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Title: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Janis Ruksans on April 01, 2010, 08:26:55 PM

There are only few spring blooming leucojums and one of best is L. varnum with its 3 varieties. The best is var. carpathicum. Easy separable from others by two yellow tiped flowers on each stem. With me it naturalised under large trees in old garden part. Last autumn I found few unknown bulbs in bulb shed when cleaned it late autumn and planted them in pots. Was very surprised seeing that they turned to this beautiful form of L. vernum. Never before tried it in pots.
Janis

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Lesley Cox on April 02, 2010, 12:32:26 AM

It looks very happy and comfortable there Janis. :D

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Janis Ruksans on April 02, 2010, 07:31:42 AM

Quote from: Lesley Cox on April 02, 2010, 12:32:26 AM

It looks very happy and comfortable there Janis. :D

Yes, and I'm surprised :D
Janis

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Lvandelft on April 02, 2010, 07:36:06 AM

Quote from: Janis Ruksans on April 02, 2010, 07:31:42 AM

Yes, and I'm surprised :D
Janis

and I'm not surprised anymore, but I was  ;D

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5093.msg144944#msg144944 (http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5093.msg144944#msg144944)

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Hans J on April 02, 2010, 08:15:38 AM

here are some pics of a other Leucojum found in the wild:

Leucojum aestivum v. pulchellum

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5178.msg142145#msg142145

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Hans J on April 03, 2010, 01:18:50 PM

here is flowering a well known cultivar :

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: udo on April 04, 2010, 08:09:26 AM

here in flower this weekend,
Leucojum vernum var.vagneri, most two flowers on each stem, green tips

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: bulborum on April 04, 2010, 01:51:02 PM

Is there an other way of determinate  Leucojum vernum carpathicum
and Leucojum vernum The plants I bought in Holland are sometimes yellow
an in an other year green tipped
some years I have a lot of Yellows
they are now out of flower no pictures

Roland

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: bulborum on April 04, 2010, 02:00:27 PM

I found some last year Leucojum vernum pictures

Roland

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Janis Ruksans on April 04, 2010, 08:31:18 PM

Quote from: bulborum on April 04, 2010, 02:00:27 PM

I found some last year Leucojum vernum pictures

Roland

Typical vernum var vernum has one flower on stem with green tips
var vagneri has two flowers on stem, flower segments are with green tips, angular in shape, wild distributed in Roumania
var carpathicum has two flowers on stem, flower segments are rounded and with bright yellow tips, distributed in W Ukraine, Eastern Carpathian mountains (may be something further to West).
Such are typical plants, but they can hybridize in garden and so seedlings can vary. I grow my carpathicum far from other forms of L. vernum to keep it clean as it is selfsowing. var vagneri is grown at my wife's nursery, 15 km from my place - to keep it clean. var vernum I decided better not to grow, but it still is in far corner of my nursery (500 m from carpathicum)
Janis

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: bulborum on April 04, 2010, 09:26:08 PM

Thanks Janis

I will change the name in my computer
and plant green selections far away from yellow ones
I try to find some real carpaticums to see the difference
between my yellows
As far as I know is this nursery where I bought them
growing his Leucojum sins a long time

Roland

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Hans J on April 05, 2010, 03:10:00 PM

Janis ,

are your first pics on this topic of L.carpathicum those plants which you have in your list as L.carpathicum 'Podpolozje' ?

Thanks
Hans

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: bulborum on April 05, 2010, 06:01:54 PM

Who knows the ssp. from this Leucojum aestivum
It is I think from Turkish origin

Roland

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Janis Ruksans on April 05, 2010, 06:55:56 PM

Quote from: Hans J on April 05, 2010, 03:10:00 PM

Janis ,

are your first pics on this topic of L.carpathicum those plants which you have in your list as L.carpathicum 'Podpolozje' ?

Thanks
Hans

Yes, it is Podpolozje
Janis

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Hans J on April 05, 2010, 07:07:56 PM

Thank you Janis  :D

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: Michael J Campbell on April 18, 2010, 11:29:41 PM

Acis ( Leucojum) nicaeense

Title: Re: Leucojum-2010
Post by: bulborum on May 02, 2010, 09:50:38 AM

The first Acis roseum RGB Corse in flower for this year
In the tunnel but still it is just 2 may The 003 picture
is a better form but from last autumn

Roland