March 2007

[Geebo]

Hi John,
Lovely collection of hellebores you posted,the are just so addictif,would like to keep them all.
Cheers Guy

[hadacekf]

Here are a few pictures of presently flowers in my bulb frame and meadow.
Anemone coronaria in frame.
Anemone coronaria  first seedling in meadow.
Anemone blanda in frame.
Anemone blanda  seedlings in meadow.

[mark smyth]

very nice A. coronaria. I have tried many times to grow them from bulbs bought in garden centres. They never look good and always have deformed flowers. Eventually they die out

[Hans J]

To Anemone coronaria :
I have bougth in spring 2005 some bulbs of A. coronaria "De Caen" in a gardencenter -after planting in my borders they emerge in fall 2005 and flowering in spring 2006 -since this time they flowers here without a break - also in winter when snow is on a high of 25 cm - all without any protection - it is for me a wonder !

[gmoen]

At last some feeling of spring in my part of Norway as well. Colchicum szovitsii 'Tivi' is one of the earliest plants in my rock garden.

[Ian Y]

I should be so lucky Geir.
I have struggled to establish Colchicum szovitsii from bought in bulbs but now I have a few pots of seedlings the oldest are 3years so a few years to go before  see a flower.
Glad that spring feelings have arrived in Norway, we have snow today.

[mark smyth]

I'm with Ian. My bulbs always die out after a year or two

[Ewelina Wajgert]

We had snow today morning too, but I couldn't resist bloomed Primula allionii and Dionysia.

[TC]

Discovered this in the walled garden at Culzean Castle.  The gardener said that the three plants had been happily sitting out for the past two years.  Twelve miles further up the coastI cannot seem to keep them through the summer.  This plant is the size of a small cabbage with plenty more blooms to come out

Primula whitei

[Geebo]

A lovely sunny day after the lousy long week end,found time to take some pictures,first a seedling from Hell X Hyb 2004 with unusual dark folliage,is not going to flower this time round ,a willow with outstanding black catkins,Salix Gracilistyle var Melanostachys ,Anemonella Talictroides,and Coridalis Solida George Baker.
Going to have sleeples nights over Colchium Szovitsii   

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Geebo, Your Helleborus is amazing!

[Lesley Cox]

Super foliage on the Hellebore Guy. Does it have a deep plummy coloured flower too?

That's a great willow. I have a low but very wide plant here and when I had my market stall, I took big bunches of stems when the catkins were tight shut and pitch black. They always sold very quickly and I never had enough.

[tonyg]

A great range of flowers at the AGS show in Kent on March 17.  I ahve posted some pictures on relevant threads for Fritillaria, Hepatica and Narcissus.  Here are some of the 'rest'
Orchids featured prominently
Anacamptis papilionacaea
Himantoglossum robertianum
Ophrys tenthredenofera
Ophrys speculum
Orchis italica

[tonyg]

And ...
Asplenium obtusatum - Best top Dressed in show!

Dionysia aretioides - the biggest one I have ever seen and in perfect condition.  Wouldn't fancy having to repot that though!
Dionysia 'Florenze'  - a really nice clear coloured hybrid
Dionysia microphylla
Dionysia oreodoxa

[tonyg]

Plus ...
Gladiolus uysiae - new to me.  Only 6" (15cm) tall for this exhibitor.  Fascinating if slightly grotesque flowers.
Iris graeberiana
Serapias carica
Trillium rivale
Tropaeolum hookerianum ssp austraicum