Tropaeolum 2012

[Maggi Young]

That's beyond my ken, Steven. I just like the plant..... 

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Hi

Having looked at Jon Evans pictures I would agree that it is very attractive but are we sure that it is T. kingii.  It does not look like John Watson's pictures of this plant in Herbertia 64.  He describes the flower colour as "cream, parchment, greenish to brownish yellow or pale lemon".  Jon's flowers just seem far to bright.

Steven

If you have a close look at the flower shape it matches perfectly Tr KINGII with the typical spur angled upwards. There is no other Chilean which has this very special shape. Yes, the colour is not the one described by John WATSON but we could admit that it is a different clone. I personnally consider this is Tr KINGII.
JP

[Steven McFarlane]

Hi

You  could be right Jean-Patrick.  I have only seen pictures of T. kingii with a cream colour ( J. Watson, Fundaion R A Philippi, Cotswold Garden Flowers) but who knows. 

These pictures are of a plant grown from my own seed of T. hookerianum hookerianum.  It is clearly a hybrid but very pretty. 

the flowers open a light yellow

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but gradually fade to white

Hope that you like them.

Steven

[Maggi Young]

Very pretty indeed, Steven. Interesting fade colour.

[ashley]

Tropaeolum tricolor alas now felled by a slug
A hybrid with T. tricolor influence perhaps (x2), from seed kindly given to me by Steven.  Flowers open a deep red-brown then fade to a quiet orange.

[fleurbleue]

I like  so much this creamy white Tropaeolum Steven ! 

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Hello,
This year I'm very proud to report on wonderful results on Tropaeolum SESSILIFOLIUM.
Following Alberto's advice, the tuber has been planted in a container along with Tr INCISUM & Tr POLYPHYLLUM. It produced more than 50 flowers!
Here are some pics.
JP

[bulborum]

Fantastic pictures JP

Doe you mean that they flower more rich if you plant them together

Roland

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Fantastic pictures JP

Doe you mean that they flower more rich if you plant them together

Roland

Hi Roland,
I think they grow and bloom better when deeply planted in a huge container or in an alpine garden. They're hardy as long as they're dug deeply in the ground ( 30cm at least ).
JP

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Hi,
Here's a picture of this year's Tr POLYPHYLLUM in the alpine garden at Lyon's BG. Not the same display as Jozef's but performing better than last year.
JP

[bulborum]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

that are bad memories
they died when I moved to France   
the bad winter with the Christmas storm twelve years ago

Roland

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Following Steven's recent post here's a pic of a hybrid which flowers fade to another hue.Can this phenomenon be considered typical to hybrids?
JP

[fermi de Sousa]

I already posted these pics to the Southern Hemisphere Thread:
Stephen Ryan's Tropaeolum azureum and T. brachyceras at his nursery on Mt Macedon, Victoria.
cheers
fermi

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Hi Fermi,
These are wonderful pics. The Tr AZUREUM has a stunning color. But, as previously quoted on this topic this isn't the true Tr BRACHYCERAS. Most probably a hybrid close to Tr x TENUIROSTRE ( there's some reddish tint on the calyx ), and the spur is not short.
JP

[bulborum]

JP

Do you have a picture from the real T. brachyceras

Roland