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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: johnstephen29 on March 16, 2015, 04:49:34 PM

Title: Chionodoxa 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on March 16, 2015, 04:49:34 PM

Hi here is a new addition to my garden, chionodoxa cretica, bought from Bob & Rannveig at buried treasure last autumn, I hadn't realised it was so small, I wonder if it might be better in a pot?

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8755/16204769663_42d5d07652.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qFXFsp)image (https://flic.kr/p/qFXFsp) by johnstephen29 (https://www.flickr.com/people/126223196@N05/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Chionodoxa 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on March 29, 2015, 10:47:13 AM

Here are three more chionodoxa species, inside to enjoy there flowers are c. forbesii & c. sardensis. In the pic below sardensis is on the left and forbesii on the right. In the garden, just starting to flower is c.luciliae, I've had this species for a while now and it's starting to spread itself around nicely.

(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7654/16333927523_b67ee61199.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qTnDA4)image (https://flic.kr/p/qTnDA4) by johnstephen29 (https://www.flickr.com/people/126223196@N05/), on Flickr

(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8725/16342437104_47f541322a.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qU8gbY)Chionodoxa Luciliae (https://flic.kr/p/qU8gbY) by johnstephen29 (https://www.flickr.com/people/126223196@N05/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Chionodoxa 2015
Post by: ian mcdonald on March 29, 2015, 02:44:54 PM

Glory of the snow are appearing all over the garden now. Even popping up in the scree garden. They are the "common" species though.

Title: Re: Chionodoxa 2015
Post by: David Nicholson on March 29, 2015, 03:06:16 PM

Now all Scilla apparently, according to The Plant List ::)

Title: Re: Chionodoxa 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on March 29, 2015, 03:09:41 PM

Hi David I had heard that they were, but I prefer them as chionodoxa.

Title: Re: Chionodoxa 2015
Post by: David Nicholson on March 29, 2015, 03:21:01 PM

Me too.

Title: Re: Chionodoxa 2015
Post by: Maggi Young on March 29, 2015, 03:31:04 PM

The RHS trials of these wee blue bulbs the  other year was actually called the trial of little blue bulbs  - to be honest, that works for me  because I have a lot of trouble distinguishing them , especially if I only see one at a time.   :-X :-\  :-[

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/TrialReports/Hyacinthaceae%20hardy%202003.pdf (http://apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/TrialReports/Hyacinthaceae%20hardy%202003.pdf)

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/PDFs/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-bulletins/hyacinthaceae (https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/PDFs/Plant-trials-and-awards/Plant-bulletins/hyacinthaceae)

Title: Re: Chionodoxa 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on March 29, 2015, 03:38:52 PM

Why do these people have to keep changing things Maggi? These bulb have been known as chionodoxa for as long as I can remember. Isn't there something going on about lumping hepatica and pulsatilla in with anenome?