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Flowering for the first time
« on: February 24, 2014, 07:03:33 PM »
Found a couple of new bulbs grown from seed flowering for the first time today. The first was from my own seed and the C alatavicus seed was from JJA sown in 2008. I find this species slow
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Re: Flowering for the first time
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2014, 10:48:52 PM »
Interesting, Ian. Is the snowdrop from Wendy's Gold?
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Re: Flowering for the first time
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2014, 11:36:46 PM »
Quote from: annew on February 24, 2014, 10:48:52 PM
Interesting, Ian. Is the snowdrop from Wendy's Gold?

No Anne Primrose Warburg. Quite a surprise really the others are straight plicatus
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Re: Flowering for the first time
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2014, 12:57:43 PM »
Ian - 'Esther' is very smart with that yellow ovary and nicely contrasting olive mark.

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Re: Flowering for the first time
« Reply #4 on: February 26, 2014, 11:22:31 AM »
Quote from: johnw on February 25, 2014, 12:57:43 PM
Ian - 'Esther' is very smart with that yellow ovary and nicely contrasting olive mark.

johnw

Thanks John and yes the ovary is as egg yolk yellow as I have seen. I will see what it is like next year
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Re: Flowering for the first time
« Reply #5 on: February 26, 2014, 02:50:12 PM »
Many Happy Returns of the Day, Ian - Wishing you the best of Cake health!  :-*
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Re: Flowering for the first time
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2014, 05:33:19 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on February 26, 2014, 02:50:12 PM
Many Happy Returns of the Day, Ian - Wishing you the best of Cake health!  :-*

Thank you Maggi  ;D ;)
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Re: Flowering for the first time
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2014, 10:11:04 AM »
Two new flowers today - both from the NARGS Seedex;
First one is Crocus asumaniae sown in June 2008, first seedling 6-09-2008;seed donated by Jane McGary;
The second is Colchicum diampolis sown in February 2004; first seedling 3-09-2005; seed donated by Tony Rymer; I presume the flower willexpand a bit as it matures,
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