Alpine House 2019

[Steve Garvie]

Another monocarpic Androsace that is very worthwhile growing is Androsace bulleyana.
Each plant produces a single rather Succulent-looking basal rosette resembling a small Sempervivum (sorry, I don’t have a photograph of the foliage), whilst the flowers are bright red on an umbel.

[Maggi Young]

Show  Star  Sue  Simpson Watt has the  good  fortune  to have a tufa  wall in her  alpine house - here are a couple  of  pictures  of  how it looks at the  moment ... (Pinched the  pix  from  Facebook! )

[David Nicholson]

Lovely.

[Leucogenes]

Incredibly majestic...

I see Paraquilegia in full bloom?



I like to repeat myself...  forget F...book.  Here the music plays!  😄😄

[Graeme]

Another monocarpic Androsace that is very worthwhile growing is Androsace bulleyana.

Steve - I left some plants grown from seed under the bench and grew them on very slowly for 3 years - no feed, nothing - they then flowered but some of the plants did make it a couple of years after that - did not fair that well once they were on the bench - the rosettes filled a 11*11*12

So it would appear to be stop them flowering and they may survive first flowering

[Steve Garvie]

Steve - I left some plants grown from seed under the bench and grew them on very slowly for 3 years - no feed, nothing - they then flowered but some of the plants did make it a couple of years after that - did not fair that well once they were on the bench - the rosettes filled a 11*11*12

So it would appear to be stop them flowering and they may survive first flowering

Thanks Graeme. It’s well worth a try.

[Gabriela]

Another monocarpic Androsace that is very worthwhile growing is Androsace bulleyana.
Each plant produces a single rather Succulent-looking basal rosette resembling a small Sempervivum (sorry, I don’t have a photograph of the foliage), whilst the flowers are bright red on an umbel.

Yes, that's another beauty I asked for seeds one year from a seedex but don't remember growing it so probably I lost it in the seedling stage.
I must ask for it again!

SHow  Str  Sue  Simpson Watt has the  good  fortune  to have a tufa  wall in her  alpine house - here are a couple  of  pictures  of  how it looks at the  moment ... (Pinched the  pix  from  Facebook! )

Stunning!

[Leucogenes]

Since I don't own an alpine house, I am forced to experiment.  This Veronica bombycina ssp. bolkardagensis has survived outside for three years.  Only a permanent cover was sufficient so far. 

[David Nicholson]

That is really very nice Thomas.

[Leucogenes]

That is really very nice Thomas.

Thank you, David. I am fascinated by the drought-loving alpine plants. I have never watered this plant before. I suppose that this diva lives only from air and love...both she gets enough of. 😁

Beautiful Easter...

[kris]

lovely Veronica Thomas. I have the same plant and hope to get some flowers soon.
I don't have an alpine house also. All my plants are outside in the rock garden. The soil is mostly sandy loam with good drainage .
Here are some pictures taken this week.
1.Draba polytricha
2. Townsendia colony
3. Townsendia leptotess
4.Townsendia sp

[kris]

next ones

[Leucogenes]

Fantastic...Krish.👍

[kris]

 

[David Nicholson]

Well grown Kris