Eranthis 2011

[chris]

I have replant my E.pinnatifolia last year and I think to wait another year for having the good flowers like next year

[ashley]

Very beautiful Chris, and showing some variation too I think. 
Your seed is beginning to germinate here

[chris]

here the seeds germinate too, also the crossings with the normal yellow Eranthis

[Diane Clement]

I was pleased at the weekend to find Eranthis Schwefelglanz coming through.  I bought 3 plants from Rob Potterton last year and here are two of them.

I've just noticed germination of two pots of Eranthis 'Orange Glow' and 'Aurantiaca' from fresh seed sown last May - thanks to Hans J    Also, interestingly, another pot of Eranthis Orange Glow from the AGS seed exchange has germinated this week.  I had always thought that Eranthis seed had to be sown fresh, but this was sown last spring from dry seed and is germinating well. 

[Diane Clement]

here the seeds germinate too, also the crossings with the normal yellow Eranthis 

Chris, are you saying that E pinnatifida will hybridise with E hyemalis?

[chris]

I hope it Diane, I made the crossings and had some seeds, just wait another 2 years I think to see the results

[fleurbleue]

So cute flowers Chris  My seeds are germinating too... wait and see 

[Diane Clement]

I hope it Diane, I made the crossings and had some seeds, just wait another 2 years I think to see the results

I look forward to seeing the results, the flower forms are so different, it could be very interesting.  Keep us posted!

[Paul T]

Beautiful, Chris.  Hopefully I'll have some of the same flowers to show in a couple of years time.  Fingers crossed. 

Diane,

I've had seed germinate of hyemalis that was around 18 months old, stored (and lost) on my desk for that time with no special care or treatment.  I didn't get a high percentage of germination, but I did get some and they have since grown to flowering size so they were not notably weak or anything like that.  At once point I harvested seed from my hyemalis and found that those stored for a fortnight to dry before sowing, germinated earlier and at a higher percentage than those harvested and sown on the same day.  I've never repeated it to find out whether it was an anomaly or not, but I filed it away in memory for future reference. 

[Janis Ruksans]

here the seeds germinate too, also the crossings with the normal yellow Eranthis 

Chris, are you saying that E pinnatifida will hybridise with E hyemalis?

Afraid that will not work. Siberian-Japah-Korean Eranthis species now are separated in own genus Shibatheranthis. But, may be!
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Beautiful, Chris.  Hopefully I'll have some of the same flowers to show in a couple of years time.  Fingers crossed. 

Diane,

I've had seed germinate of hyemalis that was around 18 months old, stored (and lost) on my desk for that time with no special care or treatment.  I didn't get a high percentage of germination, but I did get some and they have since grown to flowering size so they were not notably weak or anything like that.  At once point I harvested seed from my hyemalis and found that those stored for a fortnight to dry before sowing, germinated earlier and at a higher percentage than those harvested and sown on the same day.  I've never repeated it to find out whether it was an anomaly or not, but I filed it away in memory for future reference. 

I had vary poor results with a little old seeds. My own seeds I'm sowing immediately or during few days. Usually I have sevreral pots, as seeds ripe gradually.

Here come out of stone-chips first shoots of Chinese sample of Eranthis stellata (didn't checked name, may be sibirica, but more like stellata).
Eranthis stellata from Russia (vil. Olgae on pacific coast) still didn't come up and other Eranthis & Shibateranthis, too.
Janis

[hadacekf]

Spring is on the way to my garden in Vienna. Last week we had 20 cm snow and  -9° C.

Eranthis hiemalis

[Paul T]

Lovely, Franz.  I wish mine would multiply and flower like that in my garden.  Not cool and moist enough yet, although I am increasing the shady areas.  A friend has them colonising in her garden as it is shadier and more protected (and therefore retains moisture better than mine), so it is possible in my climate. 

[bulborum]

Here the Eranthis hyemalis Flore Pleno starts flowering
Also what I bought as Eranthis hyemalis Grünling
but for me it looks similar as Eranthis hyemalis Grünspecht
they are later this year I hope (I forgot to water them)
and Eranthis hyemalis Schwefelglanß

Roland

[Paul T]

Roland,

What a cool pale Eranthis hyemalis.  Almost looks white in your pic.  I knew there were other white species, but I didn't know there were hyemalis that were anywhere near this pale.  Wow!! 

Thanks so much for all the pics, they're beautiful.