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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #135 on: January 27, 2008, 07:37:40 PM »
Great to see a low level photo of the Eranthis. Mine are very late this year with only a few up.
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #136 on: January 27, 2008, 07:44:06 PM »
Loving that fat Petrocosmea, Diane!
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #137 on: January 27, 2008, 08:29:51 PM »
Loving that fat Petrocosmea, Diane!
Narcissus is N. 'CAmoro', with an A not an O !

Yes, sorry, of course, a silly slip from me, I know it's from N CAntabricus MOnophyllus x ROmieuxii  I believe, thanks to Henry and Margaret Taylor for the cross and the name.

The Petrocosmea's been a treat this year, always flowers in the dead of winter, but never so well as this.  And I've done some leaf cuttings  s-l-o-w  to take but I think I have some rooted.
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #138 on: January 27, 2008, 08:30:19 PM »
Beautiful images folks....many thanks.
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #139 on: January 28, 2008, 01:19:27 PM »
Just beginning to open

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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #140 on: January 28, 2008, 05:38:03 PM »
Here today floweing a couple of Hellebores the first is a self sown seedling of Black Prince (also in the gardenand a plant dating back at least 80 years) and a newer "black" strain from Ashwood a couple of years ago. Both are darker in reality. Also I Katherine Hodgkin - note the slug pellets spread after some pest had cut down 3 flowering stalks. And finally Leucojum vernum
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #141 on: January 28, 2008, 05:40:46 PM »
Superb Hellebores Ian !  :o
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #142 on: January 28, 2008, 05:43:25 PM »
Luc the time of the Hellebore approaches  8)
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #143 on: January 28, 2008, 05:48:05 PM »
One fever replacing another ???   ;)
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #144 on: January 28, 2008, 06:00:32 PM »
Aye Luc that's right but with Hellebores there is a chance that with some you can tell the difference  ::)


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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #145 on: January 28, 2008, 06:20:05 PM »
Here today floweing a couple of Hellebores the first is a self sown seedling of Black Prince (also in the gardenand a plant dating back at least 80 years) .....

Ian, I take it you didn't plant it? ;D
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #146 on: January 28, 2008, 06:24:56 PM »
Ian,
a nice clump of Leucojum vernum. So early - beautiful. :D
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #147 on: January 29, 2008, 05:03:41 AM »
Wonderful pics everyone.  Enjoying them immensely.  Sooooooo far from Eranthis here at the moment, so it is nice to be reminded of their little bundles of joy.  ;D
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #148 on: January 29, 2008, 07:29:32 AM »
Ian, that Prince-seedling is a beauty. Would be nice to see a picture
of the real Prince. Until now I've only heard of "Ivory Prince". cannot imagine
such a seedling is coming out of that?
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Re: Flowers and foliage January 2008
« Reply #149 on: January 29, 2008, 12:01:46 PM »
Luit in naming the plant I had a senior moment the parent is Black Knight Not Prince which you will find in the Hellebore history. When BLACK KNIGHT comes into flower I will post a picture. I think it my seedling may be a natural cross with a plant I acquired as a "seedling from Hamburg Black Grape" but I have never found a reference to such a plant. Nice plant though very floriferous and early.
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