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« Last post by Stefan B. on April 30, 2024, 05:34:10 PM »
and new to me this year Paeonia 'Mikunino-akebono' which has ragged edges to the petals
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I like this!!
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« Last post by Robert on April 30, 2024, 05:03:39 PM »
Hi Gabriela, Thank you for the information regarding the performance of Erythranthe guttata in your Ontario garden. I find such information useful for some of my projects. Here in our part of California, Erythranthe guttata appears to respond, to a certain extent, to the number of snow cover days each season. The species is quite common in the Sierra Nevada Mountains up to ~ 4,000 feet elevation. To date, I have never recorded this species above ~ 5,000 feet elevation. The number of snow cover days climbs quickly between the 4 k and 5 k feet elevation levels. I am sure that there are other factors involved. There is plenty for me to consider. As usual, your garden is looking very beautiful.  The mix of plant species is very different from our selection here in California. I enjoy seeing different plant species, especially used very effectively and beautifully. Even if I could grow some of the species here in our part of California, there are practical limits to the number of plant species I can grow. In general, I just try to do the best I can with the plants that are close at hand. This includes Calochortus. For the most part they grow very well here in our part of California.
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« Last post by Gabriela on April 29, 2024, 11:57:38 PM »
Gabriela, the pink multipetale are very beautiful! My multipetale seedlings are all blue.
I also show it last year Herman, a chance seedling (actually a few, all similar) from the seeds that also gave the blue multipetala plants. And I called it Hepatica nobilis 'Walter'. I don't know how seedlings from it will look. Working on it  The Hepatica season is coming to an end because of the warm weather. Only on more shaded locations there are few flowers. From last week, a truly blue Hepatica americana and a multipetal Hepatica americana 'Preciosa' (my naming).  
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« Last post by Gabriela on April 29, 2024, 11:51:40 PM »
Calochortus luteus is coming into bloom now. It is a fine species. The next generation of plants and hybrids will likely bloom next year. This species is highly variable, so there are many possibilities with this species.
I find all Calochortus very attractive Robert, unfortunately I never managed to keep the seedlings I started from seeds, no matter the species. On the other hand I can grow Erythranthe guttata with no problem. Like you say it flowers profusely, so I don't mind it is short lived. Here it acts as an annual or if the winter is mild, like a short lived perennial. From cold we jumped directly to warm weather, actually a bit too warm. It is the stage when Corydalis malkensis and solida start to fade to make space for the next wave, Lathyrus, Primulas and also Epimediums are starting to flower.  I took this picture to remember that this red C. solida is fragrant; usually the purple ones are fragrant.  Pulsatilla ex. styriaca pink with its usual second wave of flowers.  Epimedium hybrid 
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« Last post by Gabriela on April 29, 2024, 11:42:15 PM »
good grief! That's a big one - doesn't seem to mind being potbound, does it - and it surely is at that size!!
Yes, truly impressive those containers, both the Cassiope and the Haberlea!
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« Last post by arisaema on April 29, 2024, 09:20:36 PM »
Does anybody of you know the name of the following cultivar (I got it under the name of 'Quing Long Wo Mo Chi')
It's definitely not 青龙卧墨池, you can see that one here: https://dp.pconline.com.cn/photo/3518371.html
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« Last post by Stefan B. on April 29, 2024, 09:00:06 PM »
Does anybody of you know the name of the following cultivar (I got it under the name of 'Quing Long Wo Mo Chi'); the flowers are most time double, but sometimes also only semi-double as seen on one of the 2 pictures? The plant itself only gets to a height of around 40cm, but I really like the flowers especially when they are only semi-double.
Здравейте Jürg, Maybe your peony is called Paeonia 'Shimano-fuji', but this variety is suffruticosa, good luck finding its real name!
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« Last post by Gail on April 29, 2024, 07:34:51 PM »
It is always easier to say what a peony is not than to give it a correct name... I was at Madingley Hall near Cambridge at the weekend. Their walled garden is delightful and I was pleased to see P. mlokosewitchii flowering.  In my own garden 'Lydia Foote' is now at her best;  and new to me this year Paeonia 'Mikunino-akebono' which has ragged edges to the petals 
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« Last post by Maggi Young on April 29, 2024, 05:46:36 PM »
Sunday 5th May - Auricula and Primula Show  Scottish charity number: SC006522 www.thecaley.org.ukCaley Auricula & Primula Show Sunday 5th May 2024 Venue: The McHattie Room, Saughton Park Walled Garden, Edinburgh, EH11 3HR Open to the public 12.05pm - 3.45pm. If you would like to enter the show, you can find out how here: https://thecaley.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/auricula-show-2024-schedule.pdfIn addition to the flower show, there will also be a couple of plant sellers (Pip's Cactus & Binny Plants), a Caley plant sale, a pre-loved book sale and some children's activities. Entry to the show is free.
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« Last post by arisaema on April 29, 2024, 02:59:27 PM »
he found that early sowings were more successful than later ones.
This is interesting, as it matches my observations - although the conclusion I've drawn is a need for a longer cold period, not that fresh seeds germinate better... I've had older seeds from Holubec germinate fine if sown around Christmas, and waiting a full year to germinate if sown in February, but still germinating well when they eventually do germinate.
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