Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => General Forum => Topic started by: Hans J on June 06, 2013, 09:03:15 PM
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Hi all ,
last year I had the luck to visit a Habitat of Dictamnus albus :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9092.msg246685#msg246685 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9092.msg246685#msg246685)
In this year I have tried to find more habitats of this interesting plants :D
Here are pics of a small habitat with some clearings and some plants are in flower :
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here are pics from a other place -the plants are growing more in shade and so the buds are not open :
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also I found many nice trees/shrubs : Robinia pseudoacacia
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Today I could take pics from my Dictamnus albus "Albiflorus" ( bought in a good german nursery in last year )
Have fun
Hans
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Very nice new finds, Hans. Is this new area also a protected area? No grazing animals?
Your white plant is growing well.
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Thank you Maggi :D
Yes - those plants are general protectet - they are always very rare
I think it is not a problem with the animals ...maybe they eating leaves/stems ...but the roots will survive
The perfume of my plant is very nice - like a mix of citrons and oranges
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Hans, many thanks for showing us these fine plants in their natural habitat
and in your garden.
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Hi Hans, your white Dictamnus is really lovely. I have one similar to those pictured in the wild. I dug it out of my mums garden when she moved in with me. It's a lovely plant but nothing like seeing them in the wild though.
Nice of you sharing your walk 8)
Angie :)
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Hans, many thanks for showing us these fine plants in their natural habitat
and in your garden.
Thank you Rudi :D
It is my pleasure to search interesting plants in the wild and to take Pictures -sure I will share it with other plantfriends
Hans
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Hi Hans, your white Dictamnus is really lovely. I have one similar to those pictured in the wild. I dug it out of my mums garden when she moved in with me. It's a lovely plant but nothing like seeing them in the wild though.
Nice of you sharing your walk 8)
Angie :)
Thank you Angie :D
I'm surprised that you can grow Dictamnus in Scotland ...I was thinking that those plants needs a warm climate
Hans
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Thank you Angie :D
I'm surprised that you can grow Dictamnus in Scotland ...I was thinking that those plants needs a warm climate
Hans
Dictamnus albus grows happily in an exposed bed at Oxfords Botanic Garden Hans.
Two questions;
Has anyone any experience of this plant bursting into flames?
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Has anyone successfullygerminated Dictamnus from purchased seed? I've tried three times now using various methods and have failed. I've taken a chance when buying as I'm led to believe that the seed needs to be fresh.
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I saw Dictamnus growing wild this May on Holy Hill in Mikulov, Czech Republic, down south near
the Austrian border.
I also saw it growing in some gardens when we visited villages in the area.
I had never before seen Dictamnus, though I remember seeds being offered in catalogues
when I was a child, always with a match burning beside the drawing of a flower.
I am going to try growing some this year, as it is quite lovely.
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I'm surprised that you can grow Dictamnus in Scotland ...I was thinking that those plants needs a warm climate
Hans
It's hardy here in zone 3.
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I'm surprised that you can grow Dictamnus in Scotland ...I was thinking that those plants needs a warm climate
It also grows well here in Finland. :)
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We have seen it on our 3 trips to Tallinn Botanic Garden thriving well in the rock garden. This year however our host Krista was most insistent that we do not touch it. Is there a problem that anyone knows of?
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We have seen it on our 3 trips to Tallinn Botanic Garden thriving well in the rock garden. This year however our host Krista was most insistent that we do not touch it. Is there a problem that anyone knows of?
The combustible oil given off by the plant, can also be a skin irritant, Shelagh. Better safe than sorry with such things.
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Has anyone any experience of this plant bursting into flames?
No, but we have lit the combustible vapour given off on one hot summer evening which was great fun ;D ;D
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No, but we have lit the combustible vapour given off on one hot summer evening which was great fun ;D ;D
A man of my own heart!
Good old You Tube....................
Mooseksenpalavapensas, Gas Plant or Burning Bush, Dictamnus albus (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1sQmZ1EzhA#ws)
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Yes that was about as exciting as we found it, was hoping for burning into the night :D ;D :D
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Well, my first experience/encounter with this plant was not a happy one.
While hiking through some low mountains in my county (Bihor), I found some plants on the tree and rock covered slopes.
It was a bit late to see the blooms, but the seed capsule structure was enough.
I dug up a couple small plants (there were many around) for my garden.
Needless to say the next day I had a painful rash on my hands/arms. Lasted quite a while...
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I must try that! I've always found Dictamnus fascinating, though unfortunately so do slugs. The seed capsules (and the seed itself) are amongst the most interesting of all plants for their explosive mechanism. Fortunately never had any reaction to the plant, but neither have I to rue or hogweed which are often cited as problems.
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I've had my Dictamnus albus 'Albiflorus' (photo 1) for over 25 years and moved it once without any problems. I am very fond of it because - unlike me - it becomes more beautiful over the decades and it looks well throughout the year. Even the seed capsules are attractive. All Dictamnus needs is a warm sunny spot and well drained soil. Fortunately I do not get a skin rash while handling it.
After many unsuccessful tries I have managed to get a few seedlings this spring (photo 2). I sowed the ripe seeds immediately into compost mixed with sand and left the tray in a transparent plastic bag outside over the winter.
If you want to see the "Gas Plant" burning, have a look at Youtube - there are several videos of this astonishing feature of Dictamnus
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Sure is a white beauty!