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Title: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Maggi Young on February 29, 2020, 11:34:32 AM: Farrer Memorial Medal at this show goes to Peter Hood with Corydalis sewerzowii
Peter's label shows the plant was grow from seed, sown 1-6-13.

Thanks to Paddy Parmee for the pix.

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Paddy and Ben are celebrating their first Gold Medal - and two firsts towards the next at the show - well done!!

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Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Maggi Young on March 02, 2020, 12:56:26 PM: Lovely photo of Peter Hood with his medal winning plant - by Don Peace on Twitter

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Excellent plant - and seed grown too! Well done, Peter Hood!
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Maggi Young on March 02, 2020, 04:39:15 PM: Piggy-backing on this thread, a reminder of the lovely plant of Ypsilandra thibetica grown by Diane Clement, which won the Farrer Medal at Pershore AGS show on 22nd February ...

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Jon Evans has a great report and photos of the show here:
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/pershore-early-spring-show-2020/ (https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/pershore-early-spring-show-2020/)

Enjoy!
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Philip Walker on March 02, 2020, 05:09:53 PM: Afew of my favourites from Theydon Bois
Callianthemum anemenoides
Ypsilandra thibetica
Arcterica nana
Hesperantha oligantha
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Maggi Young on March 02, 2020, 05:12:31 PM: More about Jon Evans' report from Pershore Show - look out for fine plant of Primula allionii ‘Elke Weis’ - named for forumist Rudi Weiss' charming wife.
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Philip Walker on March 02, 2020, 05:23:25 PM: a few more from Saturday
Primula 'Ellen Page'
Hepatica japonica f. magna
Hepatica japonica 'Blue Sandan'
Ophrys tenthredinifera
Ornithogalum fimbriatum
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Maggi Young on March 02, 2020, 05:27:50 PM: Quote from: Philip Walker on March 02, 2020, 05:09:53 PM
A few of my favourites from Theydon Bois

Some crackers there, Philip - Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Maggi Young on March 06, 2020, 12:41:39 PM: Super selections of photos from Flemish friends in the VRV who visited the show on the VRV Forum :
https://www.vrvforum.be/forum/index.php?topic=2381.0 (https://www.vrvforum.be/forum/index.php?topic=2381.0)
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Maggi Young on March 06, 2020, 01:19:59 PM: Jon Evans' show report is now online -
https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/early-spring-show-at-theydon-bois-2020/ (https://www.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/early-spring-show-at-theydon-bois-2020/)
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: ruweiss on March 06, 2020, 07:44:53 PM: It is such a pleasure to view the pictures of the Flemish Friends
and Jon Evans. Many thanks!
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: ruweiss on March 06, 2020, 07:47:20 PM: Sorry, I forgot to mention Phillip Walkers excellent work.
Title: Re: AGS Show - Theydon Bois 29thFebruary 2020
Post by: Maggi Young on March 06, 2020, 08:09:23 PM: Quote from: Maggi Young on March 02, 2020, 05:12:31 PM
More about Jon Evans' report from Pershore Show - look out for fine plant of Primula allionii ‘Elke Weis’ - named for forumist Rudi Weiss' charming wife.
Following Rudi Weiss' comment that the primula shown as 'Elke Weis' was not the form named for his wife, Jon Evans has spoken to the exhibitor about it - he had obtained the plant around ten years ago from Gerd Stopp - seems there was a label mix-up along the way, as often happens. :)
Hard to tell which cultivar the plant shown actually might be - there are so many similar - the only distinctive characteristic is a marked central fold down each petal on it, I'm told.

Jon has edited his comments on that plant in his report. Thanks, Jon, for your help with this!