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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: SRGC Plant Shows 2025

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 07, 2025, 06:44:57 PM »

Next SRGC Show - Aberdeen 10th May 2025.

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Primula / Primula marginata Late Frost

« Last post by Lawrence on May 07, 2025, 05:38:56 PM »

I have a large plant of Primula marginata Late Frost in a 12” pot which has recently performed very well at a local NAPS show with many members wanting cuttings. The individual rosettes are very large and the subsequent cuttings cannot support that amount of leaves. Is it possible, as with some plants, to reduce the leaves by half( to help reduce water loss) or will this just cause the cuttings to rot off?
TIA

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Blogs and Diaries / Re: my local patch and wildlife - Ian McDonald

« Last post by ian mcdonald on May 07, 2025, 03:26:21 PM »

The plants in the last two photos turned out to be a species of Water Milfoil, a return visit was needed. Today it is warm and dry again. The river level is probably as low as I,ve seen it. Salmon are few. Ospreys have not been seen for some time. Maybe they are staying at the coast. We need rain for the countryside and the gardens. Miniature rhododendron and primulas are struggling. Among the wildlife seen recently was a White Wagtail, similar to Pied Wagtail.



One of the few Roe Deer to escape the shooting.



Yesterday and today I saw a Kingfisher on the river. The photo was zoomed as the bird was across the river and my better camera is in for repairs.



On loose soil by the path were two Common Lizard.

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Grow From Seed / Re: Grow Viola doerfleri

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 06, 2025, 05:28:27 PM »

Only other mention of Viola doerfleri in the forum  is from Karl Plaimer, who photographed it in the wild, in 2009:

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Grow From Seed / Grow Viola doerfleri

« Last post by Frans IJsselstijn on May 05, 2025, 10:58:03 PM »

Does anyone have experience growing Viola doerfleri?

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Glasgow Show 2025

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 05, 2025, 06:06:44 PM »

Alison Hogg's photo of the Forrest Medal plant from Cyril Lafong, Cypripedium 'Ursel'


Alison has lots more great pictures from the show benches at the SRGC Facebook page.
 ...including this plant from "snapper Stan da Prato".....

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Pleione and Orchidaceae / Re: Pleione 2025

« Last post by Tim Harberd on May 05, 2025, 09:26:02 AM »

With the unusually warm April weather, the season here is racing towards an early finish.

The Embers have almost burnt out.

P. Captain Hook   I have exacerbated a problem with this grex! When I took over Dad’s collection I received two pots of Captain Hook. One clearly labelled H121.2 and one which was either labelled 121.5 or 121.S. In the family, Dad’s writing is notoriously difficult to read, however in this case even he could not decipher what the label should be! He offered two explanations for what might have happened. It could be the fifth seedling of the cross to flower hence 121.5. However it could also be that the first couple of seedlings got potted up separately and the rest got dropped into a group pot to save space. Subsequently one bulb in the group pot may have got singled out as ‘Special’ and labelled 121.S.

Initially I had no way of distinguishing between the two cultivars, and by chance, when it came to naming, I named 121.2 as ‘Wendy’. Over the following decade or so the other seedling has turned out to be marginally more vigorous. In my continuing efforts to rationalise the collection I’ve decided to drop ‘Wendy’! I’ve re-numbered the other seedling clearly as 121.S and will henceforth call it ‘Wendy S’. (The difference between the two is very slight and it would probably take five years of side by side growing to separate them.)

Lastly, for today.   P. Stromboli 'Senorita'  I think the weather has upset this one, as the flowers are not coming up together (in time) as I would expect.

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Grow From Seed / Re: 'Seeds of Peace' - Source of seed of bulbous species

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 04, 2025, 07:58:56 PM »

Vinny- Oron is away again - for aroound 24 days -  there may be a delay before you  hear from him!

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Glasgow Show 2025

« Last post by Maggi Young on May 04, 2025, 07:43:06 PM »

Fantastic record of a great show, Stan - many , many thanks!  Congrats to Cyril for his further Forrest Medal success - and those others too - as well as all the other award winners and all those great entrants.

 Terrific  work by all involved - well done, Folks!!

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SRGC Shows Questions and Answers / Re: Glasgow Show 2025

« Last post by Margaret Thorne on May 04, 2025, 04:30:30 PM »

Thanks, Stan, a fabulous record of a most enjoyable event.