Miscellaneous 'bulbs'

[Anthony Darby]

Would that be next to the send button? I wonder if they make keyboards with an 'any' key?

[Maggi Young]

Would that be next to the send button? I wonder if they make keyboards with an 'any' key?

I believe they do for blondes, Anthony

[TheOnionMan]

Some nice Trits (Triteleia species and cultivars).

In bloom for nearly two weeks, still looking great now (very long bloomers they are), is Triteleia lemmoniae.  This is a rare species with a restricted geographical distribution in Arizona.  My favorite aspect of this species, is how the spent flowers turn a rich red-brown color, adding to the effect.  It is also a very small species, just a few inches, whereas many Trits are much taller growers.  It has been hardy here for the last 6-7 years I've grown it, increasing slowly.

USDA map and data page:
http://www.plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRLE4

Flora of North America
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102033

More info and pics:
http://www.delange.org/LemmonsStar/LemmonsStar.htm

Yet another Trit flowering, one of Jim Robinett's selections, Triteleia laxa 'Sierra Giant'.  The flower stem is about 14" tall (35 cm) with a very large umbel of large silvery lilac funnels, shiny and rose-tinged at the outside base of the florets.  These large-flowered Trits always surprise me, in that their foliage is a mere pair of minimal basal leaves, little indication at how much they do up in the air above.  The waxy flowers last for weeks.  The last photo, where I'm holding the stem, gives an idea about the large size of the effuse head of bloom.

[fermi de Sousa]

Mark - nice trits!
I love the yellow and that laxa is a real giant
Do these ever appear on the seed lists? I'll have to scour the NARGS Seedex when it comes out!
cheers
fermi

[TheOnionMan]

This may seem an elementary question, but here goes.  A few years back, a friend sent bulbs of Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Ranmore'.  They're in bloom now.  I'm not sure of the genus status, I see Endymion non-scriptus and Scilla non-scripta in addition to the first name given.  What is the latest thinking on the genus name?  Also, is 'Ranmore' a recognized cultivar, or is it really just the name of a place?  The plant I have is a pale blue and white, versus the darker blue typically seen.

[TheOnionMan]

Would that be next to the send button? I wonder if they make keyboards with an 'any' key?

I believe they do for blondes, Anthony

One time computer giant Gateway actually used to have an "Anykey Keyboard", so-called because it had programmable buttons on it, to record macros or re-assign any key to be a different key.  The problem was, it became a support nightmare in my company, as an accidental mistyping sequence on the keyboard would inadvertantly put the keyboard into "reprogramming mode" in which many of one's letter and number keys got reassigned to others.  So yes, the 'any' key exists (or for a short while existed).

[Lesley Cox]

So blondes certainly would have had trouble with that one Mark. And yes, I'm a blonde.

[TheOnionMan]

So blondes certainly would have had trouble with that one Mark. And yes, I'm a blonde.

Lesley, these Gateway "Anykey" keyboards befuddled anyone using them, regardless of hair color... I don't subcribe to blonde hair stereotypes.

This digression aside, I'm still looking for information or opinions on the Hyacinthoides non-scripta questions.

[Maggi Young]

I don't subcribe to blonde hair stereotypes.

Oh, I do..... I'm a redhead! 

[bulborum]

Hello Mark

I can't help you with Hyacinthoides non-scripta Ranmore
I know only Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wavertree
But I have some unnamed selections see pictures
The Hyacinthoides non-scripta Maugardiere is
from the behind my door valley 

Roland

[TheOnionMan]

Hello Mark

I can't help you with Hyacinthoides non-scripta Ranmore
I know only Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wavertree
But I have some unnamed selections see pictures
The Hyacinthoides non-scripta Maugardiere is
from the behind my door valley 

Roland

Roland, thanks for the treat seeing all those lovely color forms; must say that Maugardiere is outstanding, such a deep color.  With all that variation, don't see one that looks similar to my white-tinged-light-blue form.  Very nice plants; I like that they flower late compared to many spring bulbs.

[bulborum]

Mark I saw this site with Ranmore

Ranmore Common, Surrey
Its in England
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisisengland/4567898186/sizes/o/in/pool-1367666@N23/

Roland

[TheOnionMan]

Mark I saw this site with Ranmore

Ranmore Common, Surrey
Its in England
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thisisengland/4567898186/sizes/o/in/pool-1367666@N23/

Roland

Roland, thanks but I saw this one already... it's what generated my question, it doesn't actually list a cultivar name 'Ranmore', it is just talking about the place, Ranmore Common in Surrey.  One can assume that a plant named Hyacinthoides non-scripta 'Ranmore' might have indeed been found in Ranmore and named for it, but I think the Flickr site above is just showing a typical deep blue form Hyacinthoides non-scripta photographed in Ranmore.  Would like to find the history or source of the cultivar name 'Ranmore', as it pertains to a white-blue-tinged variety.

[bulborum]

Mark I found some older Pictures
The yellow Hyacinthoides non-scripta was this year 50 cm tall
The tiny Hyacinthoides non-scripta just 20 cm

Roland

[bulborum]

To stay with the name of the society
real Hyacinthoides non-scripta from Scotland
at my nursery sold under the name
Hyacinthoides non-scripta  Scotland 
one day flowers will be as famous as the whiskey
or was it wiskey