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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Graham Catlow on March 01, 2013, 09:16:26 PM
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Plenty of signs in the garden that Spring is just around the corner but no colour yet. Just some white things. Thought I would post them here as they are only Galanthus 'Flore Pleno'
Edit OOps for got to add 'in the Northern Hemisphere to the Title and not sure how to do that now ???. Maggi -help please!
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My pleasure to help, Graham - as the starter of the thread you could have clicked "modify" your post and made the change yourself, I think.
Your 'drops are opening nicely- marvelous what some sunshine can do!
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Thanks Maggi. I'll remember that in case there is a next time. :-\
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Thanks Maggi. I'll remember that in case there is a next time. :-\
Remember what? ::) ;) ;D
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;D ;D ;D
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they are only Galanthus 'Flore Pleno'
But lovely nonetheless....
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Adonis wolgensis. From the garden.
Adonis amurensis ssp. multiflora 'Michinoku' From the garden.
Adonis 'Kouju' From the greenhouse
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A cold gray day but a few bulbs are showing color in the frame.
Muscari adilii from Paul Christian
Hyacinthoides aristides
Crocus sieberi ssp. sieberi ex White Mountains Crete NARGS 2008 #3207
Hyacinthella atcheyi NARGS 2008 #1598
Crocus abantensis Garden North seed from JR start April 2008, these are in the same state of flower development outside under 7 inches of frozen hard snow.
Rimmer
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Posted this on the wrong thread god knows how
couldn't resist this shot. Spring has sprung
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Ian,
a wonderful shot. Every year I'm amazed by the nature forces able to drive out all such beauties with a few sun rays and few +degrees.
Spring is the best time of the year leaving the dull days of winter behind us. :D
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Ian,
a wonderful shot. Every year I'm amazed by the nature forces able to drive out all such beauties with a few sun rays and few +degrees.
Spring is the best time of the year leaving the dull days of winter behind us. :D
Armin you are right it doesn't seem to take long once the spring bulbs start to move
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Spring has sprung over here too! :D :D
Crocus ancyrensis
Crocus chrysanthus 'Skyline'
Crocus atticus 'M. Hoog's Memory'
Eranthis hyemalis 'Schwefelglanz' + Galanthus woronowii
Hepatica japonica 'Maisen'/'Maiougi'
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Armin you are right it doesn't seem to take long once the spring bulbs start to move
Yes, sunshine and 10°C today - finally! :D 8)
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Wim,
what a marvelous photo from C. atticus Michael Hoogs Memory. :o 8) 8) 8)
I assume it was a good bargain for you.
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Wim - Your Crocus chrysanthus Skyline looks good too.
A couple of things from here that say spring is almost here......
Eranthis x tuberginii 'Guinea Gold', along with Leucojum vernum and Galanthus Flora Plena
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Wim,
what a marvelous photo from C. atticus Michael Hoogs Memory. :o 8) 8) 8)
I assume it was a good bargain for you.
Thanks Armin, got one from Janis 3 years ago...I think I have 6 bulbs now :) :)
Wim - Your Crocus chrysanthus Skyline looks good too.
A couple of things from here that say spring is almost here......
Eranthis x tuberginii 'Guinea Gold'
Thanks Dave, that's a new one in my garden since last autumn.
That's a wonderful group of E. x tubergenii 'Guinea Gold' you have there!
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I always have an ambivalent feeling about this plant, Lithodora zahnii. I like it very much for the true-blue borage flowers and deep green foliage, but the latter is always prone to browning tips and a degree of scruffiness. It has made a huge plant in the alpine house at Wisley and a permanently covered Mediterrean bed would probably be the best option, and one I keep considering for a lot of dryland alpines...
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Certainly a plant for a warmer climate than the UK to be at its best :)
The Mediterranean Garden Society forum discusses the various colour forms etc.....
http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=647.0 (http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=647.0)
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After many cold and dull days the spring has come.
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Indeed!
They're beautiful, ebbie. :D
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After many cold and dull days the spring has come.
Nice potful Ebbie
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It's almost scary to notice that even this year I'm so far behind when it comes to springtime....like every year ... :D i was down in the basement and looked at my "spring" and took a couple of snapshoots....next week will be all sunny here with -15*C at night so spring outside will come in Another month i guess....//Jonny
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Hello Ian, all, it seemed like spring with us recently as well but it is now heading back to winter bitterly cold today with some rain which we have not had for about 3 weeks, I am sure that it will be snow before morning. I post a few pictures Calianthemum double form under glass Eranthis Noel Ayres in the garden and Hepatica x maxima The Bride and a Hepatica x maxima red, cheers Ian the Christie kind
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Two new plants.
A Primula allionii clone from Gerd Stopp which he calls 'Rotviolett'
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Chirita tamiana arrived here as a leave a couple of months ago and already flowering.
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Chirita tamiana arrived here as a leave a couple of months ago and already flowering.
Wow! Now that is good growing! Very attractive flowers, too.
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Quote from: Jozef Lemmens on Today at 11:49:17
Chirita tamiana arrived here as a leave a couple of months ago and already flowering.
Wow! Now that is good growing! Very attractive flowers, too.
This is one of those “bad behaviours” of this forum. When you put a message here, even many years later, someone “reminds” you. ::)
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Great to see all the spring flowers- it will be some time here yet too- don't feel bad Jonny, it will be at least as long here as for you!
Jozef- great work with the Chirita!
Ebbie- love that Narcissus :)
DaveM- great patches of Eranthis!
Wim- love the creamy coloured Eranthis- just saw the same one from Christopher Greenwell on FB; also a great pink on the Japanese Hepatica..
Kalle- nice Adonis- the colour on the one from the greenhouse is extra special..
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Hello Ian, all, it seemed like spring with us recently as well but it is now heading back to winter bitterly cold today with some rain which we have not had for about 3 weeks, I am sure that it will be snow before morning. I post a few pictures Calianthemum double form under glass Eranthis Noel Ayres in the garden and Hepatica x maxima The Bride and a Hepatica x maxima red, cheers Ian the Christie kind
Hello Ian, thank you for your beautiful pictures.
Do you know anything about the double Callianthemum? Is it a hybrid and what are the
parents?
Jef, many thanks for showing again some of your treasures, Chirita tamiana flowers almost
all the year, it is only a pity, that it isnot hardy.
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Here are a late Jasminum nudiflorum and Forsythia ovata - the earliest of its genus.
- sorry for the bad quality of the pics - it was a dark rainy day.
Gerd
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Bulbs in my meadow.
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Hello, winter has returned here today with one of the coldest days Siberian winds heavy snow not good. The calianthemum is from seed which was raised by Blackthorn nursery very good growers, I know that seedling vary form single to semi double but the selected ones are superb. I post a few pictures taken today amidst the snow, cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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Ian, thank you for the information about the Callianthemum. I think, that these
fine plants are very slow to propagate and get only rarely offered.
Sorry about the return of winter in your region, the weather forecast promised
us a similar experience for the coming Tuesday.
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Waiting for the sun - 1
Crocus 'Tricolor'
Crocus imperati
Crocus 'Hubert Edelsten'
Crocus 'Bowles White' and Eranthis Hyemalis
Colchicum vernum
Poul
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Waiting for the sun - 2
Crocus laevigatus Fontenayi with some late flowers
Crocus vitellinus in a frame
Daubenya aurea under glass
Iris hisrioides 'George'
Poul
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Two plants from Robin White.
A double pink flowering Hepatica nobilis.
Hepatica nobilis 'Double Pink'
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And 2 small plants of Callianthemum anemonoides 'Blackthorn Group', showing the variation.
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Two plants from Robin White.
A double pink flowering Hepatica nobilis.
Hepatica nobilis 'Double Pink'
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And 2 small plants of Callianthemum anemonoides 'Blackthorn Group', showing the variation.
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Hi Jef
Are the single and double flowers on the same plant? I have hellebore that does this
Ian
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Speaking of the double callianthemeum shown in this post (previous page)
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10165.msg269733#msg269733 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=10165.msg269733#msg269733)
Ian Christie said : The callianthemum is from seed which was raised by Blackthorn nursery; very good growers, I know that seedlings vary in form- single to semi double but the selected ones are superb.
And 2 small plants of Callianthemum anemonoides 'Blackthorn Group', showing the variation.
Interesting to see that a few of you are growing these double forms from Blackthorn seed - which I really was not aware of - - have to say I prefer the singles! ::)
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Hi Jef
Are the single and double flowers on the same plant? I have hellebore that does this
Ian
Ian, the flowers are on 2 different plants (Actually there are 3 plants, but one is not flowering).
At the last autumn meeting of the Czech Society I got a plant of another double flowering clone.
Look at http://alpines.dk/plantsgallery/gallery/plants/c/ (http://alpines.dk/plantsgallery/gallery/plants/c/) . First and second picture of third row.
- - have to say I prefer the singles! ::)
Maggi, it would be boring if everyone likes the same things. ;)
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Self seedling in my meadow.
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Ian, the flowers are on 2 different plants (Actually there are 3 plants, but one is not flowering).
At the last autumn meeting of the Czech Society I got a plant of another double flowering clone.
Look at http://alpines.dk/plantsgallery/gallery/plants/c/ (http://alpines.dk/plantsgallery/gallery/plants/c/) . First and second picture of third row.
Thanks for the link Jef I particularly like the Callianthemum farreri now to find some seed if can:-\
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Self seedling in my meadow.
Franz,
I'm annually fascinated by your flower bulbs carpet. 8) 8) 8)
How many years did it require to develop so beautiful?
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Thanks for the link Jef I particularly like the Callianthemum farreri now to find some seed if can:-\
Ian, Mojmir Pavelka (Euroseeds) has (or had??) plants for sale.
Beautiful meadow, Franz.
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Iris kuschakewiczii
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And Hepatica japonica 'Yu-zuru'
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Franz, I would like to ask the same as Armin. I am trying to establish plants in the same way but only just beginning - I think it might take a long time to get such a lovely natural effect.
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Ian, Mojmir Pavelka (Euroseeds) has (or had??) plants for sale.
Beautiful meadow, Franz.
Thanks Jef I will check ;)
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Self seedling in my meadow.
Franz such a lovely tapestry and so natural.
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It takes a long time until a lawn looks so natural. I did not plan this meadow. On the edge is my bulb bed. From that bulb Beet seed is moved to the meadow. (Ants, etc.) I have just planted some bulbs (Crocus). That happens 30 years ago.
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Ranunculus ficaria from the garden today. It's possibly 'Brazen Hussy' but I can't be certain.
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Two more Pr. allionii clones.
Primula allionii 'Lismore Treasure'
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And Gerd Stopp’s best clone, according to his own words.
Primula allionii 'My Best Clone'
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I like them both, lovely little plants.
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Little plants will grow, …… if I don’t kill them ;)
Dionysia bryoides 'JLMS 02/30 - B'
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Dionysia bryoides 'JLMS 02/30 - D'
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Dionysia sarvestanica 'JLMS-02/24'
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Acouple of plants from the greenhouse :-
Primula miniera
Paraquilegia anemonoides.
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Pot grown Helleborus x sternii flowering in the greenhouse.
Martin
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Nice picture Martin, a lovely first post! Welcome to the forum.
Cold and miserable here but new shoots are coming up, so perhaps spring is really on its way.
"But then spring came...
It came all at once. Shoots and sprouts pushed dazedly out of the ground, crumpled like the ears of new-born Moominchildren."
Tove Jansson
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Pot grown Helleborus x sternii flowering in the greenhouse.
Martin
Welcome Martin! Your portrait of the hellebore somehow put me in mind of an auricula theatre :-\ - I think it was the dramatic setting. :)
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Winter has come back to Denmark with snow and cold, but it's spring in the greenhouse
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Winter has come back to Denmark with snow and cold, but it's spring in the greenhouse
That is a wonderful half-filled form, Karl!! :)
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A stunning plant, Karl.
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March? Adonis, Primula, Helleborus?
(http://cs410117.vk.me/v410117879/7c6c/VqXPVACQAiA.jpg)
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At least you have some big snow drops, Olga?
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At least you have some big snow drops, Olga?
Looks like ONE BIG snow drop to me......... perfectly white, too!
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Looks like ONE BIG snow drop to me......... perfectly white, too!
Yes, one big snow drop. :-X
I am very thankful to all posting pictures here. They give me a hope all this snow melt and spring come.
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I am very thankful to all posting pictures here. They give me a hope all this snow melt and spring come.
I feel just the same! We don't have quite as much snow left, but still freezing day and night, and no sign of anything green yet. :(
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Just starting to snow here again. WILL THIS EVER END :(
Angie :)
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It will be gone by January, Angie.
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It will be gone by January, Angie.
Cliff it feels like that at the moment. If it doesn't warm up soon I am going to jump on a plane and give Anthony a visit. Don't tell him as he might not let me come for a visit ;D
Angie :)
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I can't complain of snow, in fact it has been very dry here and much sunshine but too cold to garden as the soil is frozen solid.
However a few spring flowers emerge from the bone hard ground like this Corydalis bracteata (I think), Crocus tommasinianus, Leucojum vernum, Galanthus 'Wendy's Gold' and Eranthis hyemalis. Nothing special but the first signs of spring - a month late.
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Trond, great to see your spring has sprung too!
Did you plant that 'Wendy's Gold' in between the Eranthis to see if it's really yellow? ;)
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Trond, great to see your spring has sprung too!
Did you plant that 'Wendy's Gold' in between the Eranthis to see if it's really yellow? ;)
My spring doesn't spring, it is crawling slowly . . .
In fact I had forgotten the Eranthis when I planted Wendy's Gold. Will see if I have to move any of them. But the colour is rather similar ;)
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Here are the first three flowers which appeared in my Alpine House whilst there is 15 cm of snow oudoors. All three pots are plunged in that blanket of snow for photography.
Colchicum kesselringii
Dionysia 'Zdenek Zvolanek'
Ranunculus calandrinioides
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Nice plants, Zdenek. We all, are waiting for spring.
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I know plenty of plant lovers think its crazy but I really like celandines and think they put on a great show with both leaves and flowers before they disappear. Now that the snow has almost all gone from my garden I was checking out the celandines and have found that once again wood pigeons have eaten almost all of the leaves.
In the first photo they are all unnamed forms with the exception of the second from right bottom row which is Ranunculus ficaria ssp chrysocephalus 'Pencarn'
The second photo is a plant selected last year and potted to look after it, the distinctive colouring sets it apart from any others I grow.
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Not surprised that the wood pigeons find the leaves tasty, Melvyn - I believe that the young leaves are edible by people, too ::) :o :-\
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Not surprised that the wood pigeons find the leaves tasty, Melvyn - I believe that the young leaves are edible by people, too ::) :o :-\
Don't think I'd try them! I do eat several of my garden weeds but celandines, like many other members of the buttercup family, contain protoanemonin which can be toxic. Young leaves may not have built up high levels and it is supposedly degraded by heat or drying but if you are having guests round they may prefer other greens in their salad....
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Don't think I'd try them! I do eat several of my garden weeds but celandines, like many other members of the buttercup family, contain protoanemonin which can be toxic. Young leaves may not have built up high levels and it is supposedly degraded by heat or drying but if you are having guests round they may prefer other greens in their salad....
I quite agree, Gail, but seemingly our ancestors were partial to the freshly emerged foliage. In those days there was a distinct lack of fresh greens from a polytunnel and/or the supermarket, for sure!
We spoke about this before- probably many years ago in the old forum, so I don't remember where I learned this stuff - I just remember that every time I see the foliage emerging, I think of the poor souls who were hungry enough to eat it at one time... :-\ ::)
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A few spare plants of Pulsatilla slavica are flowering in my greenhouse.
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And a white form of Primula allionii.
Primula allionii 'Eureka'
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Superb shots, Jozef. Love the pulsatilla.
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And a white form of Primula allionii.
Primula allionii 'Eureka'
....and I haven't seen a better white allionii than that.
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Ranunculus calandrinioides in the crevice garden.
Jef, thanks for your excellent photos.
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A Daphne bholua with variegated leaves.
Daphne odora 'Limelight'
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A few bulbs flowering in my bulb house
I would appreciate your thoughts on names for the two muscari.
The third plant is Hyacinthella lazuluna
The fourth is Chinoscilla allenii
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Some happy hellebores here in Kent - happier than us given the dismal weather!
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and a few more.....
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They are looking good JRC - and you seem to have quite a number which are being kind enough to face the viewer, rather than hanging their heads .
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Yes, they are mostly x ericsmithii hybrids not H. x hybridus,
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Yes, they are mostly x ericsmithii hybrids not H. x hybridus,
I was thinking that, from some of the foliage we can see. Thanks for the note. Good plants
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Snow has been coming and going here for nearly three weeks. There's never been a big fall here but it has been melting during the day then lying a bit overnight. Many days it has been snowing lightly most of the time but melting and not really accumulating. We had some sunshine this afternoon which melted the snow quite a bit.
Corydalis are emerging a bit squashed, some snowdrops are flattened but hellebores and Iris Frank Elder have survived.
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Yellow, yellow and yellow. :D
Cyrtanthus breviflorus (??), probably a wrong name.
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Dionysia Monica x ? 'MK9244/11', flowering only at the top of the plant.
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Fritillaria carica 'ES-322/06', a Pavelka collection.
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Ranunculus ficaria from the garden today. It's possibly 'Brazen Hussy' but I can't be certain.
No it wasn't, it's 'Copper Knob'
One from the garden today:-
Ranunculus ficaria aurentiacus