I always try to find something new for myself, there are what made my day at UBC garden 1.Anthemis marschalliana,Filigree daisy. 2.Armeria maritima Little Penny. 3.Campanula ardonensis. 4.Dianthus arpadianus var. pumilus. 5. Kniphofia tysonii ssp. tysonii, Alpine garden, Africa. 6. Maihuenia poepigii, Alpine garden, hotbed 7.Primula japonica, Asian garden. 8. Ursinia alpina, Alpine garden, Africa
I'm going to piggy-back on Nadia's posting with others from the hot house. That Maihuenia is in the Maihuenioideae subfamily of Cactaceae. This Maihueniopsis ovata is in the Opuntioideae subfamily, so not very related, but its name means that it resembles the Maihuenia. Those flowers look like they're finished, but I'm not certain of that. Related to these are the prickly pears, which are in bloom now in the hot house. Here are Opuntia brachycalyx and Opuntia 'Mesa Melon'. In the first photo, Opuntia basilaris, beavertail cactus and Opuntia humifusa, eastern prickly pear, from east central US and Ontario. The second photo is Opuntia 'Pony'. These flowers look so similar to me to the ones above, but the Astrocactus spiniflorus is in a different sub-family, Cactoideae.
I've put names now on the Opuntia above, and have some closer photos of them, along with one more. Opuntia basilaris, beavertail cactus, and Opuntia humifusa. Opuntia 'Pony', photo from inside the hot house this time. And Opuntia 'Colorado Red'.
