 please make a basic video about how to care orchids, fertilizer, pots & medium etc...
sure I will , glad you enjoyed the video!!!
Please do EVERYONE a favor and spend a few lira on a tripod for your camera/phone.
agree, that would definitely make a more stable video
How deep of a container do I need for maximum growth? And are fermented coffee grounds a good substrate for this plant?
to be honest I never used fermented coffe ground in this plant or in any of my plant, I would recommend to keep this cactus in a container not too deep, as big pots hold a lot of water, that retains too much moisture, and this plant needs excellent drainage
Si capisce ben poco di quello che descrivi... hemmm... hummm... anziché essere lineare nella spiegazione... potresti migliorare nelka descrizione vocale...
spero di migliorare, sono passati quasi 4 anni da quando ho fatto questo video, vorrei fare un nuovo video la prossima volta che fiorisce
@@plantreviewsuk1204 Ciao... ho vissuto anch'io 7 anni in Brasile, parlando il portoghese, ma l'italiano, non l'ho mai dimenticato! Ti auguro tanto di fare altrettanto... Non prenderla come una critica o una offesa. È un incoraggiamento a fare meglio... potenzialità ne hai da vendere...!!! Suggerisco di provare a fare più video in italiano...
@@Federico-so4tk grazie, faro' del mio meglio
can you recommend 5-6 strong fragrant flower that can be smelled from far ? any orchid , lily with strong fragrance for indoor ???
If you don't have much space, I would recommend orchids: Rhyncholaelia digbyana, Oncidopsis/Cambria Nelly Isler, Phalenopsis Sweet Memory, Miltonidium (Oncidopsis) Bartley Schwarz Baell, Rlc. Burdekin Wonder "Lakeland", Cattlianthe Wufong Rose "Sweet Perfume", Cattleya Memoria Robert Strait. If you have a lot of space e.g. a conservatory, I can definitely recommend Jasminum sambac, Jasminum azoricum, Ismene Sulphur Queen
@@plantreviewsuk1204 Thank you so much for recommendation 😊 after browsing internet, I picked Jasminum polyanthum, Cestrum nocturnum , Jasminum nitidum , clematis recta , jasminum grandiflorum , gardenia carinata , Lilium Regale , Hyacinthus orientalis , ..
@@MrCHATTERJEE01 beautiful fragrant plants you chose, beware that Lilium regale and Hyacinthus orientalis need winter temperatures close to zero degrees Celsius to bloom in winter, so I would not recommend them as indoor plants, but their fragrance is stunning. I have never bee n successful growing Cestrum nocturnum indoors, I tried three times, and they all died, I think they do better outside in warm climates (UK is too cold for Cestrum nocturnum)
@@plantreviewsuk1204 😊Thanks for guiding about temperature. I did not know this.... here winter tem is 8-12°C
@@MrCHATTERJEE01 if it is less than 10 degrees I think the hyacinths and the lilies will still be able to get the winter chill for blooming in spring
This is what happens to your accent when you consume too much peyote.
lol :D
@@plantreviewsuk1204Just kidding mate. Keep up the good work.😊
@@kyolic thanks very much ;)
It reminds me of Amaryllis.
£50 is really too expensive. I found two bulbs today, completely unexpectedly, at a price of less than 3 euros.
the price of Ismene Sulphur Queen in the UK is between £ 2 and 5, according to the bulb size and number (1 or 2 bulbs, depending on the sellers). I have never found Ismene Sulphur Queen at a price of £ 50 in the UK, would be definitely too expensive. However, it is one of the parents of this hybrid to be very expensive, with prices of £50 and more, the few times it is available, and this is Ismene amancaes, the wonderful Amancay www.rareplants.co.uk/product/hymenocallis-amancaes/
Hello are you going to show us your spring garden this year?
I really should at some point!!! Spring is starting now ;)