Trillium Weekend at Methven, 2007

[Paul T]

Lesley,

Fantastic pics!!  The Trilliums were a great ending.  LOVE that pea green one, and the pedicillate unknown.  Both would be welcomed here in my garden, but then again to be honest pretty much every Trillium you posted here would be welcome here. 

Can I ask about teh Skunk Cabbage........ how much sun was it in (if you know).  I grow mine in full sun but am never sure whether I should be or not.  I know they are usually in some forested bog situations (at least in pics I have seen) but I've heard conflicting reports.  I have both americanum (the yellow) and camschatcensis (the white species, which I'm assuming your pic was of) and am intending to pot them up into their own water bowls to give them maximum root space and plenty of water....... but I'm wondering how much sun I SHOULD be giving them?  Do you or anyone know? 

[Lesley Cox]

Many thanks everyone. I'm pleased you enjoyed the pictures. My own little ego trip I suppose but a way to relive the experience as well.

Paul the Lysichiton was in water and probably permanent water. All this milky stuff seen in this thread is from irrigation channels and is always this colour. Maybe they don't run in the winter so much when the ground could be expected to be moist from rains - not necessaraily always the case. As I recall, it was in full sun though trees would shade it morning and later afternoon but by mid summer when the sun is much higher, it would be in full sun just about all day I should think. The ones in my Japanese book were certainly in full sun, but always the water. (Even rhododendrons will grow in full, hot sun provided the soil is always moist.) In shade they would be larger-leaved maybe but probably not flower so well. My own experience of the genus is extremely limited. Canberra full sun is most likely hotter than mid Canterbury full sun.

[Paul T]

Lesley,

Thanks.  I know of their need for water/bog conditions.  I have grown mine for years in a large pot with the base sitting in a shallow pond.  I am intending to put them into a water bowl so that their roots have more room to grow, without them taking over a bog garden or anything like that.  At the moment they're in fairly solid sun, but will probably be in even more sun if I put them where I am intending to.  I guess I'll try it and see.  Just wanting to actually see some flowers, something they haven't given me in their current potted conditions!!

[Anthony Darby]

Crumbs. I clicked on this thread thinking I'd missed a local event as Methven is not far up the road, near Perth. Guess there are two Methvens?

[ranunculus]

Possibly two Perths as well Anthony?   

[ChrisB]

I know of a Perth in Canada - named as 'prettiest town in Canada' by TV Ontario!!!

[Lesley Cox]

Whatever is in Scotland it's in NZ too Anthony. I looked at a house for sale the other day - in Dunblane Street. A very nice SUNNY street it is too.

[Joakim B]

Very nice Pics Lesley and Susan and Toolie.
Lesley can the upper iris be Gingerbread man? it has similar colours but I do not have a picture to compare with in front of me.

Kind regards
Joakim

[Lesley Cox]

I think you are probably right Joakim, `Gingerbread Man.'  In which case, it's likely that someone's (Fermi's?) was right too on another thread, when I argued about it. It seems to be a variety that is lighter, darker, according to the climate and weather at the time.