Polygonatum, A pictorial guide

[manicbotanic]

hi lesley
of course i can send some baby cyclamen there is loads of them and they all have the same pewter
colouration..the polygonatum betburg looks grear rising out of them..is it easy to send to nz?
padded envelope do you think?

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks for the suggestion Roland, but no thanks. I'm inundated with unsown seed at present, and in fact there are many fine forms of C. hederifolium here. Have you seen the one on the Southern Hemisphere thread? Posted by Bill Dijk last night, it it GOLD-LEAVED!

Shaun, again, thanks for that kind offer but no. We have very strict rules about plants coming into NZ and to bring in live plants (as distinct from seed) is just not possible nowadays. It's one reason I love the Forum so much. At least we can SEE some of the new things around, even if we can't ever have them.

[manicbotanic]

ok i can send seed no problem?

[manicbotanic]

this is polygonatum zanlanscianense.its about 8 feet tall at moment.

[Maggi Young]

These Giants are great.... do they suffer as much from the solomon's Seal Sawfly as the ordinary ones do?

[annew]

They don't touch mine, even though the 'ordinary' ones had to go because the got ravaged every year.

[Maggi Young]

Good to hear the giants  seem safe.

[bulborum]

Hello Shaun

You must fertilise them every day   
Mine are just 4 feet tall   

Roland

[manicbotanic]

hi roland
i just top dress the bed with fish blood bone early spring.and mulch with leafmold..
am becoming so addicted to polygonatum..
maggi they have not been attacked by the sawfly though i have got it on the common
{still beautifull} solomans seal.

[manicbotanic]

polygonatum filipes is this late flowering?

[Afloden]

That is slightly later than typical. If it came from Chen Yi this past season (it looks like her recent shipment under S-74, and S-76) those forms were all later than my previous accessions. Mine finished up in late May. I figure next year they will flower at a more regular time.

 Aaron

[manicbotanic]

hi Aarron
it came from crug this year...
does seem late though..no collection number on this one.

[bulborum]

It also might come from Chen Yi
Bleddyn bought before also from her

Roland

[arisaema]

Three short, pink-flowered species from earlier this summer:

P. roseum
P. graminifolium
...and a no-name.

[TheOnionMan]

Three short, pink-flowered species from earlier this summer:

P. roseum
P. graminifolium
...and a no-name.

The first and last ones would make stunning garden plants (the last one ), I do hope that these showy species become more accessible in the trade.