Dictamnus in nature and garden

[Hans J]

Hi all ,

last year I had the luck to visit a Habitat of Dictamnus albus :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9092.msg246685#msg246685

In this year I have tried to find more habitats of this interesting plants 
Here are pics of a small habitat with some clearings and some plants are in flower :

[Hans J]

here are pics from a other place -the plants are growing more in shade and so the buds are not open :

[Hans J]

also I found many nice trees/shrubs : Robinia pseudoacacia

[Hans J]

Today I could take pics from my Dictamnus albus "Albiflorus" ( bought in a good german nursery in last year )

Have fun
Hans

[Maggi Young]

Very nice new finds, Hans. Is this new area also a protected area? No grazing animals?

Your white  plant is growing well.

[Hans J]

Thank you Maggi 

Yes - those plants are general protectet - they are always very rare

I think it is not a problem with the animals ...maybe they eating leaves/stems ...but the roots will survive

The perfume of my plant is very nice - like a mix of citrons and oranges

[ruweiss]

Hans, many thanks for showing us these fine plants in their natural habitat
and in your garden.

[angie]

Hi Hans, your white Dictamnus is really lovely. I have one similar to those pictured in the wild. I dug it out of my mums garden when she moved in with me. It's a lovely plant but nothing like seeing them in the wild though.
Nice of you sharing your walk 

Angie 

[Hans J]

Hans, many thanks for showing us these fine plants in their natural habitat
and in your garden.

Thank you Rudi 

It is my pleasure to search interesting plants in the wild and to take Pictures -sure I will share it with other plantfriends

Hans

[Hans J]

Hi Hans, your white Dictamnus is really lovely. I have one similar to those pictured in the wild. I dug it out of my mums garden when she moved in with me. It's a lovely plant but nothing like seeing them in the wild though.
Nice of you sharing your walk 

Angie 

Thank you Angie 

I'm surprised that you can grow Dictamnus in Scotland ...I was thinking that those plants needs a warm climate

Hans

[meanie]

Thank you Angie 

I'm surprised that you can grow Dictamnus in Scotland ...I was thinking that those plants needs a warm climate

Hans

Dictamnus albus grows happily in an exposed bed at Oxfords Botanic Garden Hans.

Two questions;

Has anyone any experience of this plant bursting into flames?
and
Has anyone successfullygerminated Dictamnus from purchased seed? I've tried three times now using various methods and have failed. I've taken a chance when buying as I'm led to believe that the seed needs to be fresh.

[Diane Whitehead]

I saw Dictamnus growing wild this May on Holy Hill in Mikulov, Czech Republic, down south near
the Austrian border.

I also saw it growing in some gardens when we visited villages in the area.

I had never before seen Dictamnus, though I remember seeds being offered in catalogues
 when I was a child, always with a match burning beside the drawing of a flower.

I am going to try growing some this year, as it is quite lovely.

[Lori S.]

I'm surprised that you can grow Dictamnus in Scotland ...I was thinking that those plants needs a warm climate

Hans

It's hardy here in zone 3.

[Leena]

I'm surprised that you can grow Dictamnus in Scotland ...I was thinking that those plants needs a warm climate

It also grows well here in Finland.

[shelagh]

We have seen it on our 3 trips to Tallinn Botanic Garden thriving well in the rock garden.  This year however our host Krista was most insistent that we do not touch it.  Is there a problem that anyone knows of?