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Grow From Seed / Re: arisaema seeds

« Last post by Véronique Macrelle on Today at 05:25:45 PM »

Did you order any this year, Diane?
I'd been told that AEG would cease trading after 2023, particularly for seed exchange, so I didn't check.

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Grow From Seed / Re: arisaema seeds

« Last post by Diane Whitehead on Today at 04:54:25 PM »

I get seeds from the Arisaema Enthusiast Group

https://florapix.nl/arisaema-l/

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Ian Young's Bulb Log - Feedback Forum / Re: Monthly Bulb Log Diary 2024

« Last post by Ian Y on Today at 11:00:00 AM »

While we still wait for some summer weather to arrive the wild summer growth turns the garden into a jungle.
Please click the link to read this months Bulb Log.


https://www.srgc.net/documents/bulb%20logs/240717104817BULB%20LOG%200724.pdf

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Grow From Seed / Re: arisaema seeds

« Last post by Carolyn on Today at 10:40:07 AM »

I find that first year arisaema seedlings often die back early. I just keep them in the same pot, fairly dry and protected from the worst of the frost over the winter. I pot them individually the next spring and they grow on just fine.

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Bulbs General / Re: Dryad Nursery news 2024

« Last post by annew on Today at 10:06:35 AM »

Finishing on EBAY tonight, the first offering of our new yellow, the distinctive and eye-catching DRYAD SUNRISE. The large, pendulous flowers will catch any early sun and breeze to bring movement and light to the spring garden.
She is attended by the second bulb of the true inverse poculiform DRYAD REMUS, with its neatly regular, striped segments.

The narcissi encompass six distinct forms ideal for exhibition. The crystalline white of the miniature starry STARINA, less than 3cm across on short stems for perfect balance, and the beautifully poised, multi-flowered IAN YOUNG, elegant and slightly taller. Snowy MICA has excellent show form, and has already won many prizes.

Two of the featured daffodils sport pale lemon colouring with a surprise in the corona – ALBIA’s white rim and perfume from her unique N. albimarginatus parentage, and the deep yellow lining of LITTLE GOLDHEART.

For a more classic colouring, jaunty DUCKLING is a cheeky charmer to complete the assembly.


As usual, you can find the listings here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/dryadzny/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
GOOD LUCK!

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General Forum / Re: identification

« Last post by TC on July 16, 2024, 07:36:36 PM »

Thank you for the I.D.  It is growing next to a large clump of Arum  italicum Pictum.  All the arum seeds were from the seed exchange and sown at the same time about 10 years ago. The arums flowered after a few years and are increasing., there must have been an arisaema seed among among the arums and that is why I thought it was a "hybrid" or rogue seed.  Since I posted my request, I noticed that another flower is growing.

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Grow From Seed / Re: arisaema seeds

« Last post by Véronique Macrelle on July 16, 2024, 06:00:13 PM »

Here are the results of my Arisaema ciliatum seedling.
No matter what I do, the leaves turn yellow. I've read that their growing season should be extended as much as possible, but I haven't figured out how to do that yet.
These seeds come from my plants, which I fertilised with a pipette of water.
I had a good germination rate. The largest bulbils are 8 mm wide.
 is it possible to do better for this species?

 on the other hand, 3 germinations were late and the bulbs barely measured 2 mm. their leaves turned yellow at the same time as the others. I don't think these will survive the winter.

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Alpines / Re: Oresitrophe - where to grow?

« Last post by Gerdk on July 16, 2024, 05:50:03 PM »

This species does well here in halfshade. I planted it in a horizontal fissure of a wall (built by limestone rocks). Does not seem difficult given this conditions. Don't be surprisd by the quite large leaves after flowering.

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General Forum / Re: identification

« Last post by Véronique Macrelle on July 16, 2024, 05:46:04 PM »

incredible to obtain this species by a rogue sowing!!!
it is beautiful.

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Bulbs General / Re: RHS honour an SRGC Member : Dr John Page

« Last post by Maggi Young on July 16, 2024, 05:23:39 PM »

Aha! Kindly, Kate has sent me this photo of Dr John Page with the Sir Daniel Hall award - which is a very smart glass bowl. I am also told that the  watercolour on the wall  behind John is " Tulipa akamasica from the Akamas Peninsula in Cyprus  by Betty Thomas. We suspected that it was new when we found it. It was described 4 years later."



Thanks for your photo, Kate!