Flowers and foliage January 2008

[Maggi Young]

Another point, Gerd, do you give them overhead protection when they are outside in better weather?

[Gerdk]

Another point, Gerd, do you give them overhead protection when they are outside in better weather?

This plant is one of the very few I have which vagabondize around in my garden acording the weather, best at the  sunniest place, under overhead protection in a corner when it is very windy or during heavy rains and inside the greenhouse during temperatures below zero.
I must confess this is not the specialists way. Best cultivation during winter and spring perhaps is to keep this plant permanently in a sunny and good ventilated alpine house. Deep temperatures never damaged the plant. Dry during the resting stage.

Gerd

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Whatever you do with it Gerd, it looks very attractive ! 

[Paddy Tobin]

Maggi,

I grow R. calandrinioides  outdoors on a raised bed and it has done very well over the several years it is there. It is in growth at the moment.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

You surprise me, Paddy. I would have thought it would get too wet during the summer and rot off.
Waterford is even better than I thought, eh?

[Paddy Tobin]

Maggi,

Of course Waterford is brilliant. Don't I live here!

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Paddy, LOTS of Ireland is brilliant... look what arrived for us  today from Geebo (Guy) in Nenagh.....


Two lovely hellebores... Many thanks for this generous gift, Guy and Maureen    I have a great spot for them where I think they will do well.

[Paddy Tobin]

Haven't seen Guy on the forum in ages. Coax him back.

Good looking hellebores.

Paddy

[hadacekf]

I grow R. calandrinioides outdoors and it has done very well over the winters in the last years. This year it survived 5 weeks permafrost without snow. The temperature was between - 12° and - 5° C. all days. The plant did not have protection. Nevertheless it comes of Morocco it is perfectly hard in my garden.
This photo is from today. Temperature 8° C.

[Gerdk]

I grow R. calandrinioides outdoors and it has done very well over the winters in the last years. This year it survived 5 weeks permafrost without snow. The temperature was between - 12° and - 5° C. all days. The plant did not have protection. Nevertheless it comes of Morocco it is perfectly hard in my garden.
This photo is from today. Temperature 8° C.

Franz,
I would like my plants (only 2) would ever look as yours. Very impressive!
I tried some younger plants outside and they look very bad after some time and finally died.
It was not the cold which killed them but our wet summers. The plants weren't able to turn into the resting stage.

Gerd

[Paddy Tobin]

Franz,

I am amazed how well forward you plant is considering your temperatures are so cold. Despite our milder conditions  my plant is only now putting out its leaves.

Great photograph.

Paddy

[Maggi Young]

Lovely healthy plants, as ever, Franz. It was the wet in summer that was the problem with ours, for sure.

[hadacekf]

Gerd,
You are right, our summer is not as wet as yours.

[Maggi Young]

Haven't seen Guy on the forum in ages. Coax him back.

Guy is around betimes, Paddy. I think winter is bad for him and he has been very busy. He'll pop up one of these days, I expect.

[Lesley Cox]

Darren,
That small gladdy looks super !

I wonder is it Gladiolus maculatus?