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Seed Exchange / Re: SRGC Seed Exchange 2024-2025
« Last post by fermi de Sousa on February 14, 2025, 09:29:18 AM »

Australia - the box of seeds for your orders has just reached Sydney (12 Feb). It may be inspected under Australian BICON rules, and should then be delivered shortly to our friendly member who is helping to ensure your seeds are separated and delivered correctly.  They will be distributed as soon as possible.

The friendly member informs me that the seeds have arrived!
We can distribute some of them at our AGS  Vic Group meeting next Saturday, saving a bit of postage!
cheers
fermi
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Plants Wanted Or For Exchange / Re: Andean Tropaeolum species
« Last post by Vinny 123 on February 14, 2025, 09:01:47 AM »
E-Mails will be answered if addressed to Michael@Chileflora, otherwise, he never sees them.

Thanks Marc - now altered/corrected.

I have sent various emails to Michail, which is what is on the website - does the spelling expalin why I have never had an answer and why the few people that I have spoken to about this have never had an answer either?

Ed. - I have just tried and the mail was undeliverable
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Plants Wanted Or For Exchange / Re: Andean Tropaeolum species
« Last post by Vinny 123 on February 14, 2025, 09:00:00 AM »
Thanks @MarcR - now altered/corrected.

I have sent various emails to Michail, which is what is on the website - does the spelling expalin why I have never had an answer and why the few people that I have spoken to about this have never had an answer either?
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Pleione and Orchidaceae / Re: Pleione humilis F. K. Ward
« Last post by Tim Harberd on February 14, 2025, 08:52:50 AM »
Hi Ebo,
   Welcome to the forum!
   Dad grew a cultivar of that name, some time last millennium…. My principal memory of it was that the flower was quite unlike any other humilis, being held well above the compost on a decent, upright stem. I seem to recall that the bulbs, tho’ having the same overall shape as yours, were ribbed. Also the bulbils were numerous and tiny.
   I think I’ve got a photo of it, back in the archives, probably on slide, but finding it would be a ‘needle in a haystack’ job! I need at least three reasons to go digging into the old photo collection, but next time I do I’ll keep an eye out for it.
   Incidentally, Dad reckoned that his clone was probably a hybrid. It wasn't vigorous, and I don't remember ever seeing more than one flower at a time.

Tim DH
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Blogs and Diaries / Re: Robert's and Jasmin's Garden Paradise
« Last post by Robert on February 13, 2025, 10:16:47 PM »


Our earliest blooming Hoop-petticoat Narcissus are nearly finished blooming. The next batch is now in full bloom. Our late blooming Hoop petticoats are budded and will be blooming in about 3-4 weeks depending on the weather.

This year many of my next generation miniature Narcissus hybrids will be blooming. There should be a new crop of hybrids each season now as I have been crossing and sowing new hybrids each year now. I am looking forward to the results as the flower buds begin to open.

[Jasmin]:  It makes the garden cheery to have at least a couple containers that are easily moved about for display.  Each season, the latest blooms are situated in prominent positions along our main paths, spreading the color about.
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Blogs and Diaries / Re: Robert's and Jasmin's Garden Paradise
« Last post by Robert on February 13, 2025, 10:15:22 PM »


I had a clump of Crocus biflorus ssp. isauricus that was hidden behind taller growing species. I moved them this winter to a site where they can be seen and appreciated.



This is another stand of Crocus biflorus ssp. isauricus in our cinder block garden. I enjoy the color pattern on the petals when the flowers are closed. I bought the corms at one of our local garden centers a number of years ago. In our region, Crocuses are generally sold as generic blue, yellow, and occasionally white. I feel fortunate that I found these for sale. I have never seen them for sale locally since then.



Our Ranunculus occidentalis hybrids seed freely around our garden and produced stems with many small bright yellow flowers in the spring. I let the plants cross freely with each other and now we have a variety of plants with a whole range of different characteristics.



Our early Deer Valley form of Erythronium multiscapideum is showing flower buds. This selection consistently blooms much earlier than our other forms of this species. Superficially this species appears fairly uniform, however we have found this species very diverse, possessing many desirable horticultural characteristics.



Primula hendersonii is establishing in the open garden. I have planted fertile seed lines in the garden and hope that they will begin to seed freely in our garden. Our breeding stock in containers are well budded and will bloom soon. Each season has a crop of new hybrids to evaluate for desirable horticultural characteristics.

[Jasmin]:  So far it seems we relocated everything we could find that had been under the walnut tree; yet we suspect there are still treasures to unearth—It was an area we had densely planted.  There are still some plants to relocate, things we had put in containers and such.  Today the rain is a welcome pause, and there are some puddles that will recharge the soil with much needed moisture.
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Blogs and Diaries / Re: Robert's and Jasmin's Garden Paradise
« Last post by Robert on February 13, 2025, 10:12:12 PM »


Stormy weather returned to our part of Northern California at the beginning of February. There have been a few pauses in the precipitation. This provided an opportunity to finish most of the winter pruning in the garden. The pruning might be finished, however the garden is a mess with most of the prunings still scattered under the fruit trees and maples. The soil is too soggy to deal with the weeds. For us, a messy late winter/early spring garden is just part of the yearly rhythm/cycle. With warmer and drier weather the garden will get cleaned up and put in order.



I have been training our Acer rubescens ‘Silver Cardinal’ in a niwaki-type style. I can’t say that I know what I am doing, however it is slowly taking shape and I am pleased with the results.



When our mature walnut tree was removed in early July 2024, the west side of our Acer rubescens became severely burned. At first I thought that this might be ugly, however now I have second thoughts and believe the burn scar could be turned into an asset. I hope the scar will eventually give the tree character, something like an ancient tree that has survived a lighting strike and other adversities. It will be interesting to see what develops over the years. Over the next few years I will grow pole beans, sunflowers, or Tithonia on the west side of the tree so the burning does not kill the remaining part of the tree trunk. This is a good excuse to grow some common plant species that I enjoy a great deal.

[Jasmin]:  Actually, we planted a couple of fruit trees to buffer the plants we did not move to the front.  The fruit trees we will espalier, to maximize our space and the shade screen they form.  Around each tree, we created water basins of the soil, to maximize water for the plants we desire, and to diminish weeds.  Seasonally within these basins we will plant various annuals, either early spring and spring-blooming California natives, and perhaps some sweet common violas.  Interspersed between the fruit trees, we will set the containers of pole beans, sunflowers, and Tithonia in alternating cycles for shade until the fruit trees grow a bit more.  I need no excuses.  The satisfaction of gardening isn’t all about challenging, difficult, and rare.  It is inclusion, for what does well, and what we enjoy.  Ultimately, if it does not bring us joy, if we do not deem it beautiful, then what is the point?



Our Aristolochia californica is in full bloom now. It is an early late winter bloomer.



Carex multicaulis is one of my favorite California native Carex species. This species remains reasonably small and has showy white flowers. It is a clumping species so I do not have to worry about it running all over the garden.  [Jasmin]: Grass skippers apparently enjoy it, as they do Tithonia.
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Plants Wanted Or For Exchange / Re: Andean Tropaeolum species
« Last post by MarcR on February 13, 2025, 09:44:57 PM »
Hi Vinny,

I believe you are referrinf to Chileflora.  E-Mails will be answered if addressed to Michael@Chileflora, otherwise, he never sees them.
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Plants Wanted Or For Exchange / Re: Looking for species hellebores
« Last post by Jeffnz on February 13, 2025, 07:38:45 PM »
Agree, with some species OP may not be an issue but not so with hellebores.
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Seed Exchange / Re: SRGC Seed Exchange 2024-2025
« Last post by ashley on February 13, 2025, 06:20:39 PM »
... You will know that there are more and more problems each year with sending seed overseas. 

Sorry to hear that Richard. Your efforts, and those of the team, are greatly appreciated.
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