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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #45 on: February 18, 2013, 01:35:13 PM »
http://www.independent.co.uk/property/gardening/deep-purple-there-are-hellebores--and-then-there-are-rodney-daveys-hellebores-6940785.html


Try the link above Maggi for more info.

I've known Rodney & Lynda for maybe 15 years or more. John Massey (Ashwood) visits their nursery & has taken a lot of interest in Rodney's work.

My reaction when I saw the original plant at the nursery was the same as Anna's.....WOW I've never seen anything like it!!
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #46 on: February 18, 2013, 01:43:49 PM »
A super article from Anna Pavord- thanks for the link and the "intro" to Rodney Davey , Mike!
Those hellies are speaking loudly to me!



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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #47 on: February 18, 2013, 03:15:54 PM »
Glad about that Maggi...... ;D
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #48 on: February 18, 2013, 03:43:10 PM »
Some plants in flower here today!

Colchicum szovitsii
Crocus angustifolius 'Bronze form'
Crocus korolkowii 'Amulet'
Galanthus nivalis 'Melanie S.'
Ranunculus kochii
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #49 on: February 18, 2013, 04:37:53 PM »
Wim - Melanie S. is quite Rubinesque.  Lovely.

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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #50 on: February 18, 2013, 04:52:53 PM »
Quote from: johnw on February 18, 2013, 04:37:53 PM
Wim - Melanie S. is quite Rubinesque.  Lovely.

johnw

Yes, it is, john. I like it a lot too! It's a very lovely Belgian selection, selected by Valentin Wijnen and named for his wife.
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #51 on: February 18, 2013, 05:09:05 PM »
Quote from: WimB on February 18, 2013, 04:52:53 PM
Yes, it is, john. I like it a lot too! It's a very lovely Belgian selection, selected by Valentin Wijnen and named for his wife.

See  Galanthus 'Melanie S' and some of Valentin's other 'drops in the IRG for January 2013 :
 http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2013Jan241359046525IRG37Jan2013.pdf
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #52 on: February 18, 2013, 05:25:56 PM »
I bought a yellow Hellebore from Ashwood about five years ago, partly because I liked the colour but even more because of its outward facing flowers. I am pleased to see this seedling, flowering for the first time this year, has inherited the same characteristics.
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #53 on: February 18, 2013, 05:41:38 PM »
I love these "hellie" threads!
 Super flower colour and shape in your seedling there, Melvyn- and a very pretty portrait of it.

Off  now to write 100 lines- imposed by the BD- "I do not have any more room for hellebores"..........
 :-X :'(
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #54 on: February 18, 2013, 05:53:39 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on February 18, 2013, 05:41:38 PM
Off  now to write 100 lines- imposed by the BD- "I do not have any more room for hellebores"..........
 :-X :'(

Lol, Maggi, they can serve as an excellent backdrop for bulbs!  ;D ;D
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #55 on: February 18, 2013, 06:09:39 PM »
These rather nice seedlings were taken in Ashwoods propagation houses.

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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #56 on: February 18, 2013, 09:19:14 PM »
Found these fine Eranthis hyemalis in an old orchard near
our meadow garden and wondered why we did not discover
them before.
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #57 on: February 18, 2013, 09:30:59 PM »
Quote from: ruweiss on February 18, 2013, 09:19:14 PM
Found these fine Eranthis hyemalis in an old orchard near
our meadow garden and wondered why we did not discover
them before.

Wonderful, Rudi. I love those "wild" patches of winter aconite.
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #58 on: February 18, 2013, 09:37:40 PM »
Surprising you had not found them before, Rudi - a good discovery.

For us such sights are very unusual so exciting to see them .

See the wood shown by Gerrit E. in the VRV forum: http://www.vrvforum.be/forum/index.php?topic=492.msg38535#msg38535
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Re: February 2013 in the Northern Hemisphere
« Reply #59 on: February 19, 2013, 09:53:03 AM »
here I protect the Hellebores at night because its freezing, these are flowering in the greenhouse
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