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Title: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: mark smyth on June 23, 2011, 12:50:11 PM: Erodium sp.

I sent you and Maggi that Erodium. It's E. 'Lagano Real' that I have never seen for sale since I bought it.
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on June 23, 2011, 01:11:55 PM: Thanks, Mark. We have a copule of "stray" Erodiums.... some from you and some from Sandy Leven and we can never remember which is which. Will make note of that now.

I was just about to praise the tiny, bronze foliaged one that is also from you... but forget the name... again! Is it 'Tanya Randall'?
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: mark smyth on June 23, 2011, 01:32:57 PM: yes that's it. I saw it out of focus in one of the photos.

Mine is now too big but thankfully doesnt swamp anything of importance
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on June 23, 2011, 01:43:05 PM: Wondering about "Lagano Real".... might it be Lugano Real.... since the Swiss place name is Lugano and there may be a connection?
Not that I can find the name online in any variation other than various mentions in the Forum - including your photos here :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4485.msg120890#msg120890

We need a copy of Erodium Register of Cultivar Names: The Register of Erodium Cultivar Names by David Victor in 2000, huh?
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: mark smyth on June 23, 2011, 02:12:53 PM: Dare I say in a whisper I recently pulled a plant apart and might have a rooted bit available in the future
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: mark smyth on June 23, 2011, 02:13:51 PM: :o that is a small whisper
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: Diane Clement on June 23, 2011, 05:29:47 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on June 23, 2011, 01:43:05 PM
Wondering about "Lagano Real".... might it be Lugano Real.... since the Swiss place name is Lugano and there may be a connection?

It's of Spanish origin, not Swiss. It's "real" name is Erodium castellanum 'Logroños Real' but often appears as E castellanum 'Logrono Real'
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: mark smyth on June 23, 2011, 05:54:15 PM: wow how did you find the info?
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: Maggi Young on June 23, 2011, 05:59:12 PM: Quote from: Diane Clement on June 23, 2011, 05:29:47 PM
Quote from: Maggi Young on June 23, 2011, 01:43:05 PM
Wondering about "Lagano Real".... might it be Lugano Real.... since the Swiss place name is Lugano and there may be a connection?

It's of Spanish origin, not Swiss. It's "real" name is Erodium castellanum 'Logroños Real' but often appears as E castellanum 'Logrono Real'

Ah well, that would make sense.... thanks Diane!
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: Diane Clement on June 23, 2011, 07:43:19 PM: Quote from: mark smyth on June 23, 2011, 05:54:15 PM
wow how did you find the info?

Years of practise of interpreting Seed donor forms with misspelt plant names or plant labels that have been handwritten then transcribed, a sort of plant name Chinese whispers ;D
plus a little creative use of search engines. It's on the RHS database (which is and excellent reference of cultivar names, deriving from a combination of several years of The Plant finder)
Erodium castellanum 'Logroños Real' (http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/hortdatabase.asp?id=179357&crit=erodium&genus=Erodium)
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: Ian Y on June 24, 2011, 10:27:57 AM: Thanks Mark and Diane for filling in the names of this lovely plant.

It just goes to reinforce what I said in the bulb log about this wonderful forum community we have here.

And that's just for plants... it is obvious from other threads that the camaraderie and sincere friendship run deep. Long live the Forum.
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: tonyg on June 25, 2011, 08:17:07 PM: Quote from: mark smyth on June 23, 2011, 02:12:53 PM
Dare I say in a whisper I recently pulled a plant apart and might have a rooted bit available in the future

psst .... He's got some spare bits of it! :o
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: Lesley Cox on June 25, 2011, 10:35:42 PM: Quote from: Ian Y on June 24, 2011, 10:27:57 AM
And that's just for plants... it is obvious from other threads that the camaraderie and sincere friendship run deep. Long live the Forum.

They certainly do. and I hope the Forum lives forever. :D
Title: Re: BULB LOG 25 - 22nd June 2011
Post by: mark smyth on July 17, 2011, 02:54:12 PM: Googling Erodium castellanum 'Logroños Real' it looks like only two people have it -

http://geraniaceae.com/cgi-bin/listPlants.cgi?major=Erodiums&minor=Borders%20and%20Bedding (http://geraniaceae.com/cgi-bin/listPlants.cgi?major=Erodiums&minor=Borders%20and%20Bedding) in California

and me