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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2016, 04:35:09 PM »
First snow are awaited, so before the 3m snowfall cover the plants  ;D i'm taking a walk in the garden.
Finally 0 mm of snow, forecast crews are liars  ;D

No, just a little miscalculation. I got it here - 3mm ;)  and it melted during the day.

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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2016, 04:59:16 PM »
Ipheion dialystemon in the greenhouse.
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2016, 05:46:09 PM »
Nice Chris, mine is conspicuous by it's absence this year.
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2016, 07:52:23 PM »
Thanks, David.

This is a new model. Let's hope I can replicate and duplicate it next year.
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #19 on: March 09, 2016, 03:28:29 AM »
Are you saying this is the original plant and it has not increased or been propagated from, Diane? I will treat my 2 plants with more respect now if that is the case.

Yes.  I guess seeds could have been dropping, and I'm not sure about origin of the white one.  The relevant page in my garden maps book has disappeared.

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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #20 on: March 10, 2016, 05:31:47 PM »
Today I felt spring has arrived at last! Although not more than 8C it was nice sun and just a gentle breeze.

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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #21 on: March 10, 2016, 06:33:29 PM »
It's been fairly Spring-like here today, makes a nice change.
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #22 on: March 10, 2016, 09:25:41 PM »
Today I felt spring has arrived at last! Although not more than 8C it was nice sun and just a gentle breeze.

It really looks like spring there Trond! Seems that southern Ontario is also in a warming trend. Corydalis solida are showing up, also first Helleborus and one of my favourite sign of spring - in the image. I won't say what it is; let's have it as a riddle  ;D (hint the violet colour will persist only until the leaves start unfolding; yellow flowers).
Sorry, i don't know what happened with the first image.
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2016, 07:25:17 AM »
Skunk cabbage?
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2016, 08:20:51 AM »
I thought perhaps Scopolia? Though mine are not so brightly colored.
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2016, 06:12:30 PM »
Camellia 'Cornish Snow' (left) and Camellia transnokoensis (right) have been flowering for weeks.
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2016, 06:30:26 PM »
Can't speak for Cornish camellias as we haven't been over the bridge for the past few weeks but it seems to me that some Devon camellias are barely getting going yet.
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2016, 07:19:04 PM »
Skunk cabbage?
Sorry, I should have mentioned it's in my garden.

I thought perhaps Scopolia? Though mine are not so brightly colored.

Yes Leena! It is the yellow flowered S. carniolica var. brevifolia. I grow it mainly for this spring 'violet' appearance, although it has many other qualities, the most important being its super-hardiness  :)
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #28 on: March 11, 2016, 10:03:55 PM »
I would never guess Scopolia. My plants are always green even in early spring.
Have to take a look tomorrow!
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Re: March 2016 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #29 on: March 11, 2016, 11:15:01 PM »
Interesting, Gabriela.  It's quite a different colour than my "regular" Scopolia carniolica (not emerged yet), which is dark greenish-purple:
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