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Seedy Subjects! => Grow From Seed => Topic started by: Roma on May 21, 2013, 08:52:06 PM
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not Silene californica from SRGC seed sown in January
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Could it be a tobacco plant?
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I think it could be Silene dioica. I hope it flowers soon so I can decide whether to keep some of the plants or compost the lot. I'm also waiting for some Calceolaria not uniflora darwinii from last year to flower. The buds are there so not long now to find out what it is.
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In the past, what I received as C. uniflora darwinii turned out to be C. biflora (or similar).
A flower too many ;D and frustrating sometimes, but also part of the fun of the exchange(s) ;)
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The only time I had true Silene californica was from the Archibald list, gorgeous scarlet flowers on several plants. Like many though, most went to the plant heaven in the sky after two years of blooming. Just one lasted a third year and none set any seed. :'(
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The calceolaria does appear to be biflora or a close relative.
NOT Aquilegia elegantula SRGC January 2012
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My main disappointment from the 2011 seed was Gypsophila cerastioides, a nice plant but I have it already, which was listed as G. aretioides. Of course I should have known better than to order it but one lives in hope. There were too many seeds, both from SRGC and AGS. I was forcibly reminded of my disappointment when I saw stunning, rock hard plants in some of the Czech gardens of the true plant. I had it once, the slightly softer (not 'Compacta') form but gave one of my two away to someone who promised a choice "swap" which never eventuated. He lost the gyp as did I after a few years but in one year it bore 100 plus flowers which it doesn't seem to do in the NH. No seed though.
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A couple of years ago (2-3?), Anja Hill ordered Androsace strigillosa from SRGC - a copule of seeds grew as that, but the rest are this campanula..... can we have a name for it?
A not particularly hairy Campanula barbata?
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Hmm, yes - two more photos from Anja - so it is C. barbata ......
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Pity about only two Androsace strigillosa though!
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But a nice form of barbata don't you think? I like the glossy sheen on the outside
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Very beautiful indeed, I think 8)
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So it is with misidentified seed.
You may end up with not what you want but with what you might like.
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That Campanula is lovely. What height is it?
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That Campanula is lovely. What height is it?
Doesn't usually get much taller than 30cms .
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I now think my Silene is armeria. It is very floriferous and appears to be an annual.
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I grew this viola from SRGC seed as Viola dubyana. I think it looks more like V. corsica or a hybrid. I had a white version of V. dubyana from Ardfearn nursery many years ago but it died without setting seed and I've been looking for it ever since. I have tried to get the blue one from seed a few times before but have usually got something nearer corsica.
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I had the one below as V. grisebachiii which it isn't then someone said it was V. dubyana but now I think (from an AGS picture) it's probably V. altaiaca. It's pretty but I almost wish it had died without setting seed too.
Must change the file name.
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It is not Silene armeria.
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It is not Silene armeria.
Jonna, do you know which Silene it is?
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Roma, I don't know which Silene it is. I got seeds of it too, but still not able to identify it.
Because I grow Silene armeria, I know your picture is not Silene armeria.