Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Hans J on December 14, 2008, 09:12:06 AM
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Hi all ,
in this days is flowering in my greenhouse :
Acis tingitana
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Stunning pics, Hans. Is flowering in December normal for this species?
Gerd
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Gerd :
the last time it flowers in January - may be it is in this season a bit early !
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Hans,
There is a purity about that species that seems to outshine the other species of Acis. I just love it. Thanks.
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Beautiful, Hans. I assume it is in a pot? What is your growing regime for it? And how hardy? I think I have some small bulbs in a pot that I chipped a few years ago and am still waiting for them to get to flowering size.
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Lovely Hans, never heard of this one before!!
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Beautiful, Hans. I assume it is in a pot? What is your growing regime for it? And how hardy? I think I have some small bulbs in a pot that I chipped a few years ago and am still waiting for them to get to flowering size.
Martin ,
Yes it is in a pot -I take it outside from my greenhouse yesterday for a pic .
In my greenhouse is in winter a minimum of +5° - I water this plants from September until March -in summer they are dry in my greenhouse in shade .
They are easy -no problem !
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Lovely Hans, never heard of this one before!!
Michael :
Maybe you know it under the old name : Leucojum tingitanum
I would suggest you Acis species for your collection - I think they are better for you than snowdrops.
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Hans fine pictures of a marvellous bulb!
Ciao
Alberto
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By the way, could someone tell me how Acis is pronounced. Since I never have much time to get out and about and meet other gardeners, and since Acis is a new genus, I've never heard anyone pronounce it. I think I know how I'd say it in a classical Latin pronunciation, but it might be Greek derived or be named after a place of person (e.g. botanist) with a completely different pronunciation. So, to those who already know, sorry for sounding like a dumbo, but how do the rest of you (who do get to shows etc) say it? Having said all that, I still can't help thinking of them as Leucojum. :-\
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Martin ,
Sorry I can not help you with pronoucing it in your language - I call it : A -zis
To Acis - please look here in PBS :
http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Acis
there is written that the name Acis is older than Leucojum
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it could be: a as in car, there is not equivalent for c, the more close is as ch of church, i as in kis, and s as in kis
Alberto
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Alberto ,
Yes you are rigth : it is Akis
look what I have found :
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acis_und_Galatea
no wonder that Alberto knows the rigth pronoucion ....Akis was on Sicily ( Italy ) 8)
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Beautiful Acis Hans!
For those 'few' reading English, they might try Acis and Galatea. ;)
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Today the pronunciation of the Latin 'c' is always like an English 'c' of car for example. In German this is similar to 'k'.
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Today the pronunciation of the Latin 'c' is always like an English 'c' of car for example. In German this is similar to 'k'.
Yes, I was assuming it should be pronounced 'akkiss', as in the current accepted 'English'-taught Latin style of pronunciation. But we've had discussions about Latin pronunciation before! Also, English gardeners do some odd things with Latin names - e.g. Acer should strictly speaking be pronounced 'Akker' but everyone I know (English gardeners, that is) say 'Aesser'. I suppose Acis hasn't been around in common use for long enough to be Anglicised yet, so I'll go along with Akkiss. My initial reaction on seeeing it, though, thanks to our English pronunciation of Acer was to say 'Aessis'. But 'Akkiss' it is. :-[
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Actually, I think 'Aessis' sounds nicer than 'Akkiss', and Leucojum runs off the tongue easier than either. I think it'll be a while before I start thinking of them as Acis, I'm sorry to say.
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I suppose Acis hasn't been around in common use for long enough to be Anglicised yet, so I'll go along with Akkiss. My initial reaction on seeeing it, though, thanks to our English pronunciation of Acer was to say 'Aessis'. But 'Akkiss' it is.
Acis as a genus hasn't been around very long. But in musical circles, the oratorio Acis and Galatea has been known and sung for some time (see previous Wikipedia link) and in those circles (in the UK anyway), it is pronounced
Ay-sis. I think Ack-is is probably more "correct" but it's hard to break habits
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Actually, I think 'Aessis' sounds nicer than 'Akkiss', and Leucojum runs off the tongue easier than either. I think it'll be a while before I start thinking of them as Acis, I'm sorry to say.
...but, do you say loocojum or loocoyum, Martin ? ;)
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Acis as a genus hasn't been around very long. But in musical circles, the oratorio Acis and Galatea has been known and sung for some time (see previous Wikipedia link) and in those circles (in the UK anyway), it is pronounced Ay-sis. I think Ack-is is probably more "correct" but it's hard to break habits
Good to see the seeds of confusion are already sown. ;D
Maggi, Loocojum. You?
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Loocojum, Martin ;D After all, the BD and I are founder members of the Loocojocks Appreciation Society and it wouldn't have the same ring if we were loocoyocks..... we are ,similarly , members of the locojocks club, for mildly deranged Scots folks... los of people confuse these two august societies, as I'm sure you know :-X
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It's all Greek to me! ;)
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thank you Hans. I have it but not seen bloom yet. I pronounced Acis as assis and sometimes axis 'ak-ssis' because i find better to hear in french but akis is better for the scientific international and historical reason