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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Mike Ireland on April 01, 2021, 03:23:40 PM
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Anemonella thalictroides Kikuzaki first time flowering.
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Lovely, Mike!
Here starts Lathyrus vernus ´Blaulichter´.
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Corydalis cava
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Arum concinnatum adds a bit of jungle-feeling.
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Sue Simpson's primulas looking good, even with no shows to go to.
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Note the tuufa wall at the far end of this glasshouse.
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Pix of Sue's white primulas shown on Facebook
'Eureka', 'Casterino', Lindum Ibis' and two other "whites"
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My word, that's quite a setup! And the results speak for themselves. Absolutely beautiful.
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The Callianthemum that I posted in the March thread is now fully out.
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Corylopsis sinensis. Years ago Rachel Lever gave me some seeds from their bush, from which I grew two plants. They flower beautifully every year. As well as being a beautiful primrose yellow, they also have a strong primrose scent which drifts through the garden.
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Emerging shoots of a Lilium pardalinum hybrid, grown from Lily Group seed many years ago. This is at the bottom of the garden where the soil is pretty much always wet, and it seems very happy there.
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Peony shoots are always full of promise. This came to me as Paeonia mascula subsp. arietina 'Northern Glory'.
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...and this is 'Scarlett O'Hara', a super hybrid.
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Lovely pictures from everyone.
This Camellia was a birthday gift probably 10+ years ago from a friend. It had come from a supermarket and was a single stem about a foot high. Now it is over 6 foot and flowering beautifully except that the cold winds often turn the flowers brown.
Our first Melicytus alpina came from John Dennis and the two we have now are seedlings from the original. A member of the Violaceae family the flowers are minute. It usually floweres in time for Glasgow Show and after judging we put out a magnifying glass so people could see the flowers all of them hanging under the branches.
A small collection of Narcissi. Two pots of N. rupicola both from our own seed. N. Watierii grown from seed from Gothenburg Botanic and N. Fairy Chimes.
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Also out in the garden at the moment.
Omphalodes cappadocia.
Pachyphragma macrophylla.
Ranunculus ficaria and R. ficaria Brazen Hussy. Brazen Hussy is a bit of a thug but at least you can spot the bronze leaves and root it out.
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Brian and I went on a short walk the other day to see if our favourite plant was flowering yet. Down at the bottom of the field next to the path most people just walk past but we always say hello and take a picture.
Caltha palustris the Marsh Marigold.
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That´s a lovely harbinger of spring, Shelagh! I wish I could grow it in my garden!
The yellow of Coronilla valentina ssp glauca must do for me, at least it´s scented.
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Scilla greilhuberi produced some secondary scapes.
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Pictures of Saxifraga oppositilfolia - from SRGC Ptresdient Julia Corden
Julia says " Saxifraga oppositifolia in all its glory, the best show I’ve seen it do in this location in 18 years. You don’t even have to get out of the car as the Cliff is right by the road 😊. Highland Perthshire "
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I could be wrong but I think I recognise that Dam.
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From spring back to winter! Last time we had such a blizzard was April 2016.
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Forecast says also here could be snow today, but so far only very strong wind.
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The very slightest signs of snow this morning on the car but bright sunshine soon cleared it. Mariette I love your Coronilla so bright and cheery.
Julia all those Saxes what a wonderful sight. It's funny that so many plants seem to be doing so well this year. We're waiting on Ramonda nathaliae JCA686 it has more buds than ever this year and there's no Shows >:(
Hoy your Corydalis is a lovely shade of blue do you know which one it is?
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Hoy your Corydalis is a lovely shade of blue do you know which one it is?
Shelagh,
Sorry I have no name for it. I have purchased different ones from Janis Ruksans and they have self sown around.
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Magnolia stellata and M.soulangeana. It is a pity,that the weather gets colder. The first picture of M.x soulangeana
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Here is the second one:
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Spring has finally arrived in Saskatoon. Colchicum vernum in the garden
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Galanthus is easy to grow in warmer climate but not in Saskatoon. Got 3 different species as fresh bulbs from Diane whitehead (Thanks Diane) 3 years ago in summer. Every year the plants suffer because of cold spring. This year is much better
Galanthus nivalis
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Galanthus elwesii
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Galanthus woronowii
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Kris, nice to see that you have spring! Here previous week it was 20°C and now it is snowing!
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Herman next week forecast says the temperature may dip to -8C ;D
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Our first Melicytus alpina came from John Dennis and the two we have now are seedlings from the original. A member of the Violaceae family the flowers are minute. It usually floweres in time for Glasgow Show and after judging we put out a magnifying glass so people could see the flowers all of them hanging under the branches.
Hello Shelagh, Its nice to see you think Melicytus alpinus is a garden worthy plant. The flowers are beautifully shown in your photo. The species is a complex aggregate and not well resolved taxonomically. There are forms that are quite large shrubs and others that are small alpines. I have a scree form growing in a large clay pot that I call Melicytus 'Ida' tag named from the locality from which I collected it. Its a nice low shrub and branches spread underground through the stones in the scree. There are also high alpine forms that grow only a few centimetres in height and they seem to maintain this growth form in cultivation. Larger shrubby forms are quite common and are known as porcupine plants. However the new growth is quite soft and is heavily browsed by possums and hares.
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Galanthus woronowii
Hi Kris, it is nice to see the snow has melted also over there. :)
I think this one is G.elwesii by the look of flowers and leaves, maybe your G.woronowii has disappeared. Here in my garden it is the least hardy one of those three, and I have lost some of them. I'm not sure if to cold or to too wet, possibly a combination. :(
Here it snowed also last night, the cold seemed to go very south when it also snowed in Belgium!
This is 'Lerinda' this morning, but now snow is melting and sun is shining (+4C).
Cyclamen coum in snow, and Helleborus in bud.
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Spring has finally arrived in Saskatoon. Colchicum vernum in the garden
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That's beautiful Kris! I had always thought this plant was a little insipid, but this photo is making me have a rethink.
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We also had some snow today and hope, that it gets warmer again soon.
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Hi Kris, it is nice to see the snow has melted also over there. :)
I think this one is G.elwesii by the look of flowers and leaves, maybe your G.woronowii has disappeared. Here in my garden it is the least hardy one of those three, and I have lost some of them. I'm not sure if to cold or to too wet, possibly a combination. :(
Here it snowed also last night, the cold seemed to go very south when it also snowed in Belgium!
This is 'Lerinda' this morning, but now snow is melting and sun is shining (+4C).
Cyclamen coum in snow, and Helleborus in bud.
Hi Leena I don't know much about the flowers. I got the bulbs as Galanthus woronowi. It is different in the sense that the flowers are bigger compared to other ones and the clump never got bigger. I will change it to Galanthus sp. Can some one can identify the correct name please?
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That's beautiful Kris! I had always thought this plant was a little insipid, but this photo is making me have a rethink.
Thanks Tristan. The bulbs look nice with flowers. I love it. Also in Saskatoon we can't grow many other Colchicum sp. It is too darn cold here. ;D
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Hi Kris,
I am so pleased that the snowdrops have survived.
Woronowii has broad bright green leaves.
Elwesii has broad grayish green leaves and the tips are pinched together.
Nivalis has narrower grayish green leaves. I think the ones I sent you have double flowers.
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Hi Leena I don't know much about the flowers. I got the bulbs as Galanthus woronowi. It is different in the sense that the flowers are bigger compared to other ones and the clump never got bigger. I will change it to Galanthus sp.
G.elwesii has two green markings in the inner of the flower (that is what made me think they are G.elwesii), I don't think G.woronowii ever does. And the leaves are different like Diane wrote.
Whatever you have, it is so good that they have survived your winters and bring you white early flowers:).
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Hi Kris,
I am so pleased that the snowdrops have survived.
Woronowii has broad bright green leaves.
Elwesii has broad grayish green leaves and the tips are pinched together.
Nivalis has narrower grayish green leaves. I think the ones I sent you have double flowers.
Thanks Diane
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G.elwesii has two green markings in the inner of the flower (that is what made me think they are G.elwesii), I don't think G.woronowii ever does. And the leaves are different like Diane wrote.
Whatever you have, it is so good that they have survived your winters and bring you white early flowers:).
Leena like you said the flower has 2 inner markings and as Diane said the leaves are broader. May be a hybrid? Like Leena said it is lovely and the flowers are larger. Growing snow drops in Saskatoon is challenging. I am happy they survived our winter. Thanks again Diane
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Leena like you said the flower has 2 inner markings and as Diane said the leaves are broader. May be a hybrid? Like Leena said it is lovely and the flowers are larger. Growing snow drops in Saskatoon is challenging. I am happy they survived our winter. Thanks again Diane
Glad to see that spring has also arrived in SK Kris, the image with Colchicum vernum is superb.
The snowdrops we can buy here in Canada are most often marked G. elwesii, G. woronowii or G. nivalis. But of course, some packets have mixed species. I am not a Galanthus connoisseur, just happy with all of them that grow and establish well here. I noticed they do better in locations where the snow doesn't linger too, too long. So I plant/move some of them accordingly in spots that receive more sun in early spring.
This one may be G. woronowii, the last to flower here, all the others faded by now.
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Gabriela, it looks like G.woronowii to me.
Here is a picture of mine, and leaves are typical bright green. A bit like Leucojum vernum leaves.
Spring is advancing very slowly here, most nights it is still below freezing, but snowdrops and early crocuses are flowering well and yesterday it was sunny and all were open. Today it rains again.
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Gabriela, it looks like G.woronowii to me.
Here is a picture of mine, and leaves are typical bright green. A bit like Leucojum vernum leaves.
Spring is advancing very slowly here, most nights it is still below freezing, but snowdrops and early crocuses are flowering well and yesterday it was sunny and all were open. Today it rains again.
spring gives us lot of pleasure. Everyday walking around to see what is coming up is always exciting!!
Leena your crocus looks lovely. Somehow they are short lived in our area.
Here are two pictures taken yesterday in the garden.
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In the garden & greenhouse today.
Trillium albidum
Trillium kurabayashii/albidum & last of the corydalis solida seedlings to flower
Trillium kuabayashii, first seedlings to flower in the garden nearly 30 years old now being surrounded by a Rhododendron Yaku Fairy.
Trillium camschatcense Nemuro
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Gabriela, it looks like G.woronowii to me.
Here is a picture of mine, and leaves are typical bright green. A bit like Leucojum vernum leaves.
Spring is advancing very slowly here, most nights it is still below freezing, but snowdrops and early crocuses are flowering well and yesterday it was sunny and all were open. Today it rains again.
Thanks Leena, it is similar with yours for sure. I like a slow spring, all ephemerals are flowering better and remain in flower long.
I don't understand how the Leucojum is flowering with you! here only the leaves are up.
We will get back to more seasonal temp. starting Sunday.
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Mike, very nice Trilliums, they also seems to like your garden!
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Mike, very nice Trilliums, they also seems to like your garden!
They grow well for me Herman, all but T. Rivale which always dies off in the garden so I now only grow it in pots.
In 2013 this group was wonderful in 2014 nothing appeared.
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They grow well for me Herman, all but T. Rivale which always dies off in the garden so I now only grow it in pots.
In 2013 this group was wonderful in 2014 nothing appeared.
Mike, that was indeed a wonderful group of rivale. Here it is a bit the same, only a few seedlings here and there but never a big clump.
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Such eye candy from everyone !!! I am always after nearly everyone else. Corydalis solida opened its first flowers yesterday.
Crocus don't seem to last well here, either, but I think I get my best long term results in the lawn:
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Pulsatilla flavescens (or P.f. hybrid) really dwindled this season with only two flowers. Weather has been all rainy, I hope I get seed, Kris!
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Trillium sessile 'Clear Creek'. A wild clone from Illinois, USA selected by a friend.
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Dirca palustris - Atlantic Leatherwood
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Little Draba novolympica seedlings are always cute.
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Mike, really nice big Trilliums!
Rick, what a beautiful little T.sessile.
Mostly Crocuses do well in my garden, except there is always a danger of voles, and every once in a while they eat some:(. I want them to grow naturally in the garden, so I only keep the seedlings in pots for two or three years.
I don't understand how the Leucojum is flowering with you! here only the leaves are up.
I haven't given it much thought, but here Leucojums flower around the same time as snowdrops, that is after the snow is gone. They never come up into the snow like snowdrops do, but when snow has melted they are very fast to come. So they start a bit later than the majority of snowdrops but flowering is about the same time. Funny that it is so late over there when you have many other plants more advanced than they are here. Could it be a matter of origin, though most of mine are commercial Dutch clone, and one is from Estonia.
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Only three and a half centimetres high...and yet something "big" for me...Primula renifolia.
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This year we have had snow, hail and sleet every day in April. It has never happened before in the 35 years I have lived here. More snowy days in April than we usually get in a whole year!
Narcissus cyclamineus in the lawn.
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Some mountain species seems to enjoy the snow!
Heloniopsis orientalis
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Shortia sp.
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Also here it snowed a little yesterday (must be the same snow as in Norway :)), but it melted right away, luckily. Last night was below freezing again, but today it was sunny and nice.
Bulbocodium vernum and some unnamed crocuses behind.
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Spring weather also goes up and down with us
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I have grown plants from a friends Epimedium 'Amber Queen' and possibly there were also seeds from other Epimediums in that mix, from the look of the plants I got.
Most have leaves which get damaged during winter or spring sun, but there is one especially good one with very nice leaves even now. It flowered for the first time last autumn (!), and I think I posted a picture of them then. Flowers were not as nice as these leaves:)
Another nice foliage plant in my garden is Tiarella 'Tiger Stripe' with nice brown leaves in spring. In summer they are more green.
Primula vulgaris ssp sibthorpii is the first one to flower of my primulas.
The last picture is just a nice clump of G.nivalis, but they are such good plants this time of year.
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After several days of hard frost, the weather has turned spring-like. Anemone blanda puts on a good show. And this pale pink Ribes sanguineum delights the bumblebees.
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After several days of hard frost, the weather has turned spring-like. Anemone blanda puts on a good show. And this pale pink Ribes sanguineum delights the bumblebees.
Hello Claire,
Looks good, both the Anemones and the Ribes!
My (rather few) Anemones are also in flower but the buds on my Ribes sanguinrum has just started to swell.
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Claire and Leena nice pictures.
Good to see so many Anemone flowers. :) We get very few ones and they only survive closer to the house !!
After 4 days of very cold weather it is better now.Two pictures from the garden today.
Puschkinia scillioides
Scilla libanotica
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Leena: Primula sibthorpii is also the first one to flower here (one year did so at the end of February!) and seems to remain in flower forever.
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There is also P. sibthorpii 'Dr. Borgeson' thanks to a kind forumist; has light pink and white flowers
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Few other flowering right now: Anemone nemorosa (with a couple of Podophyllum peeking from between)
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Pachyphragma macrophyllum
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Another one from P. vulgaris ssp. - ex. woronowii, or a hybrid.
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Gabriela, your Primula's look very good, you seems to hide them for the slugs!
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Hi Rudi, I'm just catching up on everyone's wonderful pictures. Can you tell me please what is the little yellow flowered plant on the corner of your rock. Thanks.
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Spring has finally come with unusual summer temperatures of 22C.
Merendera trigyna
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Colchicum luteum
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From Ian the Christie kind ...
Pulsatilla grandis hybrid Budapest
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Hi Shelagh,
the yellow flowering plant is Draba polytricha.
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Very nice spring flowers, and Pulsatillas are lovely!
There is also P. sibthorpii 'Dr. Borgeson' thanks to a kind forumist; has light pink and white flowers
That is very nice colour form. :)
Here it is still more snowdrop, crocus and hepatica season, but weather is now quite warm (almost +15) so flowers are advancing quickly.
I haven't been able to grow other spring Colchicums here except Bulbocodium vernum, but they would be very nice. Still, crocuses give a lot of colour and I love them.
As do butterflies.
C.malkensis is the first Corydalis to flower in my garden.
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Thanks Rudi I don't think I know that one.
A few days of sun does wonders doesn't it. The garden has sprung into action. Here are a few.
Anenomes and Epimediums.
Brunnera Jack Frost.
Iberis Little Treasure.
Narcissus Baby Moon.
Omphalodes cappadocia and Starry Eyes.
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Pulsatilla vulgaris.
Ramonda nathaliae JCA868
Trillium kurabayashi.
Tulip Little Beauty.
Tulip Princess Irene.
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That's a fine pan of Ramondas Shelagh!
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Thanks Tristan several people have said their plants have been at their best this year when there have been no Shows, our Ramonda is another more stems than ever before.
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It is time for Primulas and Townsendias:
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Bletilla striata - blue form -
Dendrobium moniliforme
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Two Paeonia
Paeonia. emodii
Paeonia tenuifolia ssp. lithophila.
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Cydonia sinensis Korean quince
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This year less photos from the greenhouse but more from nature, with the lockdown i need some fresh air and less "inside".
Allium ursinum are all around in the nearest woods, i'll collect buds and keep them in vinagar.
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Allium ursinum are all around in the nearest woods, i'll collect buds and keep them in vinegar.
Hi Yann, this is a new one on me! Is it botanical or culinary?
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Jeffersonia dubia in Ken's garden. Just noticed the many seedlings popping up! No doubt he will not have missed them.
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16c & sunny, won't last.
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1. Cassiope wardii. You wouldn't expect a plant from the heights of Tibet to grow well near London, but this little ericaceous shrub has been going strong for a few years now. It receives morning sun only and the base of the plant is shaded by a piece of rock.
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2. Coluria omeiensis var. nanzhengensis. There is not much information to be found about this attractive plant. According to the Flora of China, it occurs in Sichuan, Guizhou and Shaanxi at elevations of 1200 - 2300 m. Nothing is written there about the habitat, but the few photos on the internet taken in situ show that it grows in crevices on limestone cliffs together with what appears to be Rhododendron williamsianum and other plants. It seems to enjoy a gritty ericaceous soil in a big planter situated to avoid the afternoon sun. With its 3 cm wide, primrose-yellow flowers and small rosette of broad leaves it does resemble a primrose, but it is related to Geum.
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3. Pseudomuscari forniculatum, also known as Bellevalia forniculata. Full disclosure: I only planted this last November, so I cannot claim to have properly 'grown' it. It occurs in large drifts in alpine valleys in Turkey, which must be quite a sight, as the flowers are a really piercing light blue. Unfortunately, the bulbs are a bit too expensive for me to try to emulate this.
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4. Petrocallis pyrenaica. One of the 'classic' alpine plants. Mine are growing in a raised bed (from AGS seed sown in December 2018).
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Pseudomuscari forniculatum, also known as Bellevalia forniculata. Full disclosure: I only planted this last November, so I cannot claim to have properly 'grown' it. It occurs in large drifts in alpine valleys in Turkey, which must be quite a sight, as the flowers are a really piercing light blue. Unfortunately, the bulbs are a bit too expensive for me to try to emulate this.
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I've had mine a couple of years now and it has not shown any sign of drifting yet sadly...
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I've had mine a couple of years now and it has not shown any sign of drifting yet sadly...
There's a reason why it's expensive.
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There's a reason why it's expensive.
I wonder if anyone has tried leaf cuttings?
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I may sacrifice a leaf in the interest of experimentation...
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I found it easy from seed. This potful (photo from April 2019) was from AGS seed exchange sown in 2011. It hasn't been repotted for a couple of years so only one flower spike this year.
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Epimediums are starting to bloom.
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A couple of more epimediums.
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Epimediums are starting to bloom.
Lovely Claire.
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Aquilegia scopulorum - seed from Gothenberg Botanic Garden sown in 2015. First flowering. I don't remember how many sedlings I started with but am now down to 4 plants. This one is in the greenhouse, 2 others in the cold frame not doing so well and one in a large pot outside.
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This one is a bit of a mystery. Same batch of seed, leaves look similar but tiny red flowers
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Helonias bullata, the Swamp Pink. Its flower makes you stop and look.
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Wow Claire that's a stunner.
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Nice epimediums, and very special plants, Andre!
These are the small flowers of Lonicera deflexicalyx, the berries being much more showy.
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1. Alyssoides utriculata. Sown from AGS seed in December 2018. The seed was listed as Physaria alpina, but even before my seedlings first flowered, in April 2020, I had my doubts about that name. Thinking it might be another North American crucifer, even if it wasn't Physaria alpina, I spent some time trying in vain to identify it. Eventually, the typical spherical fruits gave it away. It turned out to be Alyssoides utriculata, a species from the Alps and southern Europe. Wrong genus and wrong continent (the second photo is from last year).
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2. Gaultheria trichophylla. This miniature Himalayan shrub is famous for its striking blue berries. I have yet to see those and I had to wait quite a while for the flowers too. The tiny buds already formed last year summer but then did nothing until March this year, when they suddenly began to expand into little bell-shaped flowers.
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3. Houstonia serpyllifolia Michx. Here is a case where you should add the author to the name, because there is also a Houstonia serpyllifolia Graham, which is a synonym of the well-known H. caerulea. My plant of H. serpyllifolia is doing a credible impersonation of a cushion plant even though it is really a tangle of creeping stems. It was obtained as 'Houstonia michauxii', a name that does not officially exist.
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This amazing weather is certainly bringing out some wonderful blooms.
Anemone nemerosa Robisonianum.
A big patch of Aubretia.
A patch of mossy Sax that has been rather burnt in the sun. (You don't often have to say that in Bury.)
Oxalis Red Eye.
Primula Julius Caesar still going strong.
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Our Ramonda nathaliae JCA686 is still looking good I think every flower is our now.
Three Rosenia humilis all grown from cuttings by Brian.
One of our Viola troughs which has come all through the winter weather.
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Spring has taken a huge step backwards in southeast Sweden with terrible frost burns as a result. I believe this is the coldest spring in years.
But I am happy to share this little beauty with you, Pulsatilla multifida. Seed comes from Russian Amurskaya province by the Chinese border, and the plant is about 10-12 years old. It is planted in a heap of peat and granit sand and -gravel, where the Moss is an uninvited guest. But, as it has not harmed any plants yet I just leave it.
People who "know about me" tend to think I collect Pulsatilla species. I actually do not. I only grow the most common and easy ones.
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Very beautiful Susann and looks cosy in its bed of moss.
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Thank you!
I have not a clue if different mosses contribute with different thingsin the eco-systems, but I guess so? Anyway, it is not unusaul to find the multifida princess in a soft moss carpet. However, I am quite sure her natural carpet is not the same as you would enjoy finding in my garden.
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... Pulsatilla multifida ...
Spectacularly beautiful Susann. I hope you can increase it from seed.
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Oh dear,
I should never have mentioned how cold this spring is. It seems as winter was listening and wants to make sure we are aware that he is still around. (In Swedish winter is a male, King Bore, as in Borealis. I don't know about English?).
Ashley: Regarding the Pulsatilla. Unfortunally I have other Pulsatillas belonging to the same subgenus, and they hybridize, more than willingly. But as I think most of us know, it is not difficult -although not without risks- to propagate it vegetatively. I think that would be the only way to get those beautiful greyish hairs on the sepals.
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Susann, I was thinking in terms of protecting a few buds in muslin bags then hand-pollinating them, to see what variability the seedlings might show.
Certainly a fine plant & worth propagating, vegetatively or otherwise, as insurance against accidental loss.
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So many beautiful and cool plants, everyone :) Here too spring is a roller coaster- near 20 one day, then near freezing the next, several snows in April (quite normal- the warmer, drier March is less typical). Nonetheless the flowers are rolling along, gradually picking up speed- pics soon.
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It's interesting how every spring is different in terms of which plants come out of winter fastest, happiest or not so happy!
This year the first surprise was Galanthus- these are plants from bulbs from Poland, and usually they lag just a little behind the Crocus (in the sunny warm bed in front of house, woodland beds are later) This year they just beat the first Crocus with the first couple of flowers when the first Crocus were just leaves
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-- though after a few more warm days, the Crocus were catching up!
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Pseudomuscari azureum was actually the first flower to open- and it is not even in the earliest to melt bed- need to have these in more places!
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Draba aizoides as always the first non-bulb to flower-first few prob matching the Pseudomuscari, filling in more day by day.
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The native Pulsatilla (patens) nuttalliana in the garden only a couple of days behind the front runners and well ahead of the Eurasian pulsas (which, in any case seem to have suffered serious vole predation this winter :( )
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Then after that last sunny day- high teens- with flowers popping, a few cm of snow for Apr 18 (more than 10cm Apr 08, but no flowers yet then) and just a few degrees above freezing, nights as low as -10C for a few days. Spring flowers are tough though, nothing bothered.
Psuedomuscari azureum
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Moose pruned Prunus tomentosum
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Semp Bed Two -home of the Drabas seen earlier
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Xeric/Native Bed complex- the rear beds closer to the trees never get much snow cover, just a few inches in winter' spring/fall snows like this quickly melt on those parts!
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Following days, business as usual, even with still cold nights, and lingering snow in the shady areas.
Crocus seem better this year than last, though the same can't be said for the Azorella in the first two shots! There are bits still fine, and I guess it will come back! Some other things, like Armerias- the smaller ones never seem long lived, a few patches die every year, lots of seedlings- also seemed not fond of this winter, which was milder than average much of the time, snow cover over a long period on most beds, but less than usual, one true cold spell ( -30C to -40C) in Feb. As I say, different every year, and different plants react differently!
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The last Crocus has a visitor, which I think I shared in the wildlife thread- a Plume Moth. It wasn't shy at all. That flower is impossible for me to capture accurately, even with editing- it is a darker very rich red violet
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Last for today, but more to come as these photos are already outdated!
Pulsatilla (patens) nuttalliana again with distinct inner and outer looks, these are some of the most elegant flowers! It isn't increasing much where it is, really need to get more plants started in other spots..
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Susann, I was thinking in terms of protecting a few buds in muslin bags then hand-pollinating them, to see what variability the seedlings might show.
Oh, I see. Yes, it would work. I could take pollen from the first flowers that opens the pollen sacks and save it to pollinate the very last flowers to mature. It would, however, produce very few seeds as Pulsatillas do all they can to avoid self pollinating. They are very good in aborting seeds, and unfortunally they often abort the seeds of the last flowers to flower. (Pulsatillas does not open a flower's pollen sacks until the pistills have closed for germination to protect from self pollination)
The seedlings will be 100% yellow flowering but the color of the hairs could be grey or white.
I am sure the first flowers will produce pollen in the next coming days. I will save it and pollinate the last flower for you. Please, send me some kind of contact information to to.samsbox@gmail.com
"Someone" mystically helped me correcting the snowy picture. I am quite sure I know who. Thank you!
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Many thanks for the kind offer Susann. I've sent you a PM.
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Spring is slowly coming back again after very cold few days (upto -12C) and the plants love it. Here are some pictures from the garden.
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What beautiful leaves the astragalus has!
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Pulmonaria altaica is new to me. Is it evergreen or does it come from root in the spring? It looks really nice. :)
Here Corydalis have joined Hellebores and Hepaticas. In the picture there is Corydalis solida x kuznetsovii 'Boyar' between Helleborus and Hepatica nobilis, it's colour is so dark it is difficult to photograph, but I think in this picture from yesterday it looks right how I see it.
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Super colour of corydalis, Leena. A nice group of plants.
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Susann, Ashley is right - Your remarkable form of Pulsatilla multifida should be propagated! Unfortunately, I may not grow plants like this in my garden, there grow only weeds like Arisaema amurense.
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Doronicum columnae doesn´t mind some shade.
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Pulmonaria altaica is new to me. Is it evergreen or does it come from root in the spring? It looks really nice. :)
Here Corydalis have joined Hellebores and Hepaticas. In the picture there is Corydalis solida x kuznetsovii 'Boyar' between Helleborus and Hepatica nobilis, it's colour is so dark it is difficult to photograph, but I think in this picture from yesterday it looks right how I see it.
Beautiful scenery and corydalis, Leena!
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Thanks Carolyn and Mariette:).
Mariette, your spring is so much ahead of ours, you have very nice red and yellow corner there.
Here is a closer picture of 'Boyar'
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For me everything looks spectacular in the spring, including the 'weed' A. amurense :)
Does the Pulmonaria altaica remains so small Kris?
Have been working recently around an small area where I try to keep Primula mistassinica and few other native species growing 'wild-like style', which implies removing others which may try to infiltrate, like V. jooi did.
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Viola jooi
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Viola langsdorffii spp. kamtschadalorum also likes a wet place; flowering for the first time.
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For me everything looks spectacular in the spring, including the 'weed' A. amurense :)
Thank You Gabriela, but in this case it actually proved to be a weed! Some years ago I found many seedlings under a clump of trillium and potted them. This is what they turned out to be.
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1. Aethionema subulatum. Like many plants in my garden, this Turkish alpine is two weeks behind schedule compared to last year.
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2. Glandora oleifolia (syn. Lithodora oleifolia). This is a species from the Spanish Pyrenees, where it is apparently very rare. It slowly increases by underground suckers – with emphasis on slowly. Does anyone grow the related G. nitida? This is similar in habit but with much more silky, silvery leaves and even brighter blue flowers. I would love to try that one.
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3. Veronica armena. One of the earliest veronicas in the garden and easy in a dry, sunny spot.
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Looking good, Kris-- love the Astragalus!
Leena-- I have a couple Corydalis poking up now, not much yet..
Gabriela- I had P mistassinica from west of here for a while in some pots I sunk in winter, they seem to be each short lived, and I think they may have faded away, as some other things in the pots grew too much..
Andre--that Aethionema is lovely!
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Looking good, Kris-- love the Astragalus!
Leena-- I have a couple Corydalis poking up now, not much yet..
Gabriela- I had P mistassinica from west of here for a while in some pots I sunk in winter, they seem to be each short lived, and I think they may have faded away, as some other things in the pots grew too much..
Andre--that Aethionema is lovely!
I also grew P. mistassinica in a large container for a while Cohan, but I realized it would like more space to self seed and so I planted it in a naturally wet area in the garden.
Even in the wild it grows mostly by itself (or with other small size species), so it makes sense yours didn't like to be overwhelmed by other plants.
Otherwise, it is quite easy, super hardy and it flowers very fast.
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Couple more Corydalis, pictures last night in the last sun.
Corydalis cava seeded among Paeonia obovata.
The other picture is Corydalis cava alba, though not white but creamy colour.
Nameless white C.solida in evening sun.
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My personal highlight this week... Townsendia spathulata "Cotton Ball"
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Fantastic photos...Andre. I am totally fascinated by Glandora oleifolia. I don't know it yet and will try to get hold of some seed somehow. Endemic species are a special passion of mine.
Thanks for the inspiration.
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I am totally fascinated by Glandora oleifolia. I don't know it yet and will try to get hold of some seed somehow. Endemic species are a special passion of mine.
Strangely, I have not seen it set seed in the many years I have seen it in the botanical garden in MUC. However, it‘s apparently quite hardy as I have a small plant which thrives despite the rather harsh winter conditions in our garden. If you remind me again in autumn I may be able to send a rooted sucker ;)
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Strangely, I have not seen it set seed in the many years I have seen it in the botanical garden in MUC. However, it‘s apparently quite hardy as I have a small plant which thrives despite the rather harsh winter conditions in our garden. If you remind me again in autumn I may be able to send a rooted sucker ;)
Servus Tom
Thank you very much for your kind offer. I will try to keep it in mind. Even if I am a bit shy in this respect.😉
The flora of the Pyrenees is home to some really gorgeous species.
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The cold weather means it's a slow old spring, but the trees and shrubs are starting to come into leaf.
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A nice red form of Acer palmatum (probably 'Atropurpureum').
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This has made quite a substantial tree over the years. I have decided to plant a few more Japanese maples, this recently planted one below is 'Beni Kawa'
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The willows are in full flower.
Salix helvetica
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...and S. hastata.
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Two native Cardamines.
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Cardamine / Dentaria bulbifera. Beautiful...
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...but very invasive, it spreads rapidly by rhizomes and bulbils, I spend a fair bit of time controlling it these days. Oddly this is a rare native in Britain.
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On the other hand, Cardamine pratensis, the cuckoo-flower is very common in the wild but no trouble in the garden. Here it is self-seeding around the pond. It also pops up in the meadow areas and has been steadily increasing. I like it not only because it's pretty but also because it is the foodplant for the orange-tip butterfly.
It gets its common name because it flowers at the same time the cuckoos arrive back from Africa, and this year the timing is right on cue.
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A few other things in flower. Geranium phaeum 'Samobor'
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Lathraea clandestina is late this year but flowering well.
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Fritillaria acmopetala, only planted last year so we'll see how it does longer term. It's a more striking plant than I was expecting.
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Colchicum leaves in the damp meadow area. I know these aren't to everyone's taste but I think they really add something.
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Ranunculus aconitifolius is a lovely plant for a border or a damp meadow area. The double form is commoner in cultivation but I am not a fan of double flowers in general, both because I don't like the look of them and because most of them are useless for pollinators as the nectaries and anthers are replaced by petals. This isn't at its best yet, the flower stems will lengthen giving an airier appearance, but at that stage it becomes very difficult to photograph!
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Thanks to all the photographer for their lovely pictures,
let me add some pictures from the house and the garden:
Lewisia is a seedling from last year
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Fantastic photos...Andre. I am totally fascinated by Glandora oleifolia. I don't know it yet and will try to get hold of some seed somehow. Endemic species are a special passion of mine.
Thanks for the inspiration.
I have to echo Tom in saying that I have never had seed on this plant. I will go out with a paint brush and try to pollinate it by hand. That said, I have also never seen seed in the common Glandora diffusa (usually called Lithodora diffusa), and yet I have had seedlings coming up from time to time.
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I have to echo Tom in saying that I have never had seed on this plant. I will go out with a paint brush and try to pollinate it by hand. That said, I have also never seen seed in the common Glandora diffusa (usually called Lithodora diffusa), and yet I have had seedlings coming up from time to time.
Thank you for the detailed information...Andre. The Glandora nitida you mentioned is really beautiful. Maybe someone here in the forum actually knows sources of supply for it...I would also be interested in it.
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I also grew P. mistassinica in a large container for a while Cohan, but I realized it would like more space to self seed and so I planted it in a naturally wet area in the garden.
Even in the wild it grows mostly by itself (or with other small size species), so it makes sense yours didn't like to be overwhelmed by other plants.
Otherwise, it is quite easy, super hardy and it flowers very fast.
I meant to get it planted out, just didn't have any spots wet enough! What I intended was to sink a large pan to hold moisture-- I got as far as prepping a space, but never got it done! lol
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I need to visit more often, especially at this time of year-- I miss so much, so quickly :)
Love that Townsendia! and definitely have Cardamine envy :)
Nice Corys, Leena, they are just getting going here.. I have some cava and a mix of solida/ornata from garden seed.. now they are starting to pop up in unexpected places, I will really have no idea what is what!