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Title: Alpine House 2019
Post by: ruweiss on April 04, 2019, 09:42:04 PM
A look into the Alpine House:
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: ruweiss on April 04, 2019, 09:54:16 PM
More pictures
The stones with the holes were the waste of a stonemason and the plants enjoy the situation. I place them
from late autumn to early spring in the house to protect them from excess rain.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Leucogenes on April 05, 2019, 04:59:09 AM
Hello Rudi

Great plants... congratulations.
I see that T. sapathulata shows flowering beginnings. For that I envy you.
Also Paraquilegia looks very good.

I am looking forward to more pictures of you

Thomas
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on April 05, 2019, 08:58:19 AM
Lovely plants Rudi, and very artfully placed.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: ruweiss on April 07, 2019, 09:37:10 PM
Thomas and David, thank you.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: ruweiss on April 13, 2019, 09:42:42 PM
Now flowering:
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Leucogenes on April 13, 2019, 11:22:24 PM
Great plants... Rudi.
My admiration.

By chance I have rediscovered Androsace for myself recently. Today I had the opportunity to buy some on the stock exchange of the Zwickauer association. I find Androsace albana particularly attractive (thanks Mike 😊).

To your T.condensata only one word occurs to me...unique. 👍
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Yann on April 13, 2019, 11:39:00 PM
vandelii is not easy to maintain underglass, do you grow it outside?
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Post by: Lawrence on April 14, 2019, 06:41:39 AM
That Townsendia is just gorgeous 😋
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Gabriela on April 14, 2019, 03:14:53 PM
Super nice plants Rudi!
Those holed stones looked great for growing more difficult alpines.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Gabriela on April 14, 2019, 03:25:27 PM
Great plants... Rudi.
My admiration.
By chance I have rediscovered Androsace for myself recently. Today I had the opportunity to buy some on the stock exchange of the Zwickauer association. I find Androsace albana particularly attractive (thanks Mike 😊).

To your T.condensata only one word occurs to me...unique. 👍

Thanks for posting the Androsace Thomas! Just the other day I was looking at an Androsace rosette in my mini-rockery and couldn't remember which one it was (label planted deep in the ground, don't like to see them). The rosette is attractive in itself.
Androsace albana
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Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Leucogenes on April 14, 2019, 08:13:01 PM
How right you are... Gabriela. Already the rosette is very worth seeing. That is exactly my philosophy...many plants of the high mountains have a beautiful shape and structure of the foliage. Sometimes one recognizes this only with closer consideration...see appendix.

Your copy of A. albana looks fantastic in the chippings. I hope I can look forward to more such beautiful pictures.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: ruweiss on April 15, 2019, 09:53:02 PM
Dear friends, thank you all for the friendly comments. Yann, I cultivate most of my Androsaces in the Alpine House,
they don`t like the conditions in my hot garden and it is also too much work to cover them against too much moisture
in winter. I also like Androsace albana. Many rockgardeners don`t like it so much because it is mostly monocarpic,
but easy to raise from sed.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Gabriela on April 16, 2019, 01:04:54 AM
How right you are... Gabriela. Already the rosette is very worth seeing. That is exactly my philosophy...many plants of the high mountains have a beautiful shape and structure of the foliage. Sometimes one recognizes this only with closer consideration...see appendix.
Your copy of A. albana looks fantastic in the chippings. I hope I can look forward to more such beautiful pictures.

Precisely Thomas, the foliage is the one that lasts after all, flowers are temporary :) Your new Androsace pictures also show exquisite foliage texture.
I like Androsace and tried to cultivate other species but they usually 'melt' away in a couple of years because of the humid summers. Plus, I am not committed enough to growing alpines, as you may know I 'butterfly' over many other species.

Two others that are easy and probably anyone could grow were looking nice under the late afternoon crisp sun:
Androsace villosa ssp. taurica (grown from seeds from a Crimean accession)
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Androsace studiosorum
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Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Gabriela on April 16, 2019, 01:07:35 AM
Dear friends, thank you all for the friendly comments. Yann, I cultivate most of my Androsaces in the Alpine House,
they don`t like the conditions in my hot garden and it is also too much work to cover them against too much moisture
in winter. I also like Androsace albana. Many rockgardeners don`t like it so much because it is mostly monocarpic,
but easy to raise from sed.

I am looking fwd to see mine in flower Rudi.
I grew it from seeds on purpose knowing that it is monocarpic. I figured that I'll enjoy the rosette for a couple of years, some flowers and then I won't regret losing it, the same it happened with other Androsace I tried.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Steve Garvie on April 16, 2019, 08:43:24 AM
Another monocarpic Androsace that is very worthwhile growing is Androsace bulleyana.
Each plant produces a single rather Succulent-looking basal rosette resembling a small Sempervivum (sorry, I don’t have a photograph of the foliage), whilst the flowers are bright red on an umbel.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/7379/27192008295_3e01df76bf_o_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Maggi Young on April 16, 2019, 11:41:51 AM
Show  Star  Sue  Simpson Watt has the  good  fortune  to have a tufa  wall in her  alpine house - here are a couple  of  pictures  of  how it looks at the  moment ... (Pinched the  pix  from  Facebook! :-[ )

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Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on April 16, 2019, 11:57:40 AM
Lovely.
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Post by: Leucogenes on April 16, 2019, 02:39:09 PM
Incredibly majestic...

I see Paraquilegia in full bloom?



I like to repeat myself...  forget F...book.  Here the music plays!  😄😄
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Graeme on April 16, 2019, 06:57:16 PM
Another monocarpic Androsace that is very worthwhile growing is Androsace bulleyana.
Steve - I left some plants grown from seed under the bench and grew them on very slowly for 3 years - no feed, nothing - they then flowered but some of the plants did make it a couple of years after that - did not fair that well once they were on the bench - the rosettes filled a 11*11*12

So it would appear to be stop them flowering and they may survive first flowering
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Steve Garvie on April 16, 2019, 11:37:19 PM
Steve - I left some plants grown from seed under the bench and grew them on very slowly for 3 years - no feed, nothing - they then flowered but some of the plants did make it a couple of years after that - did not fair that well once they were on the bench - the rosettes filled a 11*11*12

So it would appear to be stop them flowering and they may survive first flowering

Thanks Graeme. It’s well worth a try.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Gabriela on April 17, 2019, 12:01:56 AM
Another monocarpic Androsace that is very worthwhile growing is Androsace bulleyana.
Each plant produces a single rather Succulent-looking basal rosette resembling a small Sempervivum (sorry, I don’t have a photograph of the foliage), whilst the flowers are bright red on an umbel.


Yes, that's another beauty :) I asked for seeds one year from a seedex but don't remember growing it so probably I lost it in the seedling stage.
I must ask for it again!

SHow  Str  Sue  Simpson Watt has the  good  fortune  to have a tufa  wall in her  alpine house - here are a couple  of  pictures  of  how it looks at the  moment ... (Pinched the  pix  from  Facebook! :-[ )


Stunning!
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Leucogenes on April 19, 2019, 05:49:25 PM
Since I don't own an alpine house, I am forced to experiment.  This Veronica bombycina ssp. bolkardagensis has survived outside for three years.  Only a permanent cover was sufficient so far.  ;D
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on April 19, 2019, 07:23:55 PM
That is really very nice Thomas.
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: Leucogenes on April 19, 2019, 07:58:43 PM
That is really very nice Thomas.


Thank you, David. I am fascinated by the drought-loving alpine plants. I have never watered this plant before. I suppose that this diva lives only from air and love...both she gets enough of. 😁

Beautiful Easter...
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: kris on April 22, 2019, 02:57:28 AM
lovely Veronica Thomas. I have the same plant and hope to get some flowers soon.
I don't have an alpine house also. All my plants are outside in the rock garden. The soil is mostly sandy loam with good drainage .
Here are some pictures taken this week.
1.Draba polytricha
2. Townsendia colony
3. Townsendia leptotess
4.Townsendia sp
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: kris on April 22, 2019, 03:01:01 AM
next ones
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Post by: Leucogenes on April 22, 2019, 05:29:40 AM
Fantastic...Krish.👍
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: kris on April 24, 2019, 04:00:28 AM
 :) :) :) :) :)
Title: Re: Alpine House 2019
Post by: David Nicholson on April 24, 2019, 09:38:27 AM
Well grown Kris
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