Telegraph article on Janis Ruksans

[Brian Ellis]

Those of you who haven't seen it may like to have a look here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/plants/7975699/Janis-Ruksanss-collection-of-miniature-bulbs.html

[Gail]

Nice article and I love the picture they use in the paper edition - Janis has a wonderful beaming smile!

[angie]

Thanks for the link.

Angie

[Lesley Cox]

Do you mean Gail, that in the PAPER copy of the Telegraph there was a different (smiling) photo of Janis? The one in the link was, I'm sure, taken just after he discovered a rare crocus had been eaten by a mouse!

Apart from that, can someone explain why Frit eduadii must be cut in half HORIZONTALLY in order to make two bulbs? Surely it would have to be vertically, through the base of the bulb?

[rob krejzl]

explain why Frit eduadii must be cut in half HORIZONTALLY

Technically I guess that this would result in (a minimum of) three bulbs - it's merely a version of scaling. I'd imagine that the bulb base probably recovers more quickly, especially if the cut is fairly high up the scale. Remember what Marcus H. said about imperialis on another thread recently.

[Gail]

Do you mean Gail, that in the PAPER copy of the Telegraph there was a different (smiling) photo of Janis? The one in the link was, I'm sure, taken just after he discovered a rare crocus had been eaten by a mouse!

Yes, the paper copy has a very smiley picture of Janis outside a glasshouse (and pictures of Crocus heuffelianus 'Dark Eyes' and Fritillaria verticillata as well as the Corydalis)