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J.Ian Young (Iyoung)
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To Start off April here are two of the lovely hepatica flowers that Maggi bought at great expense.
I had them in the glasshouse so that I could get seed from them but that did not deter the sparrows from pulling their heads off. The remaining ones are now under wire.
This is one of our own seedlings which shows some promise withe the contrasting anthers. |
Carol Shaw (Carol)
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Beautiful Ian |
Franz Hadacek (Fhadacek)
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Here are two Corydalis flowering at the moment!!
Corydalis rutifolia ssp. erdelii was collected in Turkey
Corydalis rutifolia ssp. uniflora was colleted in Crete. I a somewhat smaller version with more ore less solitary flowers
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Mark Smyth (Mark__n_ireland)
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all 3 are lovely |
Tony Goode (Agoode)
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Here is one for you Franz. This Primula auricula was raised from seed you collected at Dobravatsch and kindly sent me a couple of years ago. Thanks!
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Gwendolen Mary Black (Gwenb)
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Here is a celandine for Ian to prove that his lesson worked and it is suitably sized. It is a dusky leaved primrose flowered seedling called SMOKEY BEN. Trouble is I'm not sure how to place the pic on the page with its name.
SMOKEY BEN |
J.Ian Young (Iyoung)
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Well done Gwen.
You have the name on your picture if you hover your mouse arrow over the pic 'Smokey Ben' appears.
Always push for a new line before posting a picture, after the picture coding appears click again for a new line and put your title there, that will appear as text below the picture on the page. I will do it for you on your above post.
If you want to move the picture you can highlight the coding, click and hold and move it just as would move text in MS word. |
J.Ian Young (Iyoung)
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I should have said you will need to refreash your page to see my change to your post.
Click the green arrows symbol next to the red cross up ot the top of this page. |
Anne Wright (Annsie)
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That magenta hepatica with the white stamens is a stunner. Is it a named variety? |
Franz Hadacek (Fhadacek)
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Tony I am always happy if I see that my donated seed germinated and also flower. Collecting seeds in the mountains is not always a pleasure. Thanks for the beautiful picture. |
Tony Goode (Agoode)
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Juno iris are now coming into flower. I once grew true Iris warleyensis and am now raising new ones from exchange seed - well TRYING to raise new ones from exchange seed! The results so far are nice plants but NOT true, unadulterated Iris warleyensis.
This one is at least blue and floriferous.
This one looks like Iris bucharica.
Tecophilea cyanocrocus is looking nice too. I was given a few corms some years ago, a mixed batch. Grown on seperately I now have three ditinct forms.
  
I remember Ian showing us seedlings of his own raising which showed even wider variation.
I grow a few frits, would like to grow more but they are less tolerant of my careless routines than the crocuses! This one is a survivor.
Fritillaria hermonis amana Anti Lebanon Mtns Fm was collected and distributed by Bob & Rannveig Wallis. |
Paul Tyerman (Tyerman)
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Ian,
Those two Hepaticas are definitely worthwhile breeding from. I wish I could say "send me your rejects from the breeding program" but unfortunately..... *sigh* I like your own white one. As you say, the contrasting anthers are very nice. What in particular are you trying to breed for?
So instead you'll just have to produce lots and lots of seed and share it around to all of us drooling admirers. 
I definitely have to say that the more I see of them the more I like Hepaticas. Out of interest, what time of year do seedlings germinate?
Paul T. Canberra, Australia. |
Carol Shaw (Carol)
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I remember Maggi buying those two Hepaticas at Early Bulbs - they really are beautiful and cost an arm and a leg!
Meanwhile in our now very breezy Apine House (David has taken some of the glass our!) Plants we would have hoped to get onto the show bench are already in flower.
Lewisia tweedii
P. marginata 'White Lady'
And a new (to us) and interesting Frit.
F. affinis tritula with its wonderfully denticulated petals
Outside the garden is changing again. Until last year this was a veggie plot but as we are part of an organic box scheme we ended up with a glut of veggies - David had also had covetous eyes and this last remaining plot for years, gave the raspberry canes to a neighbour and started digging! Maggi this proves he does work in the garden not just drink beer!
Also out in the garden is Tulipia Schrenkii
Erythronium tuolumnense
A Pulsatilla with no label
And N. bulbicodim 'Petticoat Hoops' with larger than normal flowers
N. 'Jet Fire"
and N. 'Rapture'
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The last two showing their cyclaminius parentage |
Luit VanDelft (Lvandelft)
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Here some pictures of Chionodoxa lochiae.
Since I took some bulbs out for friends, some years ago, increasing is going much faster??
{Chionodoxa lochiae 1}
{Chionodoxa lochiae 2}
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J.Ian Young (Iyoung)
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Paul, the hepatica seed from last year is germinating well now. What am I breeding for is a good question, all I can say is I will know when I see it.
I love the ones with large contrasting anthers and have been crossing the good colour forms with the white plants we have which have both contrasting anthers and beautifully marbled leaves. |
Margaret Young (Myoung)
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Anne, in reply to your post no. 39, the two hepaticas shown are "Noumurasaki" for the dark one on the left and "Sayaka" for the pale one on the right. It is actually rather more salmom-pink in life, the photo shows more pink-pink, if you follow me! I got them from Jacques Amand (Living Colour) Tel. 01736 335851 for a catalogue!! They're not the MOST expensive, and they are very pretty and fat little plants!
Note for Gote: from a note of his on the "hepatica " pages, I got the good red form, shown on the Show pages, labelled as "Gyousei" rather than the gyousii it appeared on this Forum as!! Our error! |
john forrest (Jof)
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Wonderful pictures above everybody. A joy to behold.
I was out for a walk and by the river Lune, where there were the usual carpet of Ranunculus ficaria. I thought about the selected forms I have at home and began to look for differences in the hoard of flowers. It didn’t take very long to find ‘the better than average’ example.
Standard R.ficaria
'better’ R.ficaria
In my garden 2 selected forms
R.ficaria Salmon’s white
R.ficaria Colarette
I then began to look a bit more carefully amongst the mass of other Ranunculaceae.
Garden centre Anemone blanda
Self sown seedling with 29 petals
Here are just a few of the Ranunculaceae in flower at present.
Anemone nemerosa Allenii
Anemone nemerosa Royal Blue
Anemone nemerosa Yerda Ramusem
But look what Yerda Ramusem did last year
Anemone pallida
Anemone x seemanii
I showed the semi double Anemonella thalictroides but here is a ‘white’ single
Caltha himalaica
And lastly a selected form of the American Clematis tenuiloba
C. t.‘Ylva’
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Margaret Young (Myoung)
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Nice Caltha, John. I am a fan of Clematis ylva, which I say as "Yellva", though I've heard "Ullva"... well, it's pretty, whatever!
Luit,: How are you? We find that these Chionodoxa increase more when disturbed, too. I think they must have a mechanism which restricts increase when they are crowded which is over-ridden when disturbed so they make more to fill the space... I suppose this is a sensible action for survival... not to use up ALL available space , then capitalise on an opportunity! Certainly they do not increase so much when left alone.
Luit,Might you be going to the Conference at Wageningen? Ian would be very pleased to meet you at last! |
Carol Shaw (Carol)
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As the sun came out again a further wander round the garden produced the following:
A Primula pubescins growing nicely in a trough (which is otherwise tatty looking and needs sorting!)
Androsace carnea
Pulsatilla hulleri
Trillium hibersonii
and a close up of same
Rhododendron 'Goosander' from that well kent nursery Glendoick
Saxifraga marginata rochheliana growing in tufa in the lime bed
N. 'Creagh Dubh'
Iberis saxatilis - a very 'common' rock garden plant but with a diameter of over 12 inches and a mass of flowers i am happy to accept in garden
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Franz Hadacek (Fhadacek)
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Carol,
your picture shows the A. carnea ssp. brigantiaca.
A. carnea ssp. carnea is little seen in cultivation and the corolla is pale pink.
Franz |
Mark Smyth (Mark__n_ireland)
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Narcissus 'Creagh Dubh' doesnt suit it's name translation.
Creagh = rough pasture
Dubh = black |
Gwendolen Mary Black (Gwenb)
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John 'O The Forest It warms my heart to find someone prepared to give celandines a second look. Here in the Eden valley there are surely great colonies of them too but I'm kept so busy tending to the Collection, it take over half an hour to dead head the potted ones before I start on those in the ground. Tomorrow if it is sunny I will take a picture of an oddity with nodding heads of cream over bronze foliage and post it here. One of nature's marvels is the change from a tribe of potted celandines on a chilly morning with all young flowers and buds closed, to the huge wave of wide open flowers when the warmth of the sun hits them, ablaze with yellows, oranges, creams, whites and lime greens As Lulu used to sing," It make me want to shout!"
Sad news tho' is that my once large and comprehensive collection of patches of Anemone nemorosa cultivars are all but wiped out by the dreaded Anemone Black Rot, from which I still find the brown cups at soil level as they appear from the underground sclerotia. |
Franz Hadacek (Fhadacek)
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I like Fritillaria very much, F. hermonis ssp. amana and F. acmopetala grows very easy in the open.
F. hermonis ssp. amana
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Mark Smyth (Mark__n_ireland)
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Can anyone tell me more about Primula (veris) officinalis? I was given some today. They definitely dont look like Cowslips or Oxlips. They came via Keith Lamb. Photo tomorrow |
Paul Tyerman (Tyerman)
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Wonderful pics everyone.
Ian.... thanks for the confirmation of when the Hepaticas germinate. That means more into spring that winter so I have some idea when to "expect" (hey I'm being optimistic that they WILL germinate) them to start putting their little heads up. *grin*
Lovely to see the celandines..... the different ones you have over there are amazing. We have a tiny fraction of them here in Australia, and those from a couple of people who do import some of the forms from the UK etc.
So many things I want to add to my garden now. This site is bad for my health! LOL
Paul T. Canberra, Australia. |
Göte K. A. Svanholm (Gote)
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Thank you Margaret.
Gyosei makes sense as a good Japanese word I cannot translate it without the Kanji but it sounds OK.
Göte |
Göte K. A. Svanholm (Gote)
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Primula officinalis Jacq. is as far as I know, a synonym for Primula veris L. = cowslip.
Primula officinalis (L,) Hill is Primula veris ssp. veris.
Göte |
Gwendolen Mary Black (Gwenb)
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Mark re Primula officinalis. Gote is correct according to The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening.It says ' P officinalis, see P veris'
You know that P veris is the Cowslip and should have leaves abruptly contracted at the base. The oxlip P elatior can and often does have similar leaf to stalk transition. The differences are that Cowslip calyx is uniformly pale green [oxlip calyx has darker green midribs] Cowslip flowering head is smaller by half c.w.Oxlip and its flowers are deep,sometimes brownish yellow, even occasionally reddish c.w.Oxlips which are pale yellow. They can cross, producing swarms of plants intermediate in characters and are partially fertile.
What I would like to know is why Cowslip has the Sin its name and Oxlip doesn't |
Anthony Darby (Adarby)
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It would have to be 'oxesslip' or 'oxanslip'. The old spelling is 'oxeslippe' or 'oxeslyppe' or even oxanslyppe, just like cowslip used to be 'cowslyppe', which means cow dung - slyppe being 'slimy dropping' (I deserve a pat on the back for finding that one out! ). I suppose it got shortened to oxlip with 'es' removed, the 's' being unnecessary in oxlip but vital in cowslip. |
Gwendolen Mary Black (Gwenb)
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Well done Darby, You must stand pat on your findings. And on that subject I have never seen better meadows full of Gentian verna nor of Primula veris than where there are quantities of cowpats. Maybe we should incorporate the material into the potting compost. Wonder if the plants are as particular about the pat age as are the Dung flies? |
Gwendolen Mary Black (Gwenb)
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herewith the promised pic of the odd crook- necked celandine seedling. Cream flowers with bluish reverses on bronze leaves. Its pet name is Noddy. Flowers and leaves all normal, just the angle is different.Maybe genetic,maybe virus.
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Luit VanDelft (Lvandelft)
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Yes Margaret, I booked for 1 day at Wageningen, the day Ian is speaking there!
When I booked last year I was not sure if my condition would be so far o.k. , but now I
think I’ll be there. I am looking forward to hear Ian speaking and hope to meet him personally. It’s only 100 km from here!
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Margaret Young (Myoung)
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Oh, Luit, I am so pleased you will be there. I am only sorry that I cannot attend and meet you, too. I am glad that you are feeling well enough for this little trip. As the warmth comes more to the garden so, I hope, will the strength return to you !
Warm regards,
M |
Mark Smyth (Mark__n_ireland)
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Nice Celandine, Gwen.
creeping Phlox are just getting started here
P. 'Bavarian'
Phlox 'Alexander's Surprise'
Camellia 'Jury's Yellow'
Primula officinalis
Are opinions still the same? All the flowers face the same direction and are open flat as above. |
Carol Shaw (Carol)
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Hi Franz many thannks re Androsace
Mark I suspect daffie is a Brodie cultivar but we have not been able to prove this. |
Margaret Young (Myoung)
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Mark, love the Phlox "Bavarian", great marking colour.
I think your primula is a hybrid, given the photo. |
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Gwen
That's an interesting Celendine and must be worth seeing if the character transfers, so get the paintbrush out.
Mark
Super pictures and your phlox is way ahead of mine. I grow loads for the beautiful carpet of colour they give. I have lost the names of many of mine (before digital recording) as the label went under the mats or was fancied by one of my feathered friends. |
john forrest (Jof)
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Here are 3 primulas blooming now
Primula amoena is most attractive from this collection of Holubec’s in Georgian Caucasus.
Primula boothii x aureata fimbriata was a cross I did about 20 years ago but is the only one of this type I have been able to keep since the weather patterns have changed. It seems to have hybrid vigour and increases well. I've never managed to get it to a show in all that time, so this is its debut.
This hybrid Primula David Valentine, which I think was made by Judy Burrow and named for her Uni colleague. It is an excellent doer and grows in any condition .
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Gwendolen Mary Black (Gwenb)
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Mark, I agree, the primula is a hybrid. What shape are the leaves, how and where does each join its stem?
John, Too late, the pot of R. fic. Noddy has been visited by Small Tortoiseshells and Peacocks, Bumble bees,Hoverflies and Greenbottles as it stood on an outside shelf on the south side of the greenhouse where I keep oddities and new seedlings under assessment. Now it has reached that peculiar celandinious state wherebye its anthers fold inwards and cover its own stigmas, just to make sure I suppose. Nature seems to have invented everything including DIY. Look at your pulsatilla buds if you want to see the first'Thermal' underwear |
Margaret Young (Myoung)
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I sympathise, John, we have lost many, many primula with the changing weather, not to mention a bad infestation of vine weevil a few years back, which coincided with a very hot summer. Where once there was a large and lovely collection of many sections, now there are only a few remnants to enjoy. I try to be philosphical about these things and look forward to the days when the garden is full of south african daisies but I find it hard going!
Gwen, no butterflies about in Aberdeen as yet, only greenbottles and a few bumblers. One or two wasps drawn to the Fritillaria house, of course, by the pong. |
Göte K. A. Svanholm (Gote)
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This is definitely not Primula veris. It looks like a Primula elatior. You really need to show the whole plant if you want an identification. Primula acaulis would look the same in a picture like this.
Below are two pics of P.veris
The red one is a variant of garden origin.
Below are two pics of Primula elatior.
I hope this went well. I grow both in grass that is moved in late summer.
Hope this is helpful
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Göte K. A. Svanholm (Gote)
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A PS.
I agree that it might be a hybrid or a garden selection. These have been selected for centuries.
Göte |
Gwendolen Mary Black (Gwenb)
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Maggie, It was David Mowle who once said that you can always tell a primula grower by his miserable face.Pampering them for the show bench is rewarding but labour intensive.Making collections and growing them outdoors and you have leaf aphids, root aphids, vine weevils and virus all trying to profit. In addition you have to deal with P marginata growing like elephants trunks sprawling about,visiting insects tramping all over the farina if the rain left any on the plant and worst of all you run the risk of developing Contact Dermatitis from handling the damned things. Have I left anything out? |
Luc Gilgemyn (Luc)
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John,
Just discovered your pic of Clematis tenuiloba "Ylva" - marvelous plant ! - I just happen to have bought one at my favourtie nursery over here in Belgium yesterday. However it's supposed to be planted outside and I see you keep it in a pot - would you (or anybody else) know if it's reliably hardy ???
Thanks
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Herman van Beusekom (Hermanne)
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Luc,
Bij mij staat er nu een in de tuin (zonder winterprotectie) te bloeien. Weliswaar geen 'Ylva' maar de gewone tenuiloba. Cheers. |
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Luc
I'm not sure what Herman's advice was but I have tried 2 times planted out both with fatal results. Sometimes you can grow things without protection if you can find the right place. In Blackpool we have about 150 cm rainfall and wet can kill plants in cold weather. My advice is to take cuttings and experiment.
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Ian McEnery (Ianmcenery)
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Luc
I understand that Clematis Tenuiloba will grow outside best in a trough so I am trying it out against the House wall. I will let you know this time next year how sucessful it is here in the UK Midlands |
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Well Herman wrote (in Dutch so showing the international character of this forum) that I planted -back in the summer of 2003- three plant of Clematis tenuiloba bought at David Sampson's nursery. These where planted in full sun and in a very lean mix of circa 75% stones. I did not protect the plants against our wintery wheather. Does this mean that Clematis tenuiloba is hardy ? I would not -necessarily- say so since our winters are heating up but I have no room for dozens of plants in pots. Thanks. |
Luc Gilgemyn (Luc)
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Thanks for the valuable advice John, Herman and Ian. Since I don't have room for many pots (except my Pleione) either - I'll go for my raised bed against the south wall of the house put it in a very lean mix and hope for the best - that's the warmest spot I can think of out here and I can protect it against most winter wet there too. Will see - I'll keep you informed next spring.
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Andrew Ward (Andrew)
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A few pictures I took at the weekend when it was nice and sunny.
Firstly (Tony) this is what I bought as Iris bucharia.
It now has half a dozen flowers out.
Allium paradox var normale, one big arching leaf but at the weekend when I when shopping :-) I saw some with multiply leaves so looks like mine has got to grow a bit.
Detail of flower.
Next a couple of Androsaces, pyrenacia
and sempervivoides.
Lastly a plant bought, labelled as Draba mollissima,
but I think it may be wrong. Anyone like to confirm that and suggest the correct name. What ever it is the bee liked the look of it while I was photographing.
Andrew |
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