I spent a couple of hours in Muséhagen (the old botanical garden) in the centre of Bergen before taking the train to Oslo on Sunday and spent the time edimentals spotting amongst all the sun-worshippers, a strange experience in a town best known for its rain…
Sweet cicely (spansk kjørvel) is a “noxious weed ” (svartelistet), but also one of the best edible introductions to our flora, only invasive as we eat too little of it ;)
Hostas
My favourite formal part of Muséhagen is this bed with Hostas and Gunnera tinctoria from South America, both in my book Around the World in 80 plants!
One of Norway’s tallest Ginkgo trees, but alone it will have a hard job producing ginkgo nuts!
A splendid clump of Allium victorialis (victory onion / seiersløk)
A splendid clump of Allium victorialis (victory onion / seiersløk) towering over Egyptian onion to the left
Camassia cusickii
Camassia cusickii
A large clump of hybrid Trillium
Hemerocallis dumortieri is an early flowering species
A hybrid day lily to the left with much smaller Hemerocallis dumortieri to the right
Marshmallow (legestokkrose)
Asparagus, asparges
Gaultheria shallon
Rudbeckia (a vegetable used by native americans)
Tropaeolum polyphyllum
Darmera peltata
Hosta planted with conifers
An area with Myrrhis odorata, sweet cicely
Invasive claytonia sibirica
Hostas
Hostas
Hostas
Hostas
Pignut / jordnøtt was also growing wild in the garden
Thanks for this great post, Stephen!
The nearest (three) Ginkgo trees to Musehagen that I know of are in Nygårdsparken and are located about 450 meters away. Is that close enough for even the slightest chance of pollination?
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Thanks for this great post, Stephen!
The nearest (three) Ginkgo trees to Musehagen that I know of are in Nygårdsparken and are located about 450 meters away. Is that close enough for even the slightest chance of pollination?
Hi, thanks Rick!
I would have thought that there was a chance, although relatively small. It’s wind pollinated.
Best wishes, Stephen