Erythronium 2020

[Karaba]

At least, it is growing and flowering  I even lost E. dens-canis this year (or they are making a pause ?)
I bring back a small tubercule few years ago, first flower maybe 2 years ago, and now, 2 flowers, it is on the right way
Here, it's quite dry and hot in summer, the climate is a bit continental and becoming continental and mediterranean this last years : not the best climate for Erythronium... For example, it hasn't rain since the beginning of march !
Strangely, I bought a E. caucasicum in autumn 2018, kept in pot, and it has bloomed in 2019 and 2020 

[Maggi Young]

Ah well, with that explanation, Yvain, we  must be  grateful for small steps  forward.

[Tristan_He]

  My  word, that is  unusual, it  is  normally  one  of the  more  robust, well-increasing  Erythronium.  Is  it  planted  in the   open garden?

Hi Maggi, I have never really had 'White Beauty' do much for me either! I have had it in two very contrasting places - my mother's garden in Devon (heavy slightly alkaline clay, fairly sheltered but a bit of a frost pocket) and here in North Wales (thin somewhat acid soil, exposed) and in both places it has sort of persisted for a bit but not increased. By contrast other hybrids such as 'Pagoda', 'Joanna', 'Kinfauns Sunset', and 'Bryn Meifod' as well as species such as revolutum and hendersonii do well.

Maybe I will try again... but these days I like to follow Ian's lead and play with growing from seed.

Tristan

[Tristan_He]

Erythronium 'Bryn Meifod', an Aberconwy Nursery hybrid. This is robust and vigorous for me as you can see. I am going to try to split it this year, if I can get down to the bulbs!

[Tristan_He]

E. 'Sundisc', also increasing well, and far superior to 'Pagoda' both in flower and foliage.



another E. hendersonii type with good large flowers.

[David Nicholson]

As Ian's are nicely starting mine have just reached their end with the last one for the season being Erythronium 'Kinfauns Pink' .

[Yann]

Erythronium americanum revolutum 'Bryn Meifod', from Aberconwy Nursery (thanks to Luc G. to bring it back while we were still authorized to travel  )

[Carolyn]

Yann,

 'Bryn Meifod' looks like a revolutum hybrid to me. The leaves on americanum are not like your photo - they are similar to dens canis and the flowers are yellow, not pink. Lovely plant, whatever its name!

[Yann]

Yes you're right, several peoples notified me of my mistake! Thanks to all i'll modify my photo's label and post.

[Steve Garvie]

Erythronium americanum





Erythronium albidum -an underwhelming wee thing!





Erythronium japonicum



Erythronium sibiricum altaicum -I think this may now be known as krylovii?

[David Sellars]

Erythronium americanum.  Takes a while to flower but it's worth it!

[Leena]

E. 'Sundisc', also increasing well, and far superior to 'Pagoda' both in flower and foliage.

That is good to know! I have 'Pagoda', and just last summer I saw 'Sundisc' for sale in a bulb catalogue, but didn't buy it because I thought it was similar to 'Pagoda'. My mistake.

Lovely Erythroniums in everyones pictures!

[Maggi Young]

Second  Scottish Rock Podcast  from Connor  Smith is  online  - https://anchor.fm/connor-smith57
 The  subject  this  time  is  Erythroniums!

[Steve Garvie]

Erythronium taylorii



Erythronium howellii



Erythronium multiscapoideum



Erythronium helenae -I’m not sure if this is pure helenae. The second image  shows a macro of the flower face. The pollen is yellow, the style bent but the yellow colour in the flower centre is not crisp and well-demarcated.

[Tristan_He]

I think this is Erythronium oregonum. The leaf pattern is particularly nice. It doesn't increase much for me but is self-seeding a bit. I also like the pale citron yellow colour of the flower.