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Juan Fornes

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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #30 on: January 17, 2011, 11:05:49 AM »
Pascal, your Asarum is stunning! And thank you for the link to Flemish Rock Garden forum: I simply have no words for pic shown in "antwoord #11"! :o
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #31 on: January 17, 2011, 01:21:15 PM »
Well, if you like bizarre you probably like Asarum. Too bad most flowers are hidden but some, like the grower on the Belgian forum cut of the old leaves to reveal the flowers. But the variation in leaves is just as exciting and for some species easily rivals Cyclamen. Look for instance at the attached picture of the leaf of a species I photographed in Taiwan, how similar is that to the pattern of Cyclamen repandum "Pelops" (or whatever it is called nowadays by some)?
The only pattern that exists in Asarum and not in Cyclamen is what the Japanese call the "tortoise shell" pattern like on the second picture

Asarum Taiwan splattered leaf 01
Asarum albomaculatum aff. Taipingshan 06
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #32 on: January 17, 2011, 04:04:06 PM »
I love all Asarum for their leaves but they are difficult to find  ::) I have only A. europeanum and splendens  :-\
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #33 on: January 17, 2011, 06:28:07 PM »
Crûg Farm have a nice selection available (although not all of them are hardy) and do mail order abroad. I guess in the UK species like maximum, canadense and hartwegii schould also be quite easy to get. Canadense like Asarum europaeum I find can be a bit too much of a good thing once they get going & happy but the leaves do make a nice groundcover and as they are shallow rooted don't compete with anything planted in between them.
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #34 on: January 17, 2011, 09:41:38 PM »
Pascal,

I love the leaves on both of those.  The first one really does look like pelops, doesn't it. :o
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #35 on: January 18, 2011, 09:17:01 PM »
Quote from: Magnar on January 16, 2011, 09:04:36 PM
Kris, those Ranunculuses are fantastic.. and what wonderful pics.

Thanks Magnar and Paul ! 
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #36 on: January 19, 2011, 09:25:10 PM »
Flowering today was Hibiscus "Gabriel". Of course it's indoors at my office.  :D
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #37 on: January 19, 2011, 11:11:38 PM »
Very special flower indeed, Thomas. And leaves look quite dark too?
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Juan Fornes in Valencia, E. Spain. Zone 10 (not so bad...)

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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #38 on: January 21, 2011, 07:01:06 PM »
Thank you for the lovely photos - they bring spring.

Somewhere already flowers, and at us a frost and the sun...
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #39 on: January 21, 2011, 07:04:33 PM »
A lovely photograph, Natalia.
It is easy to see just how cold the temperature is when the path is trodden so well but is still pure white.... no melting and slush to make a dirty pathway as we always get here.
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #40 on: January 21, 2011, 08:14:30 PM »
Maggi , thank you!
Snow - pure and beautiful... But when it will thaw - we will float. :)
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #41 on: January 21, 2011, 08:21:27 PM »
Natalia,
your picture is nice! We had that weather a couple of weeks ago. Now all the snow has disappeared and the landscape is dull and grey and the weather is foggy :-[
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #42 on: January 21, 2011, 10:43:43 PM »
Daphne jezoensis
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #43 on: January 21, 2011, 11:13:35 PM »
A pretty one, Michael!
I have been looking for yellow Daphes to grow here. Do you know, is jezoensis easy from seed?
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Re: January 2011 - Northern hemisphere
« Reply #44 on: January 21, 2011, 11:25:15 PM »
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Do you know, is jezoensis easy from seed



Yes, you should get 100% germination from fresh seed (If you can get fresh seed) and they are easy to grow on.
I Will be starting to graft in a about ten days and I can  stick on a few for you if you want. They do nor set seed every
year because the weather is usually very frosty and cold when they flower.
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