AGS Summer North Show at Pudsey on Saturday 20th June

[JohnnyD]

Isn't that the collective noun Maggi - a shower of Show-ers?
J.

[Rob Potterton]

Hi John,
Grown and exhibited by the prolific Ivor Betteridge this beautiful disporum was last listed for sale at a U.K. nursery in 2006.  I have never seen it for sale at shows over here so it looks like it is in the hands of very few growers. Sorry ... I wouldn't mind a try as well!   

I was talking to Ivor as he carried Disporum smithii 'Riele' into the show - he said it was obtained from Blackthorn Nursery.

[veteran vet]

Been away for a few days since Sunday so pictures are very late so there will be repetitions but none the worse for that as there were so many good plants on view
Plant name and exhibitors are on picture....and below


 Summer North 09 001 Pimelea ferruginea Celia Coller.jpg
 Summer North 09 004 Sarmienta repens H&J Hancox.jpg
 Summer North 09 009 Arisaema candidissimum Mavis Allanson.jpg
 Summer North 09 011 Allium insubricum Tony Rymer.jpg
 Summer North 09 014 Dactylorhizza fuschii hybrid John Dower.jpg

[veteran vet]

A few more, a most friendly show, the hall was a good size with plenty parking fairly close by for those of us with large pans

 Summer North 09 017Lewisia x 'Ashwood Pearl'L&J Martin.jpg
 Summer North 09 020 Campanula betulifolia G Young.jpg
 Summer North 09 022 Campanula choruhensis L&J Martin.jpg
 Summer North 09 025 Convolvulus x sundermannii George Young.jpg
 Summer North 09 030 Celmisia semicordata A&M Morton.jpg

[veteran vet]

More

 Summer North 09 027 Ourisia polyantha 'Cliftonville Scarlet' L&J Martin.jpg
 Summer North 09 029 Orisia polyantha 'Cliftonville Scarlet.jpg
 Summer North 09 033 Podophyllum pleianthum David Woolveridge .jpg
 Summer North 09 036 Sarmienta repens W&J Wright.jpg
 Summer North 09 039 Sempervivum arachnoideum Colin Henderson.jpg

[veteran vet]

It never fails to amaze me how the Pudsey gobblers stay so fit looking....must be all the running back and forward to the bar!

 Summer North 09 044 Calceolaria unbellata Cecilia Coller.jpg
 Summer North 09 047 Campanulla pelia L&J Martin .jpg
 Summer North 09 049 x Brigandra calliantha H&J Hancox.jpg
 Summer North 09 052 Silene pusilla Ian Kidman.jpg
 Summer North 09 055 Lilium henryi G Young.jpg

[veteran vet]

The Cremanthodium came from a SSSE trip tp Sechuan but Ron McBeath was unable to give me any collection details, perhaps they will come to light in due course.
The G caespitosa was a truly fine plant, went up for the best plant in a 19cm pot but lost out to the Campanula pulla

Summer North 09 056 Allium narcissiflorum Lionel Clarkson.jpg
 Summer North 09 059 Stylidium graminifolium B&S Smethurst.jpg
 Summer North 09 066 Cremanthodium sp SSSE 241 George Young.jpg
 Summer North 09 067 Cremanthodium sp SSSE241 George Young.jpg
 Summer North 09 068 Gilia caespitosa Robin Pickering.jpg

[veteran vet]

Last few. This was probably my last show till autumn, time to get the garden ship shape and prick out seedlings, propagate etc

 Summer North 09 070 Campanulla pulla Anne Vale.jpg
 Summer North 09 074 Capanulla 'Jor Elliot' Margaret Pickering.jpg
 Summer North 09 076 Rebutia aylostera Clive Dart.jpg
 Summer North 09 079 Campanula jaubertiana Margaret Pickering.jpg
 Summer North 09 082 Campanula persicifolia var planiflora Anne Vale.jpg

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Veteran vet,
a very thorough view of the exhibits, especially identifying the exhibitors!
I like your convolvulus hybrid - does it "stay put" or does it sucker?
That lilium in reply #80doesn't look like a typical L. henryi; is it a select form?
Best wishes for the garden tidy-up and propagation!
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

While I don't know this convolvulus hybrid, these low, compact mat forms are usually not only non-runnung but extremely difficult to propagate. Root cuttings seem to be the answer for the very silky species.

[veteran vet]

The convolvulus does not sucker and as is mentioned is,for me, difficult to propagate. I bought the plant many years ago from David Sampson and I spoke to him just last week with regard to prop. and he told me that you needed heel cuttings taken early summer...he meant late May early June...and not to use heat. I have tried heel cuttings in the past which kept green for months but never produced roots. David grows it in the garden (E Sussex) and has done so for many years. I have not yey got a bit propd to try outside. I gather David originaly got the plant from Switzerland. So far it seems to have had little written about it but I gather Robert Rolfe is going to do a bit in his show report.
The Lilium henryi is dwarfer than some specimens I have seen but this one always flowers at about 1' high which is fine by me. I bought a bulb from Mike Smith (used to be Hythe Alpines) after seeing it exhibited at an AGS show.   

[Eric Locke]

Nice photos George.

Eric

[fermi de Sousa]

The Lilium henryi is dwarfer than some specimens I have seen but this one always flowers at about 1' high which is fine by me. I bought a bulb from Mike Smith (used to be Hythe Alpines) after seeing it exhibited at an AGS show.   

It also looks a more upright plant than the usual form. Can you show a close-up pic of the inside of the flower, please, if you have one?
The Pudsey Show looks like one we'll have to try to get to (if we can ever afford to visit teh UK in "High Season" )
cheers
fermi

[veteran vet]

Did not have a close up so took a few shots today of the last flower (just going over), hand held so I hope pics are good enough

[fermi de Sousa]

Did not have a close up so took a few shots today of the last flower (just going over), hand held so I hope pics are good enough

Thanks for posting the pics, George.
The flower has less of the papillae at the base of the petals that the typical form" too. Does it set viable seed?
cheers
fermi