Flowers and foliage June 2008

[Lvandelft]

Thank you Gerd. I was just wondering about it.
Keeping dry in winter is the best way.

[Paul T]

Anastasia,

Love those Dictamnus, particularly the markings on Dictamnus dasycarpum.  I haven't come across that genus before... totally new to me.  What is the plant like in growth?  Love that Lysimachia too!!  Very nice variegation.

Gerd,

Ah, martagons.... beautiful!!

Thanks for all the wonderful pictures everyone. 

[johanneshoeller]

Paul, I think it is a Lilium (martagon) cattaniae from Crotia

[Paul T]

Hans,

Yep, I think the cattaniae is a ssp or variety or something.  I was just commenting how beautiful the martagons are..... a favourite Lilium of mine, although one that doesn't thrive in my climate here unfortunately

[Hans A.]

Thanks for all this photos!

Some years ago I found Lilium martagon in Plitvice/ Croatia - should have been "cattaniae" too- but not of such a nice beautiful dark colouration.

@Gerd - i think the blue Nymphaea is Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - I am growing both,  my N. X daubenyana has no blotches on the leaves and the shape of leaves and flower look a bit different.

[Hjalmar]

This brings to mind something I wondered. I got seed from Holubec that he lists as Lilium martagon var cataonicum. Do you know if this is the same as cattaniae?

[johanneshoeller]

Here are Lilium martagon from the Upper Austrian Alps (Totes Gebirge), martagon ssp. cattaniae (Croatia) and henryi

[Maggi Young]

I think Hans' lilies are actually in THIS order:   

1 Lilium martagon ssp. cattaniae (Croatia)
 and 2  Lilium henryi ( orange )
then 3 and 4  Lilium martagon from the Upper Austrian Alps (Totes Gebirge),

[WimB]

Here are a few flowers from my garden this week...

1 Agrimonia eupatoria
2 Gladiolus imbricatus

[Gerdk]

Thanks for all this photos!
Some years ago I found Lilium martagon in Plitvice/ Croatia - should have been "cattaniae" too- but not of such a nice beautiful dark colouration.
@Gerd - i think the blue Nymphaea is Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea - I am growing both,  my N. X daubenyana has no blotches on the leaves and the shape of leaves and flower look a bit different.

From The Bulb Book by Rix and Phillips:  Lilium martagon ....the dark wine-red forms have been called L. cattaniae (Vis.) Vis. and var. dalmaticum Elwes
My plants are offspring from a single specimen, collected by a friend decades ago
somewhere in Dalmatia.
Hans,
Thank you for identifacation! Please send  pics from your blue Nymphaeas - must be a heavenly sight!

Gerd

[Paul T]

Hans,

The lilium pics are great.  No liliums here at the moment, so lovely to see them!! 

[Viola]

Lilien in my garden.

Karl

Lilium bulbiferum
Lilium martagon ssp.cataniae (Kroatien-Velebit Mt.)
Lilium carniolicum  (kroatien-Velebit Mt.)

[Paul T]

Karl,

Beautiful.  Don't recall having seen the last species before.  Love those fuzzy stamen!!

[Hans A.]

Please send  pics from your blue Nymphaeas - must be a heavenly sight!

Gerd - thanks for the information about Lilium martagon - it seems to be quiete variable in this area.
N. daubenyana is in flower actually - it seems to be hardier than Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea, but it also has survived here in the (frostfree )garden - last one I have grown from seeds last year and I am still waiting for the first flower. Hope it will really be blue .

[Gerdk]

Thank you Hans,
You must be a lucky person - blue water lilies without additional heating!
I hope, breeders will be successful soon and give us such a colour for more northern climates.

Gerd