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General Subjects => Plants Wanted Or For Exchange => Topic started by: mark smyth on September 07, 2008, 04:02:10 PM

Title: Erodium chrysanthemum Female white form
Post by: mark smyth on September 07, 2008, 04:02:10 PM

I've been contacted by someone looking for the white form of Erodium chrysanthum. Can anyone help?

"The reason for me contacting you was to ask if you were aware of any nursery that may stock
Erodium chrysanthemum Female white form

I have the male yellow form and the pink form but try as I do I can not obtain the white form

Any advice you may be able to give would be extremely appreciated".

Title: Re: Erodium chrysanthemum Female white form
Post by: John85 on January 22, 2011, 09:38:35 AM

hello Mark
I have grown both male and female forms of E. chrys. but they had all some yellow shade in them,but the very pale ones look like white on a picture as the petals are very shiny specially in the sun.The pink ones were always hybrids even if the label said it was E.chrys.I got some very nice hy brids myself,it was with E. absinthoides if I remember well (it was many years ago)
Is there somebody who grows the blue form of E.absinthoides?I lost mine when moving house.

Title: Re: Erodium chrysanthemum Female white form
Post by: mark smyth on January 22, 2011, 10:08:08 AM

Hi John

You'll have to post some photos.

Derry Watkins/Special Plants sells seeds of the blue Erodium

Title: Re: Erodium chrysanthemum Female white form
Post by: John85 on January 22, 2011, 10:30:39 AM

hello Mark
Sorry no digital pictures.Have to spare for a new camera but I spend all my money on plants.(sonds familiar?)Did you receive my PM about gerniums?

Title: Re: Erodium chrysanthemum Female white form
Post by: maggiepie on January 22, 2011, 12:43:13 PM

Mark, E. absinthoides isn't on the 2011 list, unfortunately  :(

Title: Re: Erodium chrysanthemum Female white form
Post by: mark smyth on January 22, 2011, 01:13:30 PM

http://www.geraniaceae-group.org/erodium_absinthoides.html (http://www.geraniaceae-group.org/erodium_absinthoides.html) I should have bought seeds when I had the chance

Title: Re: Erodium chrysanthemum Female white form
Post by: maggiepie on January 22, 2011, 01:34:28 PM

It's beautiful.
Mark, if you find a source for the seeds can you post it ?