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Well, Mike, I was admiring the Clematis fremontii - then I saw the Sarmienta repans - crikey and double crikey! What fantasic flowering!!
Maggie the sarmienta are now so large it's going to soon be quite a problem to repot them, also not sure whether the "ally" trays will take much more weight. 3 very large clay pots on 2 shallow trays, could be whoops soon.
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« Last post by Maggi Young on June 29, 2025, 05:17:55 PM »
WOW!!
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« Last post by Mariette on June 29, 2025, 02:59:32 PM »
Thank You, Jeff, this may be a hint where these are handy. In the case of my son, it was just oak and spruce of his logs.
Knud, thanks so much for the pics of Your Sorbus filipes fruits! Browsing, I found them described as white, but the colour of Yours is equally special as that of the flowers!
It´s surprising that Embothrium coccineum flourishes so far up in the North! It became a tree many tried to grow in the eighties and nineties, having seen it in flower in Great Britain. At that time, most failed to be successful, even in my part of the world, which belongs to the mildest regions of Germany.
Mike, the white form of Clematis fremontii is especially beautiful! The urn-shape of the flowers looks much more impressing!
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« Last post by annew on June 29, 2025, 01:38:26 PM »
FINALLY! Our new daffodils are completed by two eye-opening little seedlings:
RE-ENTRY 7 Y-Y
This selection from N. rupicola never fails to make me smile when it ‘does its thing’ imitating a space capsule re-entering the atmosphere, with the fiery trail flaring back from the point of entry. Although not all flowers will perform in a given year, when they do they are remarkable for the reflexed perianth AND corona, in the species’ brightest yellow and with one of my favourite daffodil perfumes. The precision of the six-lobed corona and delicately mucronate perianth tips is appealing even in the unreflexed form. This is definitely one to watch once the buds start to appear.
Last but definitely not least - REET PETITE 6 W-Y
Some of you will know our little Sweet Petite, a customer favourite. When I showed a friend its sister, he laughingly said "So that one is Reet Petite?" The name stuck. So here she is, and in the immortal words of Jackie Wilson, “Rrrrr Reet Petite the finest girl you ever want to meet”.
While Sweet Petite is demure and unassuming, Reet Petite is more like a show-girl, with her ample perianth flung back and flamboyantly frilled corona. Shy and retiring she is not!
Perfectly miniature and in proportion (I hesitate to mention vital statistics at this point), she will not be ignored on the showbench. Along with her looks, there is the rich perfume to add to her allure.
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« Last post by annew on June 29, 2025, 01:36:50 PM »
Not finished yet! I chipped A LOT of things in 2022, which are just now making nice potfuls  Customer-favourite cyclamineus hybrids are not forgotten in our debutantes: BABY GANNET 6 W-W/Y Bred From Snipe x Candlepower, Baby Gannet is named for similarity of the colouring of the corona to that of a gannet, grading gradually from lemon at the mouth to white at the base. The perianth is gracefully reflexed, overlapping at the base, while the corona flares gently to a frill at the mouth. Flowering at only 14cm high, it is small enough for miniature classes, and as a bonus, has a light, fresh scent. POLAR WIND 6 W-W Bred from Mitzy x Keira hybrid KB-M-1-2007, this is a favourite here for its strongly swept back, sharply pointed perianth. Flowering at 12cm high, it usually opens straight away as a clean white colour, and the long, straight corona is expanded at the mouth into jagged lobes. The whole spiky effect suggested an icy name! I need to bulk this up another year before I can offer any. LITTLE ENGLAND 6 Y-Y Bred from ‘Englander’ × Kiera hybrid KB/M/1/98, this elegant cyclamineus hybrid is shorter at 15cm high than its mother, the perianth is more gently reflexed, and the corona longer and gradually expanded towards the flared mouth. As the bright yellow flowers expand, they rise above the erect leaves. At 60mm wide across the spread perianth, it is too large to show as a miniature.
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The first flower (as far as I know - it'd be easy to miss) of Androcymbium ciliolatum (now considered Colchicum  capense ssp ciliolatum). Seed from AGS Seedex 2008, sown 17-05-2008. First seedlings: 13-08-2011. First flower: ~28-06-2025. cheers fermi
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« Last post by Jeffnz on June 28, 2025, 11:19:50 PM »
Mariette
Pine needle compost should also increase soil acidity.
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« Last post by Maggi Young on June 28, 2025, 05:05:46 PM »
Crumbs! I'm nearly speechless - and that almost never happens!! Anne, I didn't think you could come up with so many new beauties - they are truly lovely.Well done!!
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« Last post by annew on June 28, 2025, 04:05:16 PM »
Two sisters showing the variation you can get from a single seedpod continuing our popular x susannae-type hybrids:
FALCO 5 W-W
Bred from N. triandrus subsp. triandrus × N. cantabricus subsp. cantabricus var. petunioides
A very distinctive member of our new triandrus x bulbocodium section cultivar group, characterised by the long tube flushed yellow at the base and visible above the nodding white flowers. Flowering at 15cm high, the 52mm spread of the perianth tips it out of the miniature classes, but makes a stunning pot for an alpine exhibitor. The perianth is slightly reflexed and the cylindrical corona is fluted. Prostrate leaves and a light perfume completes the picture.
ICE CROWN 12 W-W
Bred from N. triandrus subsp. triandrus × N. cantabricus subsp. cantabricus var. petunioides and sister to Falco, Ice Crown has been placed in division 12, since it shows its cantabricus parentage more strongly, and the crown-like perianth is not reflexed. Flowering at 13cm high over prostrate leaves, the strong stems each carry 1-2 flowers of pure white, the conical corona prettily fluted and richly scented.
Like Falco, it is just a little too wide in the perianth to be eligible for miniature classes, but makes a wonderful pot subject for an alpine exhibitor.
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« Last post by annew on June 28, 2025, 04:04:21 PM »
Four of our new recruits are named for family and friends:
MISS EVELYN 5 Y-Y
Sister to Little Celine and of the same parentage as Little Jen, this charming x rupidulus cultivar is named for my new great-niece. Flowering at 15cm high, with 1-3 flowers per stem, the perianth is a stronger acid yellow, and the cup smaller, than her siblings, being a more distinct reverse bicolour. The three together make a delightful trio.
MASTER GEORGE 12 Y-Y
Bred from N. calcicola x N. rupicola subsp. watieri, and named for my great-nephew, Master George is a sweet little miniature, with up to 4 flowers per stem. Flowering at 16cm high over erect leaves, the outward-facing flowers sport an overlapping perianth and short cup in matching, glowing golden yellow, enhanced by a sweet scent. This will be only on EBAY in its debut year.
PAULINE ANNE 2-W-Y
Named for my lovely neighbour Pauline, who is the most skilled and fastest peeler of bulbs prior to chipping. Every year she saves me so much time by doing the fiddliest job for me, leaving me to do the actual chopping up. Her daffodil is a delicate lemon and creamy white bicolour, with the corona expanded and lightly frilled at the mouth. The flowers are held on erect, 12cm stems, with the flowers facing slightly upwards, giving an appealing posture. To add to all this, it has a delightful rich fragrance.
ANNE BLANCHARD 5 W-W
Bred from N. triandrus × Div 6 small white unregistered seedling
At last, I’ve given in and named one after myself, Blanchard being my maiden name. I bred this one aiming for a white version of ‘Andy Blanchard’, named after my late brother. Whereas Andy Blanchard is creamy lemon, Anne Blanchard is ivory white, with the perianth not as severely swept back, but sweeping back more gracefully (those who know me are allowed to laugh at this point). Flowering at 12 cm high, there are 1-2 flowers per stem. I’m happy that Andy and myself now make a unique pair of daffs! I need to bulk this up another year before I can offer any.
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