AGS Rainham Autumn Show - Saturday 28th September

[Maggi Young]

Hope your foot trouble is soon over, Yann.

[David Nicholson]

This time no pictures from me alas ! 

Too busy hoovering up all the available supplies of John Innes No. 2 in the South East of England perhaps?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Too busy hoovering up all the available supplies of John Innes No. 2 in the South East of England perhaps?

I can keep no secrets for you David.... 

[David Nicholson]

 

[krisderaeymaeker]

This Biarum also tooks my attention .... More pictures later on .

[Yann]

Maggi: again 4-5 days of pain and that'll be forgotten

[krisderaeymaeker]

This Sicula greuteriana looks also great .

The second one was labeled as S. clusiana . I always tought that S. clusiana has no leaves when flowering ? Maybe some specialist on this forum know ?

[Gerry Webster]

The second one looks like S.lutea to me, but I'm prepared to be corrected.

[krisderaeymaeker]

The second one looks like S.lutea to me, but I'm prepared to be corrected.

Hi Gerry , that's what I was thinking last saturday in Kent ......but I am not a specialist ..

[krisderaeymaeker]

Offcourse Cyclamen graecum was one of the eyecatchers of the day ........
Here some very good forms and plants .

[krisderaeymaeker]

But also other good Cyclamen !

Cyclamen colchicum .
Cyclamen mirabile 'Tilebarn Anne '
Cyclamen cilicium

[krisderaeymaeker]

Another two remarkable Cyclamen : dark hederifolium and confusum  .

[krisderaeymaeker]

Two striking Colchicums .

1/ Colchicum alpinum : sometimes heard that it is bad flowering . Can not compare with the practice because I never get the chance to grow this species . The one from the show was superb .

2/ Colchicum dolicanthenum ? I am not sure about the second name .......Never heard of it ....maybe someone else can bring clarification ?

[krisderaeymaeker]

Some warm colours on this bright and sunny day in Kent ....

Haemanthus coccineus , grow this one  to but never get it in flower in about 5 years .....  
A red Rhodophiala , as I remember wel it was 'Harry Hay '
The red autumn colour of the Astilbe .

[krisderaeymaeker]

I only spotted one Crocus on the benches .........it was Crocus salzmannii 'El Torcal' with white flowers
The cushions get not the same attention as in spring , but the Benthamiella's and Androsace vandelli where great .
Some overviews ......