Six great summer flowering perennials!

[@sannaericditsler4034]

A wonderful video. Lots of information. Thanks. You guys are highly entertaining.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@besottedorchids3605]

The giant tree poppy ❤❤❤❤❤

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Not enough hearts!!!! Regards Stephen

[@liamkillick7132]

Gosh that's a great shirt Stephen

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thank you. Regards Stephen

[@lindamiller394]

Love that Dalia Stephen Ryan. Thanks for the video.😊

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@chaminikumarak]

I love this Dalia as well and wondering where I can buy one in Sydney for my garden.

[@dianefields6056]

My grandfather was a dahlia breeder in South Africa many years ago and we all had dahlias named after us. One named after my sister, Barbara, achieved modest commercial success.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I don't think that many make it into commerce so that was quite an achievement. Regards Stephen

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

If anyone wants to see a lot of goat's beard in the wild, go visit SE Alaska in July -- there is a lot of it in the understory underneath the Sitka spruces! That is where I recognized it from. If anyone is in southern California, you can get Romneya coulteri at Matilija Nursery in Moorpark CA sort of near Thousand Oaks!

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I love it when those with local knowledge gets back to us. Regards Stephen

[@galecunningham1250]

How exciting to see my beloved Matilija Poppy (romneya coulteri) growing in Australia. I live in PNW WA now but uprooted myself from southern California to be near my children and grandchildren. But alas and alack! M. Poppy does not grow here. However, the rhododendrons are magnificent here, and peonies too, but I shall always miss M. Poppy.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

It is certainly one of those unforgettable plants isn't it. Regards Stephen

[@John_NY10566]

you guys are amazing with your knowledge and so entertaining, thank you

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@maxzytaruk8558]

California Tree Poppies are UNDERRATED in my opinion

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Completely agree! Regards Stephen

[@matteosollecito2448]

Congratulations on your dahlia! Eye’m a BIG daliaist! Love verronne’s obsidian and crazy love.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Quite a compliment to have a plant named after one isn’t it. Regards Stephen

[@sylviahardy4568]

Goat's Beard sounds just the thing for my permanently damp, shady front garden. Thanks for the information guys 🙂

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@tanyawales5445]

Romneya gets up to eight feet tall in the California mountains at high elevation.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Nice to have local input. The plant in Barry and Ruth’s garden has to have been that height at least! Regards Stephen

[@dianefields6056]

Used to be scathing of agapanthas, but now I love them. I think it's all the new varieties.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

We all change our minds about things which can include Agapanthus! Regards Stephen

[@mathewhalpin]

I love you guys you bring such joy!

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Why thank you kind sir! Regards Stephen

[@katrinkatterman3069]

Goat’s Beard, Aruncus dioicus, is a native to the Pacific NW of North America.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

You're right I missed that bit it is however native to the areas I spoke of as well. Regards Stephen

[@ThreeRunHomer]

Native to Tennessee also. Must have an enormous range.

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

Crazy how many places it is native to, I recognized it as a native for me, but did not realize until I looked it up how widely distributed it is!

[@loriedmundson782]

Goat's Beard is native to Ohio in the US.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I forgot the US connection when we were filming. Regards Stephen

[@glbg10709]

Really love the goats beard! Would not go well in my hot coastal garden tho'. I've often thought the inclusion of an animal would work well for your videos (dog not cat!) in the same way as Monty Don's dogs are featured.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Point taken. You could soon see a British short hair cat called Mildred or some corgis called Aster and Barnaby. Regards Stephen

[@ThreeRunHomer]

Kudos on your dahlia! 🎉

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thank you!! 😁 Regards Stephen

[@FireflyOnTheMoon]

Lovely to see a butterfly land on the hat. --- Is Stephen Ryan single?

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Sorry but I'm taken. Regards Stephen

[@MDA-rs4uf]

When you showed the aruncus (goat's beard), before telling it's story, I first guessed aralia which has white blooms as well and also the leaves look similar to your aruncus....I have a wet area but cannot get Rodgersia to grow at all ...our SE US soil is too heavy and our summer heat seems to prevent it from being happy at all...

[@thehorti-culturalists]

These plants certainly need a cooler climate to perform well. Regards Stephen

[@SleepyKittens]

What is the backstory of having the dahlia named after you, Stephen Ryan?

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I was at a conference of the Dahlia soc. and the President was showing some of his new seedlings and I fell for this one and asked for a tuber. He gave me all the stock and registered it as Dahlia Stephen Ryan. What a lucky boy am I! Regards Stephen

[@brocktoon8]

Loooooooooooove Russian sage

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Thanks for watching!

[@chaminikumarak]

Hi, thank you for the fantastic content. Is the Dalia Stephan Ryan available in common nurseries like Flower Power or Bunnings in Sydney? I would love to add it to my garden.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

Sorry but as far as I know I'm the only one growing it so far. Regards Stephen

[@TimurDavletshin]

I wonder if Steven can tell us about embroidery on his shirts and jackets. Who's making it?

[@thehorti-culturalists]

My dear friend that lives near by called Paula did the appliqué work for me. Regards Stephen

[@chrisryan6831]

I so want a dahlia Stephen Ryan

[@thehorti-culturalists]

That could be arranged. Sxx

[@sudhiragarwal8960]

Nj Randolph USA Flowering shade dear resistant

[@thehorti-culturalists]

As deer are only a recent issue for a very small number of Australian gardeners I don’t feel qualified at this stage to be authoritative. A. local expert would be more useful. Sorry Stephen

[@sharonmclean8924]

Lovely video, thank you. Where can we buy Dahlia Stephen Ryan in NSW.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I can send them if you want. Give me a ring on 0354263075 to talk it through if you are interested. Regards Stephen

[@sharonmclean8924]

@@thehorti-culturalists thank you . Will do.

[@wendywhitham5357]

Hi. I also loved Dahlia Stephen Ryan and would like to get one for my garden. Do you know who stocks them? Thanks. Wendy

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I do have a few left. Ring on Tuesday to talk it through on 0354263075 if you need it sent. Going to a funeral tomorrow. Regards Stephen

[@user-wd6fr7vm4z]

Hi Stephen. I rang a couple of days ago and spoke to you. My friend Attila will be coming to your nursery at the end of April and will bring a Dahlia Stephen Ryan back for me. He wonders if you would put aside a Mount Sturgeon Pine for him, please. Is payment in April ok? If not, I'll try to ring again to make payment over the phone. Cheers. Wendy from Canberra

[@sunenielsen2686]

Thank you for another entertaining episode. If Alexandra has 'Stephen Ryan's, does it mean they are commercially available in Europe? Would be nice with a 'Stephen Ryan' in our front yard :D in Denmark.

[@thehorti-culturalists]

I know she has been trying to get someone to run with it commercially but I’m not sure how that is going. Perhaps you could send her a message! Regards Stephen

[@sunenielsen2686]

Thanks, I will try that ;)@@thehorti-culturalists