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Véronique Macrelle
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July 2024 in the northern hemisphere
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July 05, 2024, 09:32:22 AM »
Bomerea edulis
has been flowering since April.
I've sown it 3 times. It germinates, then grows quite quickly. But I had to work out how to get it through the winter and and in the end I think it is important not to separate the seedlings or disturb the roots (I've also tried
Lapageria
3 times, but it never germinated).
finally, the 3rd time for
Bomarea
it succeeded (for the moment in pots, wintered out-of-freeze in the garage).
This plant is in its 3rd year. It started growing early in the season in February/March, when I installed it in front of a bay window in the living room. It started flowering in April!
i know it can be hardy, so i'm waiting until i have enough to test it in the ground.
by fertilising with a brush, i've managed to get 2 cm wide pods: they're already 2 months old and still green.
The flowers first produce anthers (blue-green stamens), then at the end of flowering when the stamens have dried out, finally a pistil. On each inflorescence, 2 or 3 flowers always seem to be delayed, but it's not easy to have the 2 stages synchronised and this almost never happens on the same inflorescence.
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Maggi Young
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Re: July 2024 in the northern hemisphere
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July 05, 2024, 12:00:26 PM »
I've not seen the fruits of
Bomarea edulis
- they are a super shape! Good luck with viable seed , Véronique .
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Margaret Young in Aberdeen, North East Scotland Zone 7 -ish!
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Leena
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Re: July 2024 in the northern hemisphere
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July 06, 2024, 10:02:26 AM »
June was first hot and dry here, then at the end we got some rains, and weather is pleasant +18 - 20C.
Martagon lilies are flowering now, and some of the seedlings sown in 2017 are flowering for the first time.
L.martagon var album
'Early Bird'
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Leena from south of Finland
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Re: July 2024 in the northern hemisphere
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July 06, 2024, 10:05:43 AM »
Couple of dark ones.
'Congo Capers'
'Russian Morning'
A view from the garden, and dark lilies in the front are 'Congo Capers'.
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Leena from south of Finland
ashley
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Re: July 2024 in the northern hemisphere
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July 06, 2024, 07:22:21 PM »
Beautiful martagons Leena.
Your
L. canadense
recently flowered here for the first time.
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Ashley Allshire, Cork, Ireland
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July 06, 2024, 07:46:09 PM »
Quote from: ashley on July 06, 2024, 07:22:21 PM
Your
L. canadense
recently flowered here for the first time.
Ashley, how can it be yellow? I am sure I took it from the red one.
Let's try again.
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Leena from south of Finland
Véronique Macrelle
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Re: July 2024 in the northern hemisphere
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July 06, 2024, 08:31:57 PM »
your lilies are marvellous!
I bought a few martagons this spring, but they didn't do much, so I'll have to wait for next year.
how tall are they, martagon and canadense?
Leena: your garden is very beautiful: very full, just the way I like it...
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ashley
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Re: July 2024 in the northern hemisphere
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July 06, 2024, 08:57:48 PM »
Well done on managing to set seed on your Bomarea Véronique
What interesting fruits.
This
L. canadense
is only about 70cm but still immature. I understand that established plants can reach 2m+, but Leena will know as she grows it beautifully.
Leena, you very kindly sent me scales of both yellow and red forms, as well as a yellow bulbil (the plant above).
Unfortunately I didn't succeed with the red so would love to try again if possible. Thank you.
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Ashley Allshire, Cork, Ireland
Gabriela
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The martagons are fantastic in all colors Leena!
I also had a young one flowering this year but don't dare to show it here, only had a few flowers.
Nice first L. canadense flowers Ashley. One that I still have at the foliage stage here; I've only been succesful with L. michiganense for now.
Out hiking recently, I noticed an excellent flowering season for Lilium philadelphicum, probably due to a more rainy spring and early summer. The deers will have a feast with the capsules later in the fall.
Mimulus lewisii, easy, fast flowering from seeds started very early.
Delphinium fissum, now a regular garden show in July.
And Clematis hexapetala, grown from wild seeds Primorye. I grew it before from seeds exchanges and always a hybrid.
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Gabriela
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