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Tim Ingram

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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #120 on: June 23, 2012, 05:46:13 PM »
John  - I grew Alstromeria pallida outside for quite a few years and it was quite striking, short stemmed, rather stronger coloured than yours. I must hunt around to see if I have any old seed of it stored.

Maggi - I really like the idea of amassing information and photos of JJA collections. I have a lot that have come and gone in the garden (after all many were not the easiest of plants! I recall a whole lot of different bomareas). It would make a great tribute to one of finest plantsman, nurseryman, seed collector and speaker that any of us have been privileged to meet - and relatively unrecognised by the wider horticultural world. The main difficulty that I see would be in accurately assigning Jim's collection numbers to specific plants but this shouldn't be too hard to overcome with contributions from many gardeners who had seed and have kept those wonderful seedlists.
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #121 on: June 23, 2012, 06:10:29 PM »
Yes, Tim, attribution of the proper collection numbers would be the best option  but I think that even plants more loosely labelled as from JJA seed are of interest.
Of course, not all seed offered by Jim and Jenny was wild collected, and not all of it by themselves, but again, everything goes towards an overall picture of the contribution made to our gardens.
I am, naturally, collating all the photos in this Forum that are shown as being from the Archibalds to  the picture listings. 
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #122 on: June 23, 2012, 09:15:41 PM »
A log garden in Meyers Chuck, Alaska (between Ketchikan and Wrangell).
The Lewisia was noticeable from a distance because of its bright colour.

The gardens are well cared for here, though there were no people around.
I think they are vacation homes, now that the fishing in the area has
deteriorated.  There was one little greenhouse with cherry tomatoes ripe
already.
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #123 on: June 23, 2012, 10:27:46 PM »
Maggy,  only A. garaventae and also A. pallida which has bloomed today. I have to check the numbers. Probably Watson & Flores collections...

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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #124 on: June 23, 2012, 10:42:01 PM »
Thanks, Rafa. I thought they might be F&W collections from JJA.
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #125 on: June 23, 2012, 10:51:54 PM »
Alstroemeria garaventae 2.027.000
Alstroemeria pallida 2.028.500
Alstroemeria diluta 2.026.700

Dam! I lost last year both A. werdermannii :-\
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #126 on: June 23, 2012, 11:12:50 PM »
Tomorow I will take pictures of A. pallida, this is a good project and a good tribute to Jim's work. He sent me an emotional letter few months before die that It touched me a lot. I didn't meet him in person, but I will remeber him forever as the generous Gentelman he was, and the important work he did for plant conservation.

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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #127 on: June 23, 2012, 11:17:54 PM »
Brian I collected this morning somes seeds of E. glandulosum for you. With my seeds you will have success ;)
John, can we exchange seeds/roots of A. pallida? I would like to increase variability.

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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #128 on: June 23, 2012, 11:32:21 PM »
Fascinating pictures!
Rafa, your Alstroemerias are mouthwatering!
Actually I am only growing a distinct form of the species A. diluta (a Hans A. collection ;)) which flowered last month.
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #129 on: June 23, 2012, 11:53:00 PM »
Hansi, it seems that this year I will have to take the big knife to make some division ;) ;) ;) ;)  A. lightu incarnata is from your seeds!

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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #130 on: June 24, 2012, 06:30:22 AM »
I have not posted here often of late, but I look in frequently and have really been enjoying the wonderful plants!
A few things in bloom here now...
Gentiana siphonantha... if only the sun would shine so I could see the flowers open!
359489-0

Sedum pilosum... something I was first introduced to on this site; so glad they are hardy here!
359491-1

Telesonix jamesii v. heucheriforma:
359493-2

Silene pusilla:
359495-3

Silene falcata:
359497-4

Aethionema glaucescens... two plants with somewhat different forms:
359499-5  359501-6

Penstemon secundiflorus:
359503-7  359505-8

Geranium phaeum 'Springtime':
359507-9
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #131 on: June 24, 2012, 06:45:44 AM »
Primula cortusoides(?):
359511-0 

The many self-seeded Penstemon x barbatus(?) are starting to bloom:
359513-1  359515-2

Castilleja miniata:
359531-3

Zigadenus elegans:
359533-4  359535-5

Front yard.... I will soon be having to weed out Saponaria ocymoides, but it's pretty, for now:
359537-6

Salvia pratensis:
359539-7

Verbascum phoeniceum:
359541-8

Pulsatilla vulgaris:
359543-9
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #132 on: June 24, 2012, 06:47:59 AM »
Penstemon confertus:
359545-0

Playing around with a new camera... Digitalis grandiflora:
359547-1

An old iris cultivar:
359549-2

Little-leaf lilac, Syringa microphylla:
359553-3  359551-4

Primula capitata... I have only just planted these this year - they will probably not be near so happy once the spring rains stop:
359557-5

Silene bolanthoides:
359559-6

A very vividly-coloured Castilleja miniata, which, I'm happy to see, has seeded itself:
359561-7

Geranium cinereum 'Memories':
359563-8

Clematis alpina 'Willy':
359565-9
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #133 on: June 24, 2012, 10:08:20 AM »
Lori

Your garden looks wonderful -  bright and sunny with so may interesting plants - so pleased you popped back to post.
Our garden along with may others in this part of Europe is looking somewhat battered by heavy rain and wind.
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Re: June 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #134 on: June 24, 2012, 10:10:34 AM »
Wow Lori, bags of colour there and some nice rock work too.
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