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General Subjects => Alpines => Topic started by: Anton Edwards on September 20, 2020, 02:22:34 PM

Title: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Anton Edwards on September 20, 2020, 02:22:34 PM: Would anyone in the UK like some of these splendid, if a bit thuggy, erythroniums for free? Mail me if you would. My email address is in the journal. Cheers!
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Maggi Young on September 20, 2020, 02:43:57 PM: An Erythronium, "thuggy" ???!!! Wash your mouth out, Anton Edwards - you are lucky to have 'Pagoda' dong so well for you!! Wonderful that you are able to offer the chance to others to grow this lovely flower!
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Anton Edwards on September 22, 2020, 11:00:31 PM: She who must be obeyed has spoken - but still no takers - 68 views and still nobody has offered to rescue these from the compost heap! They are wonderful cuddly muggers and will delight you for decades to come.
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Richard Green on September 23, 2020, 11:48:44 AM: I have taken Anton up on his offer, and stuck them in my woodland area.

Good luck to them in trying to be thuggish in competing with the silver birch and goat willow!
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Maggi Young on September 23, 2020, 01:30:33 PM: Looking forward to seeing the photos in years to come, Richard! 8)
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Palustris on September 23, 2020, 02:56:15 PM: Mois aussi. Via PM here.
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Palustris on September 30, 2020, 10:30:51 AM: A wonderful parcel of bulbs on our doorstep this morning when we returned from our morning walk.
Thrilled with them. When it stops chucking it down I will get out there and plant them. Getting too old to work in the rain.
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Maggi Young on September 30, 2020, 12:01:32 PM: If it's any comfort, Eric, it's raining and a horrible day here in Aberdeen, too :P
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Palustris on September 30, 2020, 12:39:37 PM: Strange as it may sound, the rain is fairly welcome here. The soil is like concrete and as dry as anything. Planting anything in this garden involves, spade, fork, 6 foot long wrecking bar, Fertiliser, well rotted manure, a bucket for the rocks and loppers to cut the tree roots. It is not something to be undertaken lightly.
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Gail on April 18, 2021, 07:52:55 AM: I also took Anton up on his offer of some 'Pagoda' and he sent a generous boxful which I added to some bulbs for a community planting in the village. Now flowering in grass under a silver birch, where I hope they will gladden the hearts of people walking by;
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Thank you Anton!
Title: Re: Erythronium ‘Pagoda’
Post by: Palustris on April 18, 2021, 08:59:51 AM: Been meaning to post myself, thanks Gail for the reminder. The Pagoda are all flowering beautifully. Really pleased. Thanks Anton. Will take a picture sometime.