March 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere

[WimB]

Wim,
what a marvelous photo from C. atticus Michael Hoogs Memory.
I assume it was a good bargain for you.

Thanks Armin, got one from Janis 3 years ago...I think I have 6 bulbs now 

Wim - Your Crocus chrysanthus Skyline looks good too.

A couple of things from here that say spring is almost here......

Eranthis x tuberginii 'Guinea Gold'

Thanks Dave, that's a new one in my garden since last autumn.
That's a wonderful group of E. x tubergenii 'Guinea Gold' you have there!

[Tim Ingram]

I always have an ambivalent feeling about this plant, Lithodora zahnii. I like it very much for the true-blue borage flowers and deep green foliage, but the latter is always prone to browning tips and a degree of scruffiness. It has made a huge plant in the alpine house at Wisley and a permanently covered Mediterrean bed would probably be the best option, and one I keep considering for a lot of dryland alpines...

[Maggi Young]

Certainly a plant for a warmer climate than the UK to be at its best 

The Mediterranean Garden Society forum  discusses the various colour forms etc.....
http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=647.0

[ebbie]

After many cold and dull days the spring has come.

[EmmaCampanula]

Indeed!
They're beautiful, ebbie. 

[ian mcenery]

After many cold and dull days the spring has come.

Nice potful Ebbie

[Jonny_SE]

It's  almost scary to notice that even this year I'm so far behind when it comes to springtime....like every year ...   i was down in the basement and looked at my "spring" and took a couple of snapshoots....next week will be all sunny here with -15*C at night so spring outside will come in Another month i guess....//Jonny

[ichristie]

Hello Ian, all, it seemed like spring with us recently as well but it is now heading back to winter bitterly cold today with some rain which we have not had for about 3 weeks, I am sure that it will be snow before morning. I post a few pictures Calianthemum double form under glass Eranthis Noel Ayres in the garden and Hepatica x maxima The Bride and a Hepatica x maxima red, cheers Ian the Christie kind

[Jozef Lemmens]

Two new plants.
 A Primula allionii clone from Gerd Stopp which he calls 'Rotviolett'



Chirita tamiana arrived here as a leave a couple of months ago and already flowering.

[Maggi Young]

Chirita tamiana arrived here as a leave a couple of months ago and already flowering.

Wow!  Now that is good growing! Very attractive flowers, too.

[Jozef Lemmens]

Quote from: Jozef Lemmens on Today at 11:49:17
    Chirita tamiana arrived here as a leave a couple of months ago and already flowering.

Wow!  Now that is good growing! Very attractive flowers, too.

This is one of those “bad behaviours” of this forum. When you put a message here, even many years later, someone “reminds” you. 

[cohan]

Great to see all the spring flowers- it will be some time here yet too- don't feel bad Jonny, it will be at least as long here as for you!
Jozef- great work with the Chirita!
Ebbie- love that Narcissus
DaveM- great patches of Eranthis!
Wim- love the creamy coloured Eranthis- just saw the same one from Christopher Greenwell on FB; also a great pink on the Japanese Hepatica..
Kalle- nice Adonis- the colour on the one from the greenhouse is extra special..

[ruweiss]

Hello Ian, all, it seemed like spring with us recently as well but it is now heading back to winter bitterly cold today with some rain which we have not had for about 3 weeks, I am sure that it will be snow before morning. I post a few pictures Calianthemum double form under glass Eranthis Noel Ayres in the garden and Hepatica x maxima The Bride and a Hepatica x maxima red, cheers Ian the Christie kind

Hello Ian, thank you for your beautiful pictures.
Do you know anything about the double Callianthemum? Is it a hybrid and what are the
parents?

Jef, many thanks for showing again some of your treasures, Chirita tamiana flowers almost
all the year, it is only a pity, that it isnot hardy.

[Gerdk]

Here are a late Jasminum nudiflorum and Forsythia ovata - the earliest of its genus.
- sorry for the bad quality of the pics - it was a dark rainy day.

Gerd

[hadacekf]

Bulbs in my meadow.