Erythronium 2011

[Ed Alverson]

Does anyone know anything about the RHS Erythronium trials, 2011-2014?  see
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/trials2.asp?trialnum=1895

There is a very long list of species and cultivars, including some names I have never heard of.  For example, what is Erythronium sahohime?

Ed

[Janis Ruksans]

I keep forgetting to tell you about some more excitement in the garden. Last year only one group of my E. Snow Goose came up and flowered. This year both groups are up. Is it normal for Erythroniums to take a year out?

Yes, it is quite normal for Erythroniums. Depends from weather conditions.
Janis

[zephirine]

I keep forgetting to tell you about some more excitement in the garden. Last year only one group of my E. Snow Goose came up and flowered. This year both groups are up. Is it normal for Erythroniums to take a year out?

Yes, it is quite normal for Erythroniums. Depends from weather conditions.
Janis

A pity we can't behave the same way...

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Amazing pictures Ed !!!! Thanks for stopping and showing them !

Some less impressive pix here  :

1 and 2 : Erythronium "Pagoda"
3)  E. "White beauty"

[Maggi Young]

Does anyone know anything about the RHS Erythronium trials, 2011-2014?  see
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/planttrials/trials2.asp?trialnum=1895

There is a very long list of species and cultivars, including some names I have never heard of.  For example, what is Erythronium sahohime?

Ed

 Ed, the committee met to view the plants last week and I'm afraid there has been something of a disaster.  The trials have been abandoned.


An extraordinary state of affairs, which I hope will be avoided next time. A lot of rare and valuable bulbs lost in this failure.  

[Brian Ellis]

Oh Maggi, what a terrible shame, I was just going to suggest to the driver that we had a trip down to see them

[Susan Band]

 Maggie,
How did they manage to kill Erythroniums? It is not easy to kill them 6 months after getting them. Luckily I only sent in 2 varieties as they were late in asking me and I had planted most back in the ground or sold them. I am still annoyed but at least it is only 6 bulbs. Some people must have sent in a lot of valuable bulbs.
Susan

[Maggi Young]

Planted them in an area with unsuitable soil, lifted them, potted them, planted them again and other such nonsense, as far as I can gather.
 Massive losses and the ones not dead  not worth bothering about.
Not a happy circumstance for anyone involved.

[mark smyth]

From the trials list I now have the real name for my Snow Goose - Erythronium californicum 'Harvington Snowgoose' 

I womder if  Erythronium californicum 'Brocklamont Inheritance'  has anything to do with Margaret Glynn. Her house is called Brocklamont.

[WimB]

Erythronium revolutum 'Knightshayes' is flowering here now

[ian mcenery]

Here are a few of mine. They seem to be doing well this year

E oreganum and a closeup
E white splendour
E Pagoda
E Knightshayes though it does look lighter in colour than Wim's
E revolutum hendersonii from soc seed

[udo]

Ian, your yellow Erythronium is E.tolumnense.
Here some pictures from me:
E.sibiricum ssp.altaicum
   tolumnense
   umbilicatum ( thanks Ed for identity )

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Wonderful Erythronium Ian and Dirk !!! 

Here's a couple from me :

Erythronium citronella

and

Erythronium x "Kingfaun's Pink"

[ian mcenery]

Ian, your yellow Erythronium is E.tolumnense.

Dirk you are correct a senior moment my memory playing tricks again

[Maggi Young]

Luc, that's a nice  one of Susan's Erys... but it is not  "Kingfaun's Pink" it is 'Kinfaun's Pink'.... there is no "G"