Plants in the Alpine House

[ruweiss]

Dear Maggi and Dave,thank you for your nice comment, I am always grateful for such a Kowledgable
background information.

[Paul T]

Rudi,

Fantastic pics.  I particularly like the snow topped pics, and the Clematis tenuiloba which looks like a great little plant.  Another Clematis species I've not heard of.  Thanks for posting the pics.

[mark smyth]

The caterpiller is from the swift moth or yellow underwing;
 Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2008, 05:47:53 PM »

[Peter Maguire]

Rudi,

I did wonder whether your Primula 'Aire Mist' was actually Primula 'Aire Waves'. I seem to remember overhearing at a show that the way to distinguish them is the wavy edge to the petals on 'Aire Waves' which your plant seems to show - if I remember correctly, then 'Aire Mist' doesn't have that sinuous appearance to the petals. I think that they were also seedlings from the same plant, so it may not matter that much.

Perhaps someone more knowledgable out there could venture an opinion.

Peter

[Peter Maguire]

I may just have answered my own question; having 'googled' 'Aire Mist' I came up with the following website which shows both forms: www.auriculaandprimula.org.uk/galleries/european_primulas.html

It would seem from their photographs that 'Aire Mist' is a thrum form, whilst 'Aire Waves' is a pin form, which would make yours 'Aire Mist'. Also the petal edges look the same to me!

Peter

[Maggi Young]

Handy, info, Peter, thank you.
Following this success at answering his own questions, Peter will next astound and entertain us , in the manner of the "two Ronnies" TV programme, by answering "the question after next" .... 

[Peter Maguire]

The answer is 489.67 

[Maggi Young]

See! I told you he was good!

[Gerdk]

Here are two violets and a storksbill from the greenhouse

1. Viola willkommii - ex Sierra de Montserrat/Spain
2. Viola scorpiuroides - a shrubby violet from Crete and N. Africa
3. Erodium pelargonifolium (trifolium)

Gerd

[mark smyth]

Gerd do you know Erodium pelargoniifolium is hardy?

[Gerdk]

Mark,
No, it isn't hardy here (USDA 7 b).

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

Here I sit on a cold very wet and windy grey day in Aberdeen.......... what a joy to see the sweet faces of these exquisite violas! And thwe colour of the V. wilkommii! Delicious!   Thank you, Gerd!

[ruweiss]

Many thanks for the kind replies,here are some more pictures:
Primula marginata 'Highland Twilight'
Primula X miniera 'Lismore'
Frit.lanceolata
Frit.pinardii from Sultan Dag/Turkey
Gentiana oschtenica, first flowers 3 years after sowing
Saxifraga dinnikii white form
Lewisia tweedyii yellow form,raised by Olga&Ruda Duchac from Czech Republic
and Townsendia nuttallii

[Lesley Cox]

A lovely collection here, with real treasures. I especially like the Primula x Miniera `Lismore' as the foliage looks as fine and choice as the flowers.

The flowers of Sax. dinnikii are like big flakes of snow.

[mark smyth]

Very strange Gerd that one zone higher means I can grow mine outside. Maybe you should try some seedlings outside.