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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: krisderaeymaeker on March 01, 2010, 08:14:38 PM
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Today a bit of sunshine .Dionysia zschumeli was happy with this extra heat and start to flower .
This one wait exactly until the first of this new month.
Next days again some frost and cool nights. But during daytime it is warm enough in my greenhouse.
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A beautiful plant Kris. I hope you will show many more this month.
Also I hope that you and our other Belgian friends have not been too badly affected by recent weather and storms in Belgium. What an appalling winter the northern hemisphere has had this season. Hopefully it will soon be at an end.
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Today a bit of sunshine .Dionysia zschumeli was happy with this extra heat and start to flower .
This one wait exactly until the first of this new month.
Next days again some frost and cool nights. But during daytime it is warm enough in my greenhouse.
Kris, a gorgeous plant! On days when I'm feeling down, I like to go to the following link and just feast my eyes on fantastic Dionysia species.
http://www.dionysia4u.com/index.htm
I have only grown 1 Dionysia, the one most frequently available in the various SEEDEXs, D. involucrata. Many years ago from the SRGC or the AGS (can't remember now), I received one seed (yup, just one seed), which I dutifully sowed, it germinated, and I got it to flower. Of course that species is not nearly as attractive as most of its kin.
Thanks for showing... it is time to go look at the Dionysia pages again :)
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A beautiful plant Kris. I hope you will show many more this month.
Also I hope that you and our other Belgian friends have not been too badly affected by recent weather and storms in Belgium. What an appalling winter the northern hemisphere has had this season. Hopefully it will soon be at an end.
Thanks Lesley .We are lucky that the storm more or less weakened when he (or is it she?)arrived...
There is some damage but compared with France and some other countrys we are lucky .
This is strange winter.I can't remember it was snowing so often here in the past.Februari was a gloomy month.
We had no sunshine at all and therefore this month brook another record :-[
Next period -after a warmer period-again some frost during night .But at last they promised some sunshine to and that is what we need for plants to flower like this Dionysia .
I have only few but hopefully can you show other alpines...
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Kris, a gorgeous plant! On days when I'm feeling down, I like to go to the following link and just feast my eyes on fantastic Dionysia species.
http://www.dionysia4u.com/index.htm
I have only grown 1 Dionysia, the one most frequently available in the various SEEDEXs, D. involucrata. Many years ago from the SRGC or the AGS (can't remember now), I received one seed (yup, just one seed), which I dutifully sowed, it germinated, and I got it to flower. Of course that species is not nearly as attractive as most of its kin.
Thanks for showing... it is time to go look at the Dionysia pages again :)
I am always humble again when I look to this pages Mark .
I try to grow some Dionysias but my problem is the summer.I have a greenhouse and not an alpine house.
I build this greenhouse in 1985 and first I used it for vegetables.Next came the cacti and succulentcollection.They still been there at this moment but they have to tolerate companionplants during the past years .First Cyclamen ,next alpines and so on.Now I have an idea to make compartments...
Because it is a greenhouse and not an alpinehouse I have serious problems with heat in summer.
Anyway great result with your Dionysia !One seed and one plant ,it is rather unusual I think ....
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The first Anemone popped its head out today.
Anemone blanda
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That's a beauty Michael. They are all lovely but I like the rich blues best of all.
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I have only grown 1 Dionysia, the one most frequently available in the various SEEDEXs, D. involucrata. Many years ago from the SRGC or the AGS (can't remember now), I received one seed (yup, just one seed), which I dutifully sowed, it germinated, and I got it to flower.
Wow, Mark, 100% germination! :o
;D ;D ;D
cheers
fermi
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Just from today
Ranunculus cyprius ssp. cadmicus
and shrubby Viola scorpiuroides from Crete - scented but unfortunately less flowers than in nature
Gerd
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Just from today
Ranunculus cyprius ssp. cadmicus
and shrubby Viola scorpiuroides from Crete - scented but unfortunately less flowers than in nature
Gerd
cool plants, both of these!
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Against all expectations, my Coris monspeliensis from the Cabo de Gata region (SE-Spain) has unexpectedly decided to make flower buds in my living room! This is a wonderful plant. Rather looking like a member of the Mint family, in fact it is a (monotypic genus) representative of the Primulaceae. Not too common in culture, and growing very well in captivity. Beautiful flowers! and it is easily propagated from cuttings!
Pictures from a plant in the field (also Cabo de Gata region) and from the buds of my plant...I'll take pictures once the flowers are out.
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Against all expectations, my Coris monspeliensis from the Cabo de Gata region (SE-Spain) has unexpectedly decided to make flower buds in my living room! This is a wonderful plant. Rather looking like a member of the Mint family, in fact it is a (monotypic genus) representative of the Primulaceae. Not too common in culture, and growing very well in captivity. Beautiful flowers! and it is easily propagated from cuttings!
Pictures from a plant in the field (also Cabo de Gata region) and from the buds of my plant...I'll take pictures once the flowers are out.
you may have the only dutch livingroom with such plants! good work!
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Just from today
Ranunculus cyprius ssp. cadmicus
and shrubby Viola scorpiuroides from Crete - scented but unfortunately less flowers than in nature
Gerd
Very unusual plants Gerd .Thanks for showing .
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Against all expectations, my Coris monspeliensis from the Cabo de Gata region (SE-Spain) has unexpectedly decided to make flower buds in my living room! This is a wonderful plant. Rather looking like a member of the Mint family, in fact it is a (monotypic genus) representative of the Primulaceae. Not too common in culture, and growing very well in captivity. Beautiful flowers! and it is easily propagated from cuttings!
Pictures from a plant in the field (also Cabo de Gata region) and from the buds of my plant...I'll take pictures once the flowers are out.
I have never heard of this plant, it is one of the most fantastic plants I have ever seen, thanks for introducing us to it. Can I assume it is a tender plant or can you grow it outdoors?
Found a couple photo links of plants in the wild, although they don't look nearly as good as your plants:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coris_monspeliensis_subs.monspeliensis_1265.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coris_monspeliensis_re.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coris_monspeliensis-Calblanque.jpg
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Kris, a gorgeous plant! On days when I'm feeling down, I like to go to the following link and just feast my eyes on fantastic Dionysia species.
http://www.dionysia4u.com/index.htm
Thank you Mark,
Again, I would like to invite everyone who has pictures of Dionysia in the wild to share those on my website to make it
an even bigger feast for you and others....
Regards, Klaas.
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Mark, the plant on my first picture is an excepionally nice one. Normally, they look more like the ones on your pictures. Still beautiful!
I don't think it is hardy. It doesn't go further north than the South of France with little or no frost. I'll try it out once i have enough cloned plants.
Hans
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It's hard to follow Han's eye-opening Coris photos and Klaas' Dionysia, but here's a modest start to spring here in New England, northeastern USA.
After a brief spell of several days above freezing, the glacier-like layer of icy snow has retreated from parts of the yard and garden. Things are showing their noses above the soil. Here are three things that are starting to bloom.
1. Expanding flowers last weekend among intermittant sun and snow squalls are some snowdrops, however they're first true floral debut was yesterday, March 2nd, 2010.
2. The whipcord-like branches of Jasminum nudiflorum have shown yellow buds for many weeks through February, and are finally expanding slightly. It is one of the only Jasminum species hardy here. Today it is cold and snowing again, so the buds will "hang tight" for a while longer yet.
3. The third is a surprise, but as the snow receded off clumps of Houstonia caerulea, there were a few small flowers huddled close to the bun of foliage. See this thread for more about this wonderful little native plant:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4790.0
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Thank you Mark,
Again, I would like to invite everyone who has pictures of Dionysia in the wild to share those on my website to make it
an even bigger feast for you and others....
Regards, Klaas.
Klaas, your photo of Dionysia iranshahrii hurt my eyes ;D ;D What a weedy thing! Seriously though, I hope to one day see in person such plants miraculously springing from sheer rock walls. On your Dionysia site, it was also interesting to see Viola species that can grow the same way, clinging to vertical cliffs. I must go check out your other web site links.
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What a super plant is the Coris monspeliensis. I've never heard of it and certainly have nothing so fine in my living room. ;D I guess it comes from a similar regieon to Aphyllanthes monspeliensis? That's one of my favourite plants.
My own Houstonia caerulea has totally died, the whole mat of it and no sign of self-sown seedlings, so I hope Helen can find a little seed for me later. :'(
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Spring colour on a trough grown Diapensia lapponica. Seven months of red.
And Muscari muscarimi from JJA seed. This one is not as fragrant as M. macrocarpon.
johnw
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We poor gardeners (and also other people) suffer from an usually long lasting winter.
Spring showed himself for a short time about one week ago, but yesterday winter came
back with lots of snow, day temperatures just above freezing, icy wind and the forecast
for tonight is -7° to -13°C !
Most of the photos were taken in our meadow garden 10 days ago. The Cyclamen coum
sow themselves and spread over the meadow. We started about 15 years ago with
4 - 5 plants, raised from turkish seeds. Now we have a lot of them and we wonder how they
like these conditions.
Galanthus Sam Arnott grows in the rockgarden and we noted some specimen with unusual
4 petals.
Our only hope is, that the return of winter will not do too much harm to the poor plants.
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The first flowers in the rockgarden: Adonis amurensis started just after the snow in February and is well developed by now.
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It is just wonderful to see all these spring flowers as we enter the tired, dog-end o summer and gradually goint to autumn with maples and sorbus already colouring. (Would anyone like some seed of the white berried Sorbus koehneana?)
Rudi, I'm surprised your lovely Eranthis haven't seeded into the little field through the fence. :)
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John, the Diapensia colour is very fine. There are apparently a few plants in the trough. Are the little ones at the front of the image, seedlings?
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Superb display Rudy !!! Hard to imagine that everything has turned to white again ?? ::) ::)
Wonderful Adonis LucS, but I've said it before, it needs dividing... :P
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A breath of Spring flowering is so welcome in the Alps where there is still no sign of any. Rudi your meadow looks so, so beautiful - a tapestry of little gems. Wishing them and you more Spring-like weather...this winter goes on....and on...
John I love the deep wine colour of your Diapensia against that wonderful grey stone.
LucS your Adonis amurensis is to die for, what a glorious plant.
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Today in flower : Saxifraga 'Coolock Kate' (very young plant)
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A great photo Kris of a youthful beauty :) the colour is gorgeous.
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Pulsatilla slavica
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A great photo Kris of a youthful beauty :) the colour is gorgeous.
Thanks for the nice comment Robin :D
I like strong colors en therefore I am happy with this one.
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Pulsatilla slavica
Michael, pulsatilla slavica is indeed the best species I know.
Although your plant looks rather young at the moment, it will become a spotplant in your garden.
The picture below which was taken in my garden (last year) shows what you can expect in a few years time.
The secound picture shows the white form of it: Pulsatilla slavica alba
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Luc, I have a pot of seedlings of the white one that germinated last year, I will be potting them on when the frost goes away. Much too cold to work in the potting she just now.
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I don't know if the white one comes 100% true from seed.
It would be interesting to hear if all the seedlings are white or if you have a mixture of blues and whites. And why not different shades of blue ??
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I've tried Pulsatilla seed a couple of times and have never had any germinate. Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
Very nice indeed LucS and Michael.
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Thanks for the friendly comments, nothing has changed in the meantime. It is still very
cold and there are no signs for a change.
Lesley,there is a path behind the fence and a small brook between the path and the meadow.
The grass on the path often gets a short haircut, so the conditions for Eranthis and Cyclamen
seedlings are not too good.
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That would explain it Rudi. :)
Luc your Pulastillas are INCREDIBLE. Truly glorious. 8)
David, P vulgaris especially, is VERY easy from seed. I just lay the seeds, complete with tails, on the top of the seed mix then cover them with about .5cm of grit. Then it's just a matter of waiting and if the seed is fresh, they don't take long. I find just about every fertile seed germinates. The fertile ones are thicker, sort of slightly plump (like me) and if dropped onto paper will fall quickly and land with a click sound. Occasionally I've trimmed or broken off the tails (the pappus) but really, it's too much bother and not necessary.
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Pulsatilla slavica
Michael, pulsatilla slavica is indeed the best species I know.
Although your plant looks rather young at the moment, it will become a spotplant in your garden.
The picture below which was taken in my garden (last year) shows what you can expect in a few years time.
The secound picture shows the white form of it: Pulsatilla slavica alba
Luc, your blue Pulsatilla slavica is insane, cut it out! Would it be possible to cram a few more flowers in that bunch, I don't think so ;D ;D ;D
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Wonderfull Pulsatilla, I wish! we have had some sunshine but ground still frozen, I have my first Hepatica in flower this is under cover plus the first good Eranthus Orange glow, hope the frost goes but minus 4c this morning, cheers Ian the Christie kind.
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Just from today
Ranunculus cyprius ssp. cadmicus
and shrubby Viola scorpiuroides from Crete - scented but unfortunately less flowers than in nature
Gerd
Diminutive but gorgeous Gerd - how big is the Viola scorpluroides plant ?
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Lesley, thanks for that.
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LucS I'm completely bowled over by the amazing pulsatilla slavica you have grown, what an array of flowers in such a fabulous blue 8)
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Lovely flowers emerging undercover in Scotland - thanks, Ian, for the photos - it gives one hope :)
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Just from today
Ranunculus cyprius ssp. cadmicus
and shrubby Viola scorpiuroides from Crete - scented but unfortunately less flowers than in nature
Gerd
Diminutive but gorgeous Gerd - how big is the Viola scorpluroides plant ?
RR; Sorry found your question only now.
My plant has a height of about 15 cm - in the wild it can reach nearly 50 cm in diameter and height - and it has a heavenly scent!
Gerd
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Luc, your blue Pulsatilla slavica is insane, cut it out! Would it be possible to cram a few more flowers in that bunch, I don't think so ;D ;D ;D
The amount of flowering depends on how "hard" the winter was - that means for us did we get a period of frost or not. About the number of flowers, I'll give it a try.
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LucS I'm completely bowled over by the amazing pulsatilla slavica you have grown, what an array of flowers in such a fabulous blue 8)
Far better than the lightblue P. "Budapest Blue" don't you think ?
Flowers are about 5-6 cm in diameter.
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Gerd, thanks for your reply - one day....can't resist!
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The amount of flowering depends on how "hard" the winter was - that means for us did we get a period of frost or not. About the number of flowers, I'll give it a try.
Can you make that more clear, please, Luc.... does frost mean more flowers or fewer flowers?
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Clearly more flowers, as with many true alpines.
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Good news for the beginners here who wonder about the growth of plants in colder weather , Luc, thank you.
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Luc, what a beautiful Pulsatilla slavica!!
Here's my Coris monspeliensis in flower now.
Hans
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Very nice Hans.
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It looks as if it should be growing on a coral reef - what a great combination of colours Hans 8)
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A few early saxifraga starting to flower.
Sax Allendale Ballet (SEP45 x Lilacina)
Sax Excellent
Sax Peach Melba
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Two bulbs grown from seed.
Narcissus Nylon yellow form
Romulea zahnii from Silverhill Seeds
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A lovely selection, Mike.
Saxifraga 'Allendale Ballet' is a corker.... one of Ray Fairbairn's bairns, I presume?
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Yes Maggie I believe it is. This I think is one of his best, Sax Allendale Elf
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By Jeepers, Mike, that's a topper of a plant. Paddy
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Lovely example of Narcissus 'Nylon' Mike.
I'm a bit thrown by your Romulea zahnii though! I though I had one but it certainly isn't like yours and I have appended a poor picture of it from 2008. When I bought mine I did some research and information was hard to find, and indeed it still is (but I found quite a few of your pics on various web sites. On the PBS Wiki Jane McGarry desribes it as a European Romulea, Romulea bulbocodium ssp zahnii and the picture she shows is a plant with a fair bit of purple in it. This is more like my plant and indeed one search I did brought me Cotswold Garden Flowers and Bob Brown describes it as being purple. Can you "sort me out"?
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Strange isn't it? R. zahnii doesn't seem to appear in the Monocot Checklist or other databases but is offered commercially & regularly crops up in seedexes. Certainly it resembles R. bulbocodium, albeit with longer stigma branches than the forms I grow. Lovely thing though 8)
David, yours reminds me of one I raised under (yet!) another name but best matched R. gigantea as shown here (http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/SouthAfricanRomuleasTwo) on the PBS Wiki. What do you think?
Great fun these romuleas ;D
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It's certainly possible Ashley, I wish my picture was better. I can't remember it flowering last year and I don't have a 2009 pic of it but my records tell me that I re-potted it last July.
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David
I am well confused by Romulea. As mentioned the seed came from Silverhill seeds a few years ago but it is not on their list at this time.
Help would be appreciated.
Mike
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Mike,
We've been ordering from Silverhills for 10 years now and have no recollection of them offering zahnii.
We have had seed from Monocot nursery of Romulea zahnii, we lost it some years ago but it woud have matched David's description of a rather purpe flower. Your pics look very much like the bulbocodium we have seen in Greece.
It might be worth contacting Rachael Saunders and checking that Silverhills have actually offered this species. The Sparaxis vilosa we have flowered was assumed by us to be from Silverhills, we checked our records and discovered the seed was from another source but for a different species!
Irrespecive a very nice group of flowers to be sure.
Regards
Chris
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Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl'; C. chrysanthus 'Prins Claus'; Daphne 'Spring Beauty' (a bholua hybrid); another odora.
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Giles,
lovely croci. "Prins Claus" is C. chrysanthus "Blue Bird" ;)
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Mike, is the trough with 'Allendale Elf' a limestone one? I have several and really must do better with them. Saxes would be ideal but I'll have to keep them cooler.
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Armin,
Thankyou,
It was only a guess as I didn't keep the labels!
I planted a raised bed with every cultivar of Crocus chrysanthus I could find.
I'm told they're some sort of bulb.......(which is worrying ;D )......
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Chris
Took your advice and checked back on my feeble records and the seed of R. zahnii came from the SRGC in 1992.
Lesley
The trough is sandstone and the saxifraga are planted in a gritty compost with pieces of tufa which are now almost overgrown by the plants.
Mike
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Giles,
nice crocus clumps in blossom. I'm fascinated every year by the power of this wee beauties.
Over the years you have a good chance to see your own hybrids in your raised bed. ;)
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Some more cultivars:
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:)
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Last ones:
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A great display of crocuses, no wonder you're smiling Giles 8) It's wonderful to see your success in the garden and enjoy the early flowers.
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Great to see you are getting some nice weather for the crocus to enjoy, Giles.... I find them a joy to behold, but since I am a committed croconut, you'd expect that ;)
I am tempted to set a puzzle for folks to ID the cultivars from Thomas Huber's listings...... ::)
See here for help! http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5060.0
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Some plants which are flowering here in the garden for the moment:
Crocus gargaricus herbertii
Crocus (I don't know which cultivar)
Fritillaria pudica
Hepatica japonica 'Saichou'
Hepatica transsilvanica 'Buis'
Scoliopus bigelowii
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Nice Frit, Wim.
I'm trying to avoid them, though, as there are far too many to collect...
The Crocus are just ordinary stuff out of the Bloms catalogue, Maggi, that's why I didn't risk putting them on the Crocus page ( :-X )
Here:
Daphne blagayana 'Brenda Anderson'
Daphne bholua 'Glendoick'
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I must say, I´m a bit jealous. Last night it was -27 °C. And the night before that and the next night seems be as cold also...
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I have sympathy for you, Panu... and for Janis in Latvia and Ramsis in Lithuania..... and I expect, Olga and friends in Russia ...... where winter is still evident. Makes me appreciate the fact that we are getting some spring improvement here! ;)
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Great looking plants flowering for you Wim and I'm intrigued by Scoliopus bigelowii - where is it native to?
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Robin, it's a charming little Californian plant.... see here:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2005/010205/log.html and here....
http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/log2006/080606/log.html and here.....
http://www.srgc.org.uk/bulblog/190303/log.html .... there's a bit about its brother Scoliopus hallii , too... it's even smaller !
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Maggi, thanks for the links to Ian's bulb logs including the intriguing and altogether charming little plant, Scoliopus bigelowii and its little brother, thriving in Scotland a long way from its native home :D Aren't plants amazingly adaptable? 8)
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This Anemone pavonina was smart enough to flower after the snow, rather than before it - like its squashed sisters elsewhere in the garden.
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a very cute little thing!
my friend was on the roof yesterday checking a chimney and swears there were bees out, but i can't imagine what they would be doing--nothing in flower here for a long time yet--pussywillows are probably coming out, but wouldn't likely be flowering yet, i think, have to go out there and look (in the wild)...
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my friend was on the roof yesterday checking a chimney and swears there were bees out, but i can't imagine what they would be doing--nothing in flower here for a long time yet--pussywillows are probably coming out, but wouldn't likely be flowering yet, i think, have to go out there and look (in the wild)...
I'm thinking your friend disturbed some bees that were in the chimney or in the roof somewhere and "forced " them out for a quick fly round.... they'd be crazy to be out naturally with you yet, I would have thought?!!
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We've got bees out! After 3 days of near gale force winds and 10" (25 cm) of rain, the bulbs are ready to pop. My many self-sown hybrid seedlings of Crocus chrysanthus have been showing color for a week, holding out until this warm day. Frankly I'm surprised by these busy bees being here so early... several visited each color form, mixing it all up :D
Checking my photo records over the past 10 years, this is the earliest flowering on C. chrysanthus types by two weeks.
Here are three bee-views taken moments ago.
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March has been colder here in the Alps than February but today the bees are out wallowing in the open crocus and trying to force open those that are in bud. On the rockery the ants are on the move once more - the hebes have surfaced from under the snow and look fresh as a daisy :D
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Mark,
handsome crocus hybrids. And pollinators already out there! Good for lots of seed :D
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Wonderful sunny day here and both bumble and honey bees were out in force. It always amuses me when people say a cold winter will kill off all the bugs as we also have great clouds of midges, earlier and more numerous than usual.
Crocus with bees - Blue Pearl and Ard Schenk. The yellow one I got as C. gargaricus, is that right?
Final pic is Ribes laurifolium, another plant very popular with the bees.
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Wonderful sunny day here and both bumble and honey bees were out in force. It always amuses me when people say a cold winter will kill off all the bugs as we also have great clouds of midges, earlier and more numerous than usual.
Crocus with bees - Blue Pearl and Ard Schenk. The yellow one I got as C. gargaricus, is that right?
Final pic is Ribes laurifolium, another plant very popular with the bees.
What, no bee in your C. gargaricus!
How hardy is Ribes laurifolium and where is it from? Is it evergreen. Unique flower presentation for a Ribes, a genus I like :D
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Photographed yesterday.
Iris histrioides 'Katharine Hodgkin' grown outside in a fine composted bark.
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How hardy is Ribes laurifolium and where is it from? Is it evergreen. Unique flower presentation for a Ribes, a genus I like :D
Ribes laurifolium is from China, introduced here by Ernest Wilson in 1908. It is evergreen and hardy (sorry I don't know zones) but in winters with very cold winds the leaves get a bit browned off at edges.
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That really is a different looking Ribes, Gail. Does it set fruit like the others?
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It is meant to set fruits that start red, ripening to black but I must admit I've never noticed any on my plant. Whether that is just me being unobservant or whether it needs a second clone for cross-pollination I don't know. I'll watch more closely this year....
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Thanks, Gail- maybe the birds get there first ;)
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I grow the ribes laurifolium also and have never seen fruit, that I recall. It gives a lovely display at this time of year with a kind of lime-green flower.
Paddy
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How hardy is Ribes laurifolium and where is it from? Is it evergreen. Unique flower presentation for a Ribes, a genus I like :D
Ribes laurifolium is from China, introduced here by Ernest Wilson in 1908. It is evergreen and hardy (sorry I don't know zones) but in winters with very cold winds the leaves get a bit browned off at edges.
Thanks Gail. I should've asked the first time around, are the flower fragrant... as you know some Ribes species have spicy sweet perfumed flowers. So, it is amusing yet sad that I have a Ribes odoratum that in inodorous, one that I grew specifically for the scent.
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I brought a sprig inside but even in the warm kitchen I can only detect the faintest hint of a fragrance. I have the yellow flowered R. odoratum (same as yours?). Mine is lightly fragrant and the currants are edible - though not, it must be said, particularly palatable without lots of sugar!
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I brought a sprig inside but even in the warm kitchen I can only detect the faintest hint of a fragrance. I have the yellow flowered R. odoratum (same as yours?). Mine is lightly fragrant and the currants are edible - though not, it must be said, particularly palatable without lots of sugar!
Yes, mine is R. odoratum too (thanks for name correction, I sometimes type faster than I think), but mine must be ssp. inodoratum 'HaHa' ;D
I keep it just because it puts on a pleasant display of yellow flowers and fruits, but I must get a strongly fragrant one; experienced a plant in a friend's garden 30 or more years ago, and the fragrance was heavenly.
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Just coming into flower here in a raised bed:
Thlaspi crassum
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my friend was on the roof yesterday checking a chimney and swears there were bees out, but i can't imagine what they would be doing--nothing in flower here for a long time yet--pussywillows are probably coming out, but wouldn't likely be flowering yet, i think, have to go out there and look (in the wild)...
I'm thinking your friend disturbed some bees that were in the chimney or in the roof somewhere and "forced " them out for a quick fly round.... they'd be crazy to be out naturally with you yet, I would have thought?!!
its a possibility, although these are just thin metal chimneys, and a plastic plumbing aeration pipe, so i doubt there is anywhere for them to hide;
my main theories (apart from them being some kind of fly masquerading as bees) were either early queens out looking for nest sites or domestic honey bees for some reason roused early...
i do see bees in early cold weather when the first flowers are out--willows, petasites, caltha--but that is late april at best, more often may..
maybe i should go out today and look for pussywillows...
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Just coming into flower here in a raised bed:
Thlaspi crassum
i have to say i am fascinated with these little thlaspis--i think because their big weedy cousin-known locally as stinkweed (arvense? off the top of my head..) is such a common weed here, i had no idea there others--growing these cute little things would be like growing the other taraxacum species....
i have seed for the purple species from the alps :) but of course, not being white, its not so reminiscent of the weeds..
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That really is a different looking Ribes, Gail. Does it set fruit like the others?
Hillier indicates it is dioecious and therefore both forms are necessary for berries to form.
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Hillier indicates it is dioecious and therefore both forms are necessary for berries to form.
Interesting, thanks Tony. I wonder how you sex a Ribes?
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Hillier indicates it is dioecious and therefore both forms are necessary for berries to form.
Interesting, thanks Tony. I wonder how you sex a Ribes?
Have you tried shaking it??? ::)
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Just coming into flower here in a raised bed:
Thlaspi crassum
i have to say i am fascinated with these little thlaspis--i think because their big weedy cousin-known locally as stinkweed (arvense? off the top of my head..) is such a common weed here, i had no idea there others--growing these cute little things would be like growing the other taraxacum species....
i have seed for the purple species from the alps :) but of course, not being white, its not so reminiscent of the weeds..
The swarf ones I have aren't longlived, but do set lots of seed. Thlaspi rotudifolium should be flowering soon from selfsown seed from last years flowering, and the one I have as Thlaspi biebersteinii has made it about quite a bit too.
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Robin, I'd happily send you seed of the Scolipus except that sadly, mine doesn't. Maybe I need another clone to sit with it. But many other Forumists grow this plant and some at least do get seed each year.
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Today in flower (planted in tufa ) : Draba polytricha
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That's a really nice way to grow it Chris. No tufa available here unfortunately but I plan to try some chunks of limestone I have put by and drill the natural holes a bit wider and deeper.
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Today in flower (planted in tufa ) : Draba polytricha
a lovely shot, and the moss enhances the look;
you seem to have lots of tiny beauties..
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Just coming into flower here in a raised bed:
Thlaspi crassum
i have to say i am fascinated with these little thlaspis--i think because their big weedy cousin-known locally as stinkweed (arvense? off the top of my head..) is such a common weed here, i had no idea there others--growing these cute little things would be like growing the other taraxacum species....
i have seed for the purple species from the alps :) but of course, not being white, its not so reminiscent of the weeds..
The swarf ones I have aren't longlived, but do set lots of seed. Thlaspi rotudifolium should be flowering soon from selfsown seed from last years flowering, and the one I have as Thlaspi biebersteinii has made it about quite a bit too.
looking forward to pics :)
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Always my first to bloom, Bulbocodium vernum. These emerged on Tuesday, and were open, apparently, earlier in the day (I missed it, of course!)
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Hi Lori. If I took a picture of mine it would be a twin of yours. I'm in southern Kansas and everything is 3 to 4 weeks later than last year.
John B
Always my first to bloom, Bulbocodium vernum. These emerged on Tuesday, and were open, apparently, earlier in the day (I missed it, of course!)
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Always my first to bloom, Bulbocodium vernum. These emerged on Tuesday, and were open, apparently, earlier in the day (I missed it, of course!)
still quite amazing to me that you could have flowers so soon! majority of my yard is still under snow, strips around trees and buildings have been bare for a while, i haven't checked to see if any of the ground is thawed....
i kind of watched for this species this past year, but didn't see seed, in any case...did you get it from a local garden centre, or a specialty supplier?
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Robin, I'd happily send you seed of the Scolipus except that sadly, mine doesn't. Maybe I need another clone to sit with it. But many other Forumists grow this plant and some at least do get seed each year.
Thanks for the thought Lesley, I will look out for seed 8)
So many intriguing and lovely plants are beginning to flower on the Forum postings that my wish list is getting longer :D
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Today in flower (planted in tufa ) : Draba polytricha
Looking so happy on tufa Kris - did you grow your Draba polytricha from seed sown directly onto it?
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Always my first to bloom, Bulbocodium vernum. These emerged on Tuesday, and were open, apparently, earlier in the day (I missed it, of course!)
Lori, a wonderful start to your flower season - I expect you were too busy with all your impressive seed collection when they opened ;)
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I expect you were too busy with all your impressive seed collection when they opened ;)
Errr, no... I was off toiling in the salt mines, as per norm. ::)
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I was off toiling in the salt mines, as per norm. ::)
down with the romans!
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you seem to have lots of tiny beauties..
I have not much space Cohan . So I have to go for the smaller ones.
And I also like hard and harsh conditions wich means compact plants.
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Looking so happy on tufa Kris - did you grow your Draba polytricha from seed sown directly onto it?
Hi Robin . I grew it from seed but I did'nt sow it directly on tufa.It was raised on the traditional way.
But in my opinion it is possible to sow it directly on the tufa.I know a friend who does it that way.
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Saxifraga Peach Melba now covered in flowers.
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you seem to have lots of tiny beauties..
I have not much space Cohan . So I have to go for the smaller ones.
And I also like hard and harsh conditions wich means compact plants.
i am familiar with limited space--its what i have indoors where i have grown for years, but i also just find the tiny plants more interesting; outside now i have lots of space, so i will grow some large things for impact in the landscape, but the small things among the rocks will always have my heart!
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down with the romans!
;D
Saxifraga Peach Melba now covered in flowers.
Wow, spectacular!!
With a bright sunny day, after snow over night, the bulbocodium have opened!! :D
Cohan, unfortunately, they are hard to find here. I got 2 bulbs only, many years ago - can't remember if they did happen to be available at a local garden center, or if I ordered from a bulb specialist (if so, likely Bradner in BC, taken over long ago by Botanus). The only place I know of that currently sells them is Fraser's Thimble Farm ($5 each :o).
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Flowering here now:
Corydalis shanginii ssp. ainae
and Ypsilandra ca-valerei cavaleriei (thanks for the name correction, Giles)
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Wim you are way ahead of me,my Ypsilandra is not out of winter dormancy yet.
Here are a couple of Asrum splendens. Whilst the first seems to be true I wonder about the second which I purchased some years ago from Denmark.
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Here are a couple of Asrum splendens. Whilst the first seems to be true I wonder about the second which I purchased some years ago from Denmark.
The top one looks a bit like A. magnificum, are the leaves glossy?
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Flowering here now:
Corydalis shanginii ssp. ainae
and Ypsilandra ca-valerei cavaleriei (thanks for the name correction, Giles)
Wim, are these flowering in your garden now???? :o
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Flowering here now:
Corydalis shanginii ssp. ainae
and Ypsilandra ca-valerei cavaleriei (thanks for the name correction, Giles)
Wim, are these flowering in your garden now???? :o
Yes, they are :)
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Saxifraga 'Peach Melba' is a beauty indeed. I'm sure even the lady herself would have admired it though I believe she was most attracted to Acacia. :)
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With a bright sunny day, after snow over night, the bulbocodium have opened!! :D
Cohan, unfortunately, they are hard to find here. I got 2 bulbs only, many years ago - can't remember if they did happen to be available at a local garden center, or if I ordered from a bulb specialist (if so, likely Bradner in BC, taken over long ago by Botanus). The only place I know of that currently sells them is Fraser's Thimble Farm ($5 each :o).
now that is some spring :)
i haven't actually searched for them, but should do so--i think early flowers are the most important of the year! i'm just making do with cacti flowering on the windowsill :)
maybe i will be lucky and someone has been bulking up a batch to sell just when i get around to it....
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Wim, does Ypsilandra cavaleriei have a dark green or purple tinged leaf ? It's very attractive, I've never heard of it before and would like to know a bit more ::)
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Wim, does Ypsilandra cavaleriei have a dark green or purple tinged leaf ? It's very attractive, I've never heard of it before and would like to know a bit more ::)
Robin,
it's a shade plant which is native to China, it's from the family of the Liliaceae or the Melanthiaceae (it depends on the taxonomist). It grows from a rhizome and has very dark green narrow leaves (a lot darker and narrower then the other one which I've seen in cultivation, Ypsilandra thibetica). In total this family has 5 described species, according to the flora of China and IPNI. The leaves got a purple tinge after the last frost, normally they stay green.
Here it grows under the shade of an old cherry tree, in a soil to which I have added a lot of leaf mould.
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Here are a couple of Asrum splendens. Whilst the first seems to be true I wonder about the second which I purchased some years ago from Denmark.
The top one looks a bit like A. magnificum, are the leaves glossy?
No the leaves are not glossy but they are old and will die of soon.I will look at the new leaves when they emerge.
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Thanks for all your info Wim - Ypsilandra cavaleriei is a lovely plant and I can just imagine it under your old cherry tree :) I will look out for it in future as we have two cherry trees here.
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Flowering here now around melting snow patches in the Chepan mountains of western Bulgaria is Adonis vernalis. The first flower is always at ground level, but the stems will elongate later as the grass around them grows.
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Thanks for all your info Wim - Ypsilandra cavaleriei is a lovely plant and I can just imagine it under your old cherry tree :) I will look out for it in future as we have two cherry trees here.
Robin, it's a shame mine is still so small, if it were any bigger I would have sent you a piece.
Here's another plant flowering now, a very young Hacquetia epipactis 'Thor'
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Wim, that's a really kind thought but I will enjoy it just as much under your cherry tree :)
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Flowering here now around melting snow patches in the Chepan mountains of western Bulgaria is Adonis vernalis. The first flower is always at ground level, but the stems will elongate later as the grass around them grows.
Glorious view and flower Simon !!! A treat for the eye ! :)
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Denmark has been covered with snow for about 3 months, but now spring has come with temperatures around 10C.
Until now there has only been flowers in the green house. The first two is from there, the rest is from my garden.
Poul
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Flowering here now around melting snow patches in the Chepan mountains of western Bulgaria is Adonis vernalis. The first flower is always at ground level, but the stems will elongate later as the grass around them grows.
Simon, it must be wonderful to walk up there - what a view - how high are the mountains in the distance? The Adonis vernalis is very special 8)
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Lovely flowers in your garden Poul, the Colchicum vernum emerging make a wonderful group :)
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Lovely adonis Simon - do they usually have so many flowers?
Great pictures Poul - I love the eranthis, have you had it long?
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The Chepan mountains were a steep climb to just over 1200m. The mountains in the distance in the picture are between 1500m and 2000m in the western Stara Planina- the real mountains to the right of this picture are Vitosha and the Rila which are between 2200m and 2900m.
The Adonis we saw all had one large flower open, but other buds were aranged below this, which will flower as the stems lengthen.
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The Chepan mountains were a steep climb to just over 1200m
So on a level with us here but flat topped ;D The Adonis vernalis here appear later and lower - are the Stara Planina predominantly limestone? It's great to see other environments and how they support the same plants.
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Robin, the Stara Planina start in Serbia and stretch across Bulgaria almost to the coast. It is a very varied mountain range with limestone here and there along the range. The nearest mountain in our part of the range is granite- but the next one along is marble. It makes for a great diversity of plant and animal species though ;-)
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Really interesting, thanks Simon - the Adonis vernalis here is only in one area near Saxon where the limestone seams and Steppe like habitat with micro climate supports them in abundance for three weeks in April.
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It has a quite limited distribution here too, but when you do find it is is very plentiful. In the north it grows on the Danube plains in steppe like conditions in other areas it is in open woodlands or degraded woodlands- but always on limestone.
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Crassula sociallis, grown in the open sided alpine house, frozen solid many times this winter so I am surprised it has survived.
Both daphnes grown from seed.
Daphne mezereum alba
Daphne mezereum alba close up
Daphne mezereum
Daphne mezereum close up
Mike
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Two photos of a trough with saxifraga sp.
First taken no 16th March, second 23rd March, amazing what a little warmer weather will do.
Mike
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Crassula sociallis, grown in the open sided alpine house, frozen solid many times this winter so I am surprised it has survived.
A great looking plant Mike I'll look out for it if it can survive the freeze 8)
Your Daphnes are gorgeous just covered in flower the smell must be amazing...how old are they?
Your trough of alpines is forging ahead and I agree a little sun really pushes them on into flower so quickly; it's like magic :D
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Lovely stuff Mike. Do you have names for the Saxes in flower please?
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Robin the daphne are about seven years old.
David
the saxifraga names working from front left & going right are:-
Allendale Elf - dark pink
Allendale Goblin - pale yellow
Sax Ada - white
Sax Niobe - extremely small rosettes, few flowers this year of pale lilac
Allendale duo - not in flower
Sax Red Poll - good strong red
the smaller patch of dark pink above the yellow Goblin is a self sown seedling
Hope this helps Mike
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Very useful Mike, thanks very much.
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After a long winter we now enjoy the arrival of the lovely springtime.
It is always amazing for us how quick some plants like Pulsatilla halleri ssp.slavica react
at sunshine and rising temperatures.
Also many insects like this "Jumbo" bumblebee look for fresh pollen and nectar.
The strange flowers of Asarum splendens are not everybody' taste,some say, that they
are ugly, but for me they are fascinating.
The new shots of Paeonia mlokosewitschii gow also very fast.
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It is always amazing for us how quick some plants like Pulsatilla halleri ssp.slavica react
at sunshine and rising temperatures.
It is indeed astonishing, Rudi, and your photos depict the change perfectly! 8)
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Rudi, nice progression on the Pulsatilla halleri ssp. slavica, the silky hairiness is wonderful in the early shot. The muscular leaf buds of Paeonia mlokosewitschii show great promise, announced with strong color... always liked the look of peonies sprouting.
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Rudi, I love your time lapse shots of your Pulsatilla halleri ssp.slavica transforming in the sunshine from soft and babyish to grown up with attitude in a matter of days :D
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Northerners will be happier now that the winter appears to over, the worst of it anyway. Spring brings so many rewards for the long cold wait. :)
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Lovely adonis Simon - do they usually have so many flowers?
Great pictures Poul - I love the eranthis, have you had it long?
Five years ago I planted two corms. They had a difficult start, and two years later only one had survived.
The remaining plant gradually grew stronger and now I expect that there are several corms. Last year there was 4 flowers, this year 8 flowers.
Poul
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Flowering here now are last year's seedling Viola schariensis.
Also does anyone know if this Adonis is A.amurensis?
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If this is the worst that Winter can bring I say "Let's have more of it
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and the last of the snowdrops.,S.Arnott
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Flowering here now are last year's seedling Viola schariensis
Simon, I love, love, love it ;D
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John, what an amazing carpet of Spring flowers under your shrubs it's just glorious - what a treat to see this after the harsh winter 8)
Photo Aconites 016 is particularly lovely with the Cyclamen in the distant background
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John,
very nice, natural glen-like looking pieces of your garden. Thanks for showing us.
Here's some pics of plants which were flowering today:
Saxifraga x irvingii 'Jenkinsae'
Tulipa turkestanica
and some Eranthis hyemalis seedlings in the grass :)
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John, what a beautiful sight - mother nature is still the best gardener.
Thank you for showing it to us.
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Also does anyone know if this Adonis is A.amurensis?
I'd say it is Simon, both leaf and flower look right.
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Oh John, you poor soul that you've had to suffer so badly through the winter. You want MORE? ;D
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Two interesting links to some super photos from the Alpine-L site:
This to the photos of birthday boy Panayoti Kelaidis.... many happies, PK!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/delosperma/sets/72157623557895773/show/
And this to pictures of Viola beckwithii from a Alpine Elf in Nevada......
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sierrarainshadow/sets/72157604298691460/
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Hope my two little beckwithiis survive. ::)
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Two pics from yesterday -
Anemone caucasica and Primula megaseifolia
Gerd
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Some in flower today:
Cardamine glanduligera
Anemone blanda 'Ingramii'
Anemone blanda 'Radar'
Anemonella thalictroïdes 'Green Hurricane' 'Jade Feather' (thanks for giving the correct name, Mark)
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Two pics from yesterday -
Anemone caucasica and Primula megaseifolia
Gerd
Gerd , your Anemone caucasica is beautyful, is it a smaller version of A. blanda?
Primula megaseifolia grows well in my garden too.
Otto.
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One in flower today:
Cardamine glanduligera
Nice one Wim. It looks similar to C. pentaphylla (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4771.msg128674#msg128674) but more delicate with 3-part leaves instead of 5-part leaves on pentaphylla. Where does C. glanduligera come from? The genus Cardamine is one that deserves more notice, every time I encounter a species, they are such choice woodlanders.
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Some in flower today:
Anemonella thalictroïdes 'Green Hurricane'
Wim, what is the source on Anemonellla thalictroides 'Green Hurricane'? The reason I ask, there is some confusion over the green flowered cultivar names. See the following two links showing plants on Barry Yinger's Asiatica Nursery site:
http://www.asiaticanursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/801/index.htm
http://www.asiaticanursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.viewCategory/catID/37/index.htm
The confusion historically has been between two names, 'Green Dragon' and 'Jade Feather'. In the top link, you see the rather different looking plant, not the same as yours, with green bracts and twisting whitish staminodes. It was a surprise to me, to see the additional name thrown into the confusion on the Asiatica nursery link... namely 'Green Hurricane'.
I recounted the story to Barry, that I saw this odd form of A. thalictroides (the green one with white twsity staminodes) in the garden of Linc Foster back in the 1970s. I suggested to Linc that this special form should become distributed, he agreed and gave me a few pieces.... but we needed a name. Linc came up with 'Green Dragon'. Shortly after, within a week or so, while I was working on an article with Linc's wife Timmy Foster, editor of the American Rock Garden Society at the time, Timmy wrote back telling me that she thought the name 'Green Dragon' was too harsh, and they decided instead to call the plant 'Jade Feather'... Linc & Timmy agreed. The plant was distributed (by me) as 'Jade Feather'. Years later, one could encounter plants under both names, the assumption being that Linc hence gave out some plants labeled 'Green Dragon' forgetting about the 'Jade Feather' name. So, I'm quite convinced I know the answer to the controversy, this plant is properly called 'Jade Feather', as I was party to this naming transaction. Barry isn't so convinced yet, as he requests proof that it was first published as 'Jade Feather', but I don't have the Connecticutt and New England Chapter ARGS/NARGS newsletters going back 32 years or more, nor can I find the personal letters from Timmy Foster... the letters possibly still existing in boxes someplace in my messy basement.
Now, back to 'Green Hurricane', I do not know anything about that cultivar name... it was not a name discussed with Linc or Timmy, and is probably unrelated to 'Jade Feather' and likely is a different plant. Your single green-flowered Anemonella is very sweet thing isn't it. And you'll see in the second link above, there is a popular light-green double flowered form known as 'Betty Blake', it was being sold at the NARGS Eastern Winter Study Weekend last week in Devens, Massachusetts, but unfortunately I did not buy one.... trying to hold the line on expenditures while still unemployed here :(
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today a view from my garden (25.March ) :
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here some more :
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Hans, nice series... I can guess at the names of some of them, but not all (example: I need to know the Paeonia species ofr cultivar). Can you please add plant names to the images you show.
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Mark :
the peonies are :
Zi Ban Bai ( the treepeony )
P. clusii
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Lovely pictures Hans and I am really looking forward to seeing those peonies open!
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Gail ,
Thank you :D
If you like to see pics of this peonies so look for my earlier pics ( Paeonia 2008 ,Paeonia 2009 ,Treepeonies 2009 .....)
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Hans, lovely pictures of your plants, they look so happy in the sun. Today I cant see much its pea soup here ( fog ) so I am happily sitting at the computer catching up with all these delightful images, its great.. coffee and a large slice of chocolate cake at my side;D.
Angie :)
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Thank you Angie 8)
that was my idea to give all this poor people in Scotland a little fun and some impression
here today 22° ... 8)
T -shirt + shorts + bare foot ;D
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Also does anyone know if this Adonis is A.amurensis?
Thanks, Lesley.
I'd say it is Simon, both leaf and flower look right.
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One in flower today:
Cardamine glanduligera
Nice one Wim. It looks similar to C. pentaphylla (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4771.msg128674#msg128674) but more delicate with 3-part leaves instead of 5-part leaves on pentaphylla. Where does C. glanduligera come from? The genus Cardamine is one that deserves more notice, every time I encounter a species, they are such choice woodlanders.
Like Mark Wim, I liked your Cardamine glanduligera. I've actually just bought a plant of this species and was wondering where to put it. Mark suggested that it looks similar to C. pentaphylla but in my garden at least pentaphylla is a very well-mannered species that forms neat clumps. I have a suspicion that in growth habit C. glanduligera will more closely resemble C. quinquefolia - a lovely plant but not something to allow in the garden if you like to keep some semblance of control. I don't mind it spreading and it dies away quickly after flowering so doesn't bother other plants but I do think in another 10 years or so it will have covered our acre and be making inroads into the farmer's field!
First picture shows C. glanduligera in pot compared to C. quinquefolia which is just starting to flower here. The glanduligera is a deeper colour, more like honesty (Lunaria annua) Second pic is of quinquefolia making it's escape from another bed. C. pentaphylla is not open yet (and rabbits have been digging my best clump) I've also got a couple of other later flowering sp.
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Thank you Angie 8)
that was my idea to give all this poor people in Scotland a little fun and some impression
here today 22° ... 8)
T -shirt + shorts + bare foot ;D
Can I share in the fun please Hans. 11C and pouring down now. No T shirt, no shorts, no bare feet, but a cosy jumper. ;D
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:o :o :o
David :
Do you have still wintertime ?
my idea was always that England has a much more mild climate than we .... :-\
Maybe go in your cellar and look for a nice bottle of wine ::)
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Hans, it looks like spirng arrived first in Germany than in Italy!
Alberto
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Alberto ,
It is always importent to have good connections ;D
look on your profile : north of Italy
look on my profile : south west Germany
...maybe thats the difference ::)
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One in flower today:
Cardamine glanduligera
Nice one Wim. It looks similar to C. pentaphylla (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4771.msg128674#msg128674) but more delicate with 3-part leaves instead of 5-part leaves on pentaphylla. Where does C. glanduligera come from? The genus Cardamine is one that deserves more notice, every time I encounter a species, they are such choice woodlanders.
Hi Mark,
C. glanduligera is a European native but I don't know where exactly in Europe you can find it in the wild.
I got it from the owner of a small and very nice nursery here in Belgium called 'Epimedium'. She loves all shade plants and especially Epimediums (Duh!! ;)). She received this plant from a friend who is known in Belgium for her garden skills (Mia Gevaert) and who collects Cardamines.
It grows in loose colonies and spreads by rhizomes.
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Some in flower today:
Anemonella thalictroïdes 'Green Hurricane'
Wim, what is the source on Anemonellla thalictroides 'Green Hurricane'? The reason I ask, there is some confusion over the green flowered cultivar names. See the following two links showing plants on Barry Yinger's Asiatica Nursery site:
http://www.asiaticanursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/801/index.htm
http://www.asiaticanursery.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.viewCategory/catID/37/index.htm
The confusion historically has been between two names, 'Green Dragon' and 'Jade Feather'. In the top link, you see the rather different looking plant, not the same as yours, with green bracts and twisting whitish staminodes. It was a surprise to me, to see the additional name thrown into the confusion on the Asiatica nursery link... namely 'Green Hurricane'.
I recounted the story to Barry, that I saw this odd form of A. thalictroides (the green one with white twsity staminodes) in the garden of Linc Foster back in the 1970s. I suggested to Linc that this special form should become distributed, he agreed and gave me a few pieces.... but we needed a name. Linc came up with 'Green Dragon'. Shortly after, within a week or so, while I was working on an article with Linc's wife Timmy Foster, editor of the American Rock Garden Society at the time, Timmy wrote back telling me that she thought the name 'Green Dragon' was too harsh, and they decided instead to call the plant 'Jade Feather'... Linc & Timmy agreed. The plant was distributed (by me) as 'Jade Feather'. Years later, one could encounter plants under both names, the assumption being that Linc hence gave out some plants labeled 'Green Dragon' forgetting about the 'Jade Feather' name. So, I'm quite convinced I know the answer to the controversy, this plant is properly called 'Jade Feather', as I was party to this naming transaction. Barry isn't so convinced yet, as he requests proof that it was first published as 'Jade Feather', but I don't have the Connecticutt and New England Chapter ARGS/NARGS newsletters going back 32 years or more, nor can I find the personal letters from Timmy Foster... the letters possibly still existing in boxes someplace in my messy basement.
Now, back to 'Green Hurricane', I do not know anything about that cultivar name... it was not a name discussed with Linc or Timmy, and is probably unrelated to 'Jade Feather' and likely is a different plant. Your single green-flowered Anemonella is very sweet thing isn't it. And you'll see in the second link above, there is a popular light-green double flowered form known as 'Betty Blake', it was being sold at the NARGS Eastern Winter Study Weekend last week in Devens, Massachusetts, but unfortunately I did not buy one.... trying to hold the line on expenditures while still unemployed here :(
Mark,
Thanks for pointing that out.
I bought it from an alpine plant nursery in Germany (here's the link: https://www.alpine-peters.de/shop/). At the left, you can see a link to the Anemonella's they sell.
If you look at the picture of the flower of what they are selling as 'Green Hurricane', it looks as if it is 'Jade Feather' and if you click on the picture, you get a bigger picture of something that looks like a different plant (?). Maybe the staminoids get longer as the flower matures and it is 'Jade Feather' after all? What do you think?
I have 'Betty Blake' also, but she's just popping up from under the soil.
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Like Mark Wim, I liked your Cardamine glanduligera. I've actually just bought a plant of this species and was wondering where to put it. Mark suggested that it looks similar to C. pentaphylla but in my garden at least pentaphylla is a very well-mannered species that forms neat clumps. I have a suspicion that in growth habit C. glanduligera will more closely resemble C. quinquefolia - a lovely plant but not something to allow in the garden if you like to keep some semblance of control. I don't mind it spreading and it dies away quickly after flowering so doesn't bother other plants but I do think in another 10 years or so it will have covered our acre and be making inroads into the farmer's field!
First picture shows C. glanduligera in pot compared to C. quinquefolia which is just starting to flower here. The glanduligera is a deeper colour, more like honesty (Lunaria annua) Second pic is of quinquefolia making it's escape from another bed. C. pentaphylla is not open yet (and rabbits have been digging my best clump) I've also got a couple of other later flowering sp.
Gail,
I was a bit afraid of it's spreading power also but the nursery from where I got it has it growing in their borders, and it spreads alright but it's not really obnoxious, it leaves nice open patches for the other plants.
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Regarding those plants which have a tendency to "spread" themselves happily around a garden.... or a county or even a whole country......I suggest we take a moment to celebrate them for their usefulness where other plants might not grow at all 8) ;)
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:o :o :o
David :
Do you have still wintertime ?
my idea was always that England has a much more mild climate than we .... :-\
Maybe go in your cellar and look for a nice bottle of wine ::)
I don't know what it is Hans but it certainly doesn't feel springlike and after this week I've started to rust. Now, if I had a cellar........... ;D
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A picture of Cardamine glanduligera from the Rhododendron Valley in Gothenburg Botanic Garden. It certainly is spreading. The picture was taken in early april 2008.
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Two pics from yesterday -
Anemone caucasica and Primula megaseifolia
Gerd
Gerd, two beautiful species! 8)
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Thank you Angie 8)
that was my idea to give all this poor people in Scotland a little fun and some impression
here today 22° ... 8)
T -shirt + shorts + bare foot ;D
Ok Hans I was enjoying my coffee and cake but the thought of 22c T.shirt & shorts weather has spoilt my day :'(
David its oil you need for rust not wine ;D
Angie :)
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A picture of Cardamine glanduligera from the Rhododendron Valley in Gothenburg Botanic Garden. It certainly is spreading. The picture was taken in early april 2008.
Thanks for posting this Kenneth - it gives me an idea of what to expect!
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A picture of Cardamine glanduligera from the Rhododendron Valley in Gothenburg Botanic Garden. It certainly is spreading. The picture was taken in early april 2008.
Good photo Kenneth, and a "telling" one as well, showing that maybe Cardamine glanduligera runs around, so beware its spreading. Whereas, C. pentaphylla makes a tight, slowly increasing clump, it does not run at all, nor have I ever seen a seedling appear. Mine are up, but will be another week or more before blooms.
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Kenneth,
like Gail said; thanks for showing us that picture. I'll put it in place where it won't threaten to take over West-Flanders ;)
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Has anyone got Cardamine enneaphylla? I think it is the best of the genus with charming nodding cream flowers and bronze foliage. Sadly I lost mine - I think the spot I'd got it in was too dry for it.
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Mark,
Thanks for pointing that out.
I bought it from an alpine plant nursery in Germany (here's the link: https://www.alpine-peters.de/shop/). At the left, you can see a link to the Anemonella's they sell.
If you look at the picture of the flower of what they are selling as 'Green Hurricane', it looks as if it is 'Jade Feather' and if you click on the picture, you get a bigger picture of something that looks like a different plant (?). Maybe the staminoids get longer as the flower matures and it is 'Jade Feather' after all? What do you think?
I have 'Betty Blake' also, but she's just popping up from under the soil.
Wim, judging from the nursery photo, I'd say their Anemonella thalictroides 'Green Hurricane' and 'Jade Feather' are the same. In their enlarged photo, and in your photo of a newly emerging plant, I don't think the staminodes have expanded yet. Post a photo again in a couple weeks to show us what the mature flower looks like. I still wonder where the name 'Green Hurricane' came from, and I wonder too, what was the first name under which this cultivar was published, thus the authentic name. All I know is, the plant as first released and distributed, was indeed named 'Jade Feather'. At any rate, enjoy the plant, it is certainly different than most A. thalictroides cultivars.
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Mark,
Thanks for pointing that out.
I bought it from an alpine plant nursery in Germany (here's the link: https://www.alpine-peters.de/shop/). At the left, you can see a link to the Anemonella's they sell.
If you look at the picture of the flower of what they are selling as 'Green Hurricane', it looks as if it is 'Jade Feather' and if you click on the picture, you get a bigger picture of something that looks like a different plant (?). Maybe the staminoids get longer as the flower matures and it is 'Jade Feather' after all? What do you think?
I have 'Betty Blake' also, but she's just popping up from under the soil.
Wim, judging from the nursery photo, I'd say their Anemonella thalictroides 'Green Hurricane' and 'Jade Feather' are the same. In their enlarged photo, and in your photo of a newly emerging plant, I don't think the staminodes have expanded yet. Post a photo again in a couple weeks to show us what the mature flower looks like. I still wonder where the name 'Green Hurricane' came from, and I wonder too, what was the first name under which this cultivar was published, thus the authentic name. All I know is, the plant as first released and distributed, was indeed named 'Jade Feather'. At any rate, enjoy the plant, it is certainly different than most A. thalictroides cultivars.
Thanks Mark,
I'll post a picture again when the flowers are fully developed. Anyhow, it's a very nice plant indeed.
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We have never seen Anemone blanda out in the open in Greece, where it always seems to be hiding under something. So when we lost one lot of them here to voles/mice, we took the hint and planted them under summat! These are dark blue ones, but look paler in the bright sunshine ;)
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We have never seen Anemone blanda out in the open in Greece, where it always seems to be hiding under something. So when we lost one lot of them here to voles/mice, we took the hint and planted them under summat!
Aha! Well, as I keep saying, there IS often a clue.... I've been plagued by Anemone blandas being eaten by mice.... so now I will also take this hint from nature via Simon and re-plant in the autumn tucked under other plants for protection.
Thanks, Simon! ;)
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We have never seen Anemone blanda out in the open in Greece, where it always seems to be hiding under something. So when we lost one lot of them here to voles/mice, we took the hint and planted them under summat! These are dark blue ones, but look paler in the bright sunshine ;)
Simon, I like all your plant combinations, like crocus intermingled with this or that groundcover, and here, anemones commingling. Can you tell me about your Onosma, I'm a borag fan and like to know what species it is... do you have a pic of the plant in flower?
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Thanks Mark,
I'll post a picture again when the flowers are fully developed. Anyhow, it's a very nice plant indeed.
Wim, another wrinkle in the schizophrenic identity of Anemonella thalictroides 'Jade Feather'. I checked my plant today, and on the label I added the names of the other alternative cultivar names, and I had forgotten that I bought this one 'Just Precious'! So at last count, the plant that should be 'Jade Feather' can also be found under 'Green Hurricane', 'Green Dragon', and 'Just Precious' ::)
You'll see in my photograph one of the problems, the tiny tubers like to pull themselves clear of the soil, easy snacks for squirrels and chipmunks. My plant is fairly old, but still a wisp of a plant, because of the constant predation. I have a friend that grows swathes of Anemonella, but she has lots of cats that patrol the garden and nursery beds.
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Thanks Mark,
I'll post a picture again when the flowers are fully developed. Anyhow, it's a very nice plant indeed.
Wim, another wrinkle in the schizophrenic identity of Anemonella thalictroides 'Jade Feather'. I checked my plant today, and on the label I added the names of the other alternative cultivar names, and I had forgotten that I bought this one 'Just Precious'! So at last count, the plant that should be 'Jade Feather' can also be found under 'Green Hurricane', 'Green Dragon', and 'Just Precious' ::)
You'll see in my photograph one of the problems, the tiny tubers like to pull themselves clear of the soil, easy snacks for squirrels and chipmunks. My plant is fairly old, but still a wisp of a plant, because of the constant predation. I have a friend that grows swathes of Anemonella, but she has lots of cats that patrol the garden and nursery beds.
4 different names for the same plant, strange. Someone must be thinking they can make more money by selling the same plant under a different name.
No squirrels in my garden, and certainly no chipmunks in Europe :) But I've got problems enough with voles and mice >:( Thus far they only attack yellow flowering Crocusses. I hope they won't get a taste for Anemonella.
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Corydalis malkensis
Corydalis Beth Evans & malkensis
Primula marginata
Townsendia parryi
Asphodelus acaulis
Will have to delve under the primula, there must be a label somewhere.
Mike
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Hi all!
The spring came already in Ukraine too! Here you'll find some pics of Colchicums, Merenderas and Juno from culture in SE Ukraine!
C. kesselringii YETTI
M. trigyna
M. sobolifera
C. kesselringii Snow of Highland
M. robusta
C. kesselringii Purple Star
C. kesselringii My Choice
C. munzurense
M. mirzoevae
C. luteum Minion
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and more...
M. mirzoevae
C. hirsutum
C. luteum Golden Elf
C. luteum Minion
J. rosenbachiana f. 1
J. rosenbachiana f. 2
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I am so pleased to see from these photos that Spring is coming to the Ukraine, Dima..... but I am distressed to see from your avatar picture that you still have a headache from the strain of your Doctorate ! ;D ;D ;) :-*
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Hi Maggi! Yes, it turned to be the minor consequences of Sci. degree obtaining ;D ;D
but never mind! any case it would finish only by skull explosion ;D
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A wonderful line up Dimitri !! :o :o
Yesterday, the sun brought out the best in my Pulsatilla halleri grandis ! 1 & 2
And if you try hard enough, you can already assemble quite some colours into one picture in the early Spring garden (3)
Muscari azureum is also at it's peak (4) - I think I'll have to do some weeding shortly... it seems to have selfseeded (5) a bit enthousiastically :-\
Primula marginata "Drake's blue" is even earlier than last year... despite the cold winter ?? ???
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Simon, I like all your plant combinations, like crocus intermingled with this or that groundcover, and here, anemones commingling. Can you tell me about your Onosma, I'm a borag fan and like to know what species it is... do you have a pic of the plant in flower?
Yes, Mark- this is an Onosma albo-rosea grown from seed and now in its 3rd year. I posted pics of it last year, but if you can wait it shouldn't be long until it obliges again this year.
Welcome back Dimi. What a Colchicum-tastic posting!
Lovely Pulsatilla, Luc. Love how reflexed the petals are- you can feel the sun bouncing back off them!
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One or two from the garden a couple of days ago.
Corydalis malkensis
Rhodo. Dauricum Hokkaido X Leucaspis
Rhodo.Dauricum Sanderling
" " " close-up
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Has anyone got Cardamine enneaphylla? I think it is the best of the genus with charming nodding cream flowers and bronze foliage. Sadly I lost mine - I think the spot I'd got it in was too dry for it.
Not C. enneaphylla but this one used several years to flower for the first time here,
but now has two flowering stems.
Cardamine kitaibelii
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Here is good old Saxifraga irvingii
and the next plant must be with at least more than 25 years,
acquired once at Jakob Eschmann's Nursery in Switzerland.
Primula vulgaris ssp. sibthorpii
and always good doer
Narcissus Tête à Tête
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Muscari azureum is also at it's peak (4) - I think I'll have to do some weeding shortly... it seems to have selfseeded (5) a bit enthousiastically :-\
Lots of tasty pics presented here... nice! Luc, you'd better watch your Muscari... and "they" talk about Allium getting out of hand ;D
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Has anyone got Cardamine enneaphylla? I think it is the best of the genus with charming nodding cream flowers and bronze foliage. Sadly I lost mine - I think the spot I'd got it in was too dry for it.
Not C. enneaphylla but this one used several years to flower for the first time here,
but now has two flowering stems.
Cardamine kitaibelii
Luit, Cardamine kitaibelii is a delicate delight! I've been looking for some of the better Cardamine, currently growing C. pentaphylla which is well established here, but several of the smaller species died out. I like the look of this one a lot.
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Some pics of plants which are flowering now:
Androsace carnea ssp. rosea
Anemone blanda
Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Papageno'
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With temperatures closer to those we normally have here in May, and the promise of a clear sunny day, we took a trip to the area around the Rusenski Lom Nature Park. It was too early for most of the areas characteristic steppe vegetation to be visible, but these Adonis vernalis -the biggest we have yet seen-were enjoying the heat of the day. The biggest flowers were 8-10cm in diameter.
click on the pictures to enlarge them.....
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Wim,
you must have a quite protected warm garden. Your flowers are already so ahead :D
Simon,
Adonis vernalis is one of the nicest spring flower I know, very impressive 'sun discs'. Unfortunenately I lost mine in a very dry summer. I was in the wrong believe a steppe plant can manage drought easily... >:(
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Simon, how timely that the new issue of International Rock Gardener is out now, including a photo of Adonis vernalis, and here you are with these beauties.... 8)
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/index.php?log=international
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Wim,
you must have a quite protected warm garden. Your flowers are already so ahead :D
Armin,
In general I have a very open garden, but I've tried to create some warm and sheltered corners. Also, we've had two weeks of very mild temperatures (up to 20°C) now which has accelerated all flowers.
No such temperatures yet in Bayern?
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Wim,
on Friday we had 20°C in the "Bavarian Nizza", too ;D. But yesterday had thunderstorm with strong winds and today cloudy weather with chilling 9°C...brrr.
My pulsatilla's and anemone just pushing through the ground.
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We had Chris Grey-Wilson talking about pulsatillas at our local NCCPG group today (highly recommended if you get the chance to hear him - very informative and stunning pictures) I went to check my own pulsatillas when I got home and something has been chewing/pulling the flower buds off most of them! :'( :'( :'(
The only thing that stopped me weeping was the discovery of 3 fat flowerbuds on my latest tree peony - the Peter Smithers' hybrid 'Lydia Foote'.
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something has been chewing/pulling the flower buds off most of them!
Hmmm.... and this would be the woman who keeps chickens........... ::) :-\
I'd be suspicious, very suspicious!
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Hmmm.... and this would be the woman who keeps chickens........... ::) :-\
I'd be suspicious, very suspicious!
:) The chickens don't usually visit that bed - at least not when I'm watching! However we do have a large pheasant population - the farmer rears them and they come to us for food and to avoid the guns and do pull heads off snowdrops, frits and pulsatillas.... Some of the buds looked as though they had actually been chewed though so I wondered if the local mice have developed a taste for them. Kit Grey-Wilson was saying they are poisonous so I'll check for furry bodies tomorrow!
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The snowflakes are getting better every year and I spotted two meters aways
a flowering seedling (just one flower)
Leucojum vernum var. carpathicum 1
Leucojum vernum var. carpathicum 2
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This shrub looked all winter as if the buds were totally frozen,
but within one week surprised with many flowers
Abeliophyllum distychum Pink Form
Gagea lutea
was yesterday beautiful but today after some rain in the night is
almost green again and over.
and
Narcissus Tête à Tête
Scilla bifolia
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This shrub looked all winter as if the buds were totally frozen,
but within one week surprised with many flowers
Abeliophyllum distychum Pink Form
What a fine clone! :o
Gerd
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Flowering now in tufa,
Primula allionii Adrian Jones
Primula allionii Hocker Edge
Sax x geuderi eulenspigel
Sax x geuderi eulenspigel & Degenia velebitica
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Flowering now in tufa,
Primula allionii Adrian Jones
Primula allionii Hocker Edge
Sax x geuderi eulenspigel
Sax x geuderi eulenspigel & Degenia velebitica
Stunning plants Mike.Looks nice in the tufa.
Here today in flower : Clematis columbiana var.tenuiloba
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Many lovely plants above. Mike I really like the yellow picture of the Saxifraga and the Degenia. They complement (and compliment) each other nicely. And good to see one of our native Helichrysums in the background. They're called something else now. :( Oh Jo W, why did you do that?
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Lesley, Helichrysum tumida is what I have always known the plant as, didn't know it had changed. Shame really.
Mike
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Osteo something I think? or.....
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[Abeliophyllum distychum Pink Form
What a fine clone! :o
Gerd
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How is yours doing Gerd? Or did you leave it back in the old garden?
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There is, of course, nothing to compare with the amazing photos posted above, but we're pleased that spring is beginning a bit early this year... :D
Hepatica nobilis seedling, the first to bloom, and some crocus...
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There is, of course, nothing to compare with the amazing photos posted above, but we're pleased that spring is beginning a bit early this year... :D
Hepatica nobilis seedling, the first to bloom, and some crocus...
wow--far ahead of here (my shady yard, anyway) snow is going fast with these temps, but there's still lots of it--the small new beds where i planted a few bulbs last fall are still under probably a foot or more..there are bare areas, but not where anything is planted, and probably most soil is still frozen..
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[Abeliophyllum distychum Pink Form
What a fine clone! :o
Gerd
How is yours doing Gerd? Or did you leave it back in the old garden?
Luit,
Of course, not! Although my (your) plant is just starting to build the first flowers there is much hope for the future and it will be a similar superb plant like the mother (father?) ;)
Gerd
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Pieris 'Valley Valentine'. Seems to be having a good year for a plant that is supposed to be tender!
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Not in your neck of the woods I wouldn't have thought David.
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I can report that a plant of Pieris 'Valley Valentine' lasted only two or three years in our garden in Aberdeen before giving up the ghost. :-X
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Great colour on that pieris, David.
Paddy
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I can report that a plant of Pieris 'Valley Valentine' lasted only two or three years in our garden in Aberdeen before giving up the ghost. :-X
Strange as people grow it here though it is for our mildest areas only. The ones we can't grow all contain reference to fire in their names - Forest Fire, Forest Flame, Flaming Silver, Mountain Fire (if it survives for 10 years here it's mis-labelled), also formosana forrestii and taiwanensis though the latter hung around quite awhile.
johnw
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Here are some of my favorite violets - all a little bit tender and therefore cultivated in the greenhouse
1. Viola odorata - a nice coloured one from the Pontus Range/Turkey
2. Viola jaubertiana - originally from Mallorca - scented with shining
ivy-leaved foliaga - related to V. odorata
3.+4. Viola trinervata - from the Western US
Gerd
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Gerd, what a gorgeous posting :D Your fabulous Viola give me the feeling of Spring and I wish I could smell them from here!
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The first snowdrops in Moscow. ;D Many of you possibly by now forgot how it looks like.
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Keep them coming Aleksey. 8)
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Yes, please do Aleksey, otherwise the snowdrop lovers will get withdrawal symptoms :o Welcome to this great Forum for showing what's flowering with you :)
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A lovely photo of the Viola, Gerd.
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RR & Anne,
Thanks for the compliments!
Gerd
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A warm welcome to the Forum Alexei (?). Lovely to have someone else from Russia and for us, another chance to learn more about gardening in that great and diverse country. Your snowdrops make a happier picture than those which we've seen recently from Moscow. I hope things are returning to normal again.
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The first snowdrops in Moscow. ;D Many of you possibly by now forgot how it looks like.
maybe late compared to britain/southern europe--but still ahead of me ;D
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More and more plants get up again after this relatively hard and
long winter.
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Flowering now here Soldanella 'Spring Symphony' and Camellia 'Night Rider'.