Plant of the Day

Friday 3 June 2022

The Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, 2022 Plant of the Year was a succulent the purple leaved x Semponium 'Destiny'. This is a hybrid between the genera Aeonium and Sempervivum (houseleek, hen and chicks). There was also a green foliage hybrid x Semponium ‘Diamond’.

Jill Raggett

Het wonderlijke verhaal van de "Surreal Succulent" Semponium

This year, the @the_rhs #PlantoftheYear competition looks like a close run event. Here are my picks, but they really are all good #plants and worthy winners. Rosa ‘Elizabeth’ Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Intense’ Rhododendron ‘Starstyle Pink’ Buddleja davidii ‘Little Ruby’ Geranium pratense ‘Storm Cloud’ I suspect Rosa ‘Elizabeth’ has a nostalgia advantage, but who knows. The Buddleja was surprisingly good and unlike others on the market. Haven’t shown, but I love the giant X Semponium and the Pink Amistad Salvia has got to have a good chance. Short answer, I don’t know, but will be happy with any, yes… any, including the variegated #Forsythia x intermedia ‘Discovery’, which looks like a good plant, even if it is a Forsythia! (at Chelsea Flower Show) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd6B_oLKBxR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Snow White apples, vibrant colours and going green... next year’s garden trends | Nature | News

Snow White apples, vibrant colours and going green… next year’s garden trends | Nature | News

More confident colours such as reds, oranges and purples – with plants such as crocosmia, salvia, canna and varieties of echinacea – are expected to prove popular. Houseplants are also set to be more colourful, with low-maintenance varieties in brighter hues – like the red succulent “x Semponium” Sienna – expected to overtake sales of the green-leafed varieties. The appetite for colour will even…

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