AGS Rainham Autumn Show - Saturday 28th September

[krisderaeymaeker]

And to end this short report an unknown plant for me  .........It was exhibited by Cecilia Coller .
Melicytus alpinum .

It looks like a spiny mediterranean thing .....for me it was new .

Cheers
 

[ranunculus]

Melicytus alpinus is an almost leafless slow-growing native shrub of coastal and/or dry alpine areas of the southern North Island and the South Island, NZ.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Melicytus alpinus is an almost leafless slow-growing native shrub of coastal and/or dry alpine areas of the southern North Island and the South Island, NZ.

Hummm , thanks Cliff . So from down under ....... I suppose that is not very often in cultivation .

[Maggi Young]

Hummm , thanks Cliff . So from down under ....... I suppose that is not very often in cultivation .

 You can see from the threads shown in this list of mentions of the plant in the forum that only a  few are from cultivation here :


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Alpines / New Zealand field trips July 2010
« by David Lyttle on July 11, 2010, 12:13:05 PM »

......  of the rarer turf plants are still present.  1 Melicytus aff alpinus growing on a rock covered in yellow  ......
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Events / Re: AGS Rainham Autumn Show - Saturday 28th September
« by krisderaeymaeker on Today at 12:30:18 PM »

......  from: ranunculus on Today at 09:42:03 AM  Melicytus alpinus is an almost leafless slow-growing native  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: New Zealand Field Trips April 2007
« by David Lyttle on May 11, 2007, 12:22:31 PM »

......  Shelagh,  Melicytus alpinus itself is an extemely variable plant. The  ............  No sunlight = no pigmentation would be my guess. Melicytus alpinus is rarely cultivated in New Zealand. I  ......
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General Forum / Re: New Zealand field trips October 2008
« by Lvandelft on October 30, 2008, 11:16:43 AM »

......  pictures David. The Melicytus flexuosus is indeed a very interesting plant. I  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: NZ field trips - Jan 2012
« by David Lyttle on January 13, 2012, 10:49:45 AM »

......  first specimen was sitting under a snow bank.  7. Melicytus alpinus This plant is tucked out of harms way in  ............  being eaten by moas and seem to survive.  8. Melicytus alpinus a branch showing flowers and fruit ftom  ......
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Alpines / New Zealand Field Trips November 2009
« by David Lyttle on November 07, 2009, 10:37:13 AM »

......  the coast.  Now some plants  Anemone tenuicaulis  Melicytus aff flexuosus. This is not the true species but  ............  only in one spot. There is another different Melicytus species present that is quite common. The two  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: NZ Field trips - November
« by David Lyttle on December 03, 2011, 10:36:55 AM »

......  less than lamb-sized!  I find the use of the name Melicytus alpinus ' Blondin ' intriguing: how does a plant  ............  likely that this plant is not Melicytis alpinus. Melicytus alpinus ' Blondin ' is a tag name used for  ............  not have any formal standing. There was a second Melicytus species growing down in the valley known as  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / New Zealand field trips September 2007
« by David Lyttle on October 03, 2007, 11:40:32 AM »

......  of the exposed conditions.  Fifth shot is of Melicytus alpinus flowering. This particular form has been  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: Field trips January 2007
« by David Lyttle on January 06, 2007, 11:20:43 AM »

......  in this part of the world.  Picture 5 shows Melicytus alpinus growing in an old stone wall. In these  ......
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Flowers and Foliage Now / Re: Fungi in Bulgaria....Гъбите от Гората - Лоша или Добра
« by David Lyttle on October 18, 2009, 11:27:15 AM »

......  (Auricularia polytricha) which grows on Hoheria, Melicytus and Corynocarpus has been exported from NZ to  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: NZ Field trips - October
« by David Lyttle on October 31, 2011, 09:06:16 AM »

......  which is in cultivation).  9. The flowers of Melicytus alpinus with developing fruit. ......
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Alpines / Re: New Zealand Field Trips December 2008
« by David Lyttle on December 17, 2008, 10:36:21 AM »

......  flowing.  Picture 7 shows an amazing plant of Melicytus alpinus (Violaceae) growing on an outcrop of  ............ .  Picture 9 is of a flowers on another plant of Melicytus alpinus taken lower down. The higher plant had  ......
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General Forum / Re: Weather- September 2010
« by cohan on September 10, 2010, 08:20:53 AM »

......  also contain small-leaved divaricating shrubs eg Melicytus, Melicope, Myrsine, Raukaua, Pittosporum, Olearia, ......
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Alpines / Re: New Zealand field trips:Winter 2009
« by David Lyttle on July 03, 2009, 06:18:41 AM »

......  pictures for this posting  Melicytus alpinus chewed by rabbits( could be hares but  ......
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Events / Re: AGS show Cleveland 2008
« by Martinr on March 24, 2008, 09:27:03 AM »

......  in the Rock Garden)  Fritillaria sewerzowii, Melicytus alpina, Viola jooii, Corydalis schanginii (I  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: NZ field trips - October 2010
« by David Lyttle on November 05, 2010, 10:24:05 AM »

......  operation.  I am including a violet picture - Melicytus alpinus: the flowers have developed a bit far to  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: A walk in the Silver Peaks
« by David Lyttle on May 11, 2011, 12:05:07 PM »

...... ,  Pleased you liked the Melicytus. There was also quite a lot of Viola filicaulis  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: NZ field trips February 2007
« by David Lyttle on February 08, 2007, 09:43:08 AM »

......  crests and rock outcrops at high elevations.  Melicytus alpinus, a shrub from the family Violaceae.  Hebe  ......
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Alpines / Re: New Zealand field trips June 2010
« by David Lyttle on July 06, 2010, 10:33:27 AM »

......  small area.  3. Cobb Reservoir at sunrise  4. Melicytus alpinus This shrub is covered with lichens and  ......
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Alpines / Re: New Zealand Field Trips November 2010
« by kiwi on November 15, 2010, 04:11:50 AM »

......  aspleniifolius in flower was dramatic. Melicytus alpinus with an unusual colourfull paracite. ......
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Alpines / Re: New Zealand field trip September 2009
« by David Lyttle on September 25, 2009, 11:51:08 AM »

......  in exposed coastal situations.  6,7 Flowers of Melicytus alpinus  8,9 Nertera depressa These plants were  ......
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Travel / Places to Visit / Re: Chatham Islands
« by David Lyttle on November 22, 2007, 09:44:56 AM »

......  there.  Picture 5 is another common lowland tree, Melicytus chathamicus or mahoe. It superficially resembles  ............  mainland mahoe, Melicytus ramiflorus but is genetically very distinct.    ......
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Events / Re: Loughborough Autumn show 2007
« by Mick McLoughlin on October 16, 2007, 07:58:39 PM »

......  last batch of pics: Erigeron 'canary bird' Melicytus alpina. Oxalis versicolor. Petrocosmea minor.  ......

[krisderaeymaeker]

Thanks Maggi !!!

[brianw]

"A red Rhodophiala , as I remember wel it was 'Harry Hay ' "

I have Harry Hay and other Rhodophiala bifida. Can't say I can see a significant difference between my 3 (4?) R. bifida's. Certainly no seed from attemps at crossing.

[fermi de Sousa]

"A red Rhodophiala , as I remember wel it was 'Harry Hay ' "

I have Harry Hay and other Rhodophiala bifida. Can't say I can see a significant difference between my 3 (4?) R. bifida's. Certainly no seed from attemps at crossing.

Hi Brian,
I think that this species is self-sterile as I've never been able to set seed with the single clone I had originally (from 2 different sources!) but got seed when I introduced a different clone which had flowers in a different shade of red. (see reply #230 here http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6490.225
cheers
fermi

[brianw]

We seem to be seeing deeper colour forms of Cyclamen hederifolium more. I don't recall seeing these until fairly recently. Are they natural variants that are being pushed somewhere, because of the higher prices they can demand, or have I just not been aware of them before?

[cycnich]

Hi Brian
            The plant shown in this thread is one of mine. I have four that are identical all of which came from jan bravenboer which he lists as dark purple form. There have been dark forms around for years like ruby glow and rossenteppich for instance but you are right this is the darkest to date. It keeps its colour better in shade and will bleach out in sun.It flowers early usually in July and lasts for two months throwing up a succession of flowers but rarely has more than a dozen at any one time. The leaves when they come are a little course but that is a small price to pay. It comes pretty true from seed and those that are not quite dark enough make good garden plants. If you or anyone else would like a bit of seed if you email me next may I will try to help.

[brianw]

Wisley now sell the Ruby strain separately in flower, but have done so only for a couple of years I think. I have grown rossenteppich seed but only really noticed them over the last 3 or 4 years here in the UK. Just not observant maybe. Maybe C. hederifolium has as much potential as C. persicum for gaudy colours. I hope not