February in the Northern Hemisphere

[Dionysia]

Thank you Francosi. First show of the year tomorrow and we've just had a nightmare trying to load the car in 60mph winds and occasional torrential rain. Only one pane broken in the greenhouse (so far) and I've been able to replace it. Must have happened within the last few minutes as the plants didn't get wet.
Paul

[ikizzeki]

I am not good at gardening and computing but eager to learn more. Early in the morning I have gone to garden which is 25 km away from city centre and almost in the middle of woodland, explored a new muscari in it. Now I am trying to identify it..

[Maggi Young]

Izzet, if you email your picture to me at    info@srgc.org.uk  I will post it for you.

 Best wishes,

 Maggi

[Maggi Young]

   

I am not good at gardening and computing but eager to learn more. Early in the morning I have gone to garden which is 25 km away from city centre and almost in the middle of woodland, explored a new muscari in it. Now I am trying to identify it..

The mystery plant :

[Maggi Young]

Thank you Francosi. First show of the year tomorrow and we've just had a nightmare trying to load the car in 60mph winds and occasional torrential rain. Only one pane broken in the greenhouse (so far) and I've been able to replace it. Must have happened within the last few minutes as the plants didn't get wet.
Paul

 

Hope all going to the AGS Caerleon Show  got there and back safely.  I hear that Bob and Rannveig Wallis won the Farrer with a big pot of Iris hyrcana. 

[Catwheazle]

"Sunday walk" Today, when my dogs.
Föhn (=warm wind from south over the Alpes) .... has caused a miracle last days.
Now spring has begun here between the snow remains.
Leucojum vernum, Hepatica nobilis in the woods...
Sturnus vulgaris  in my garden is back from south since today :-)

Bernd

[Dionysia]

Maggi, you are right, Bob and Rannveig did indeed deservedly win the Farrer medal with Iris hyrcana. It was in fact only in a 19cm pot, part of their 6 pan, put was absolutely packed and evenly flowered. We did get our car back on Friday afternoon with a new £250 boot switch but the problem recurred on Friday evening on the way to our local group meeting! We eventually sorted it ourselves by spraying the mechanism with a water repellent. The car behaved impeccably on show day. The garage will be receiving a visit on Monday morning!!!!!
Paul

[Tim Ingram]

Three very different plants flowering in the garden now: Iris 'Clairette' - one of the loveliest of all reticulata types that has settled down nicely in gritty soil (we've never done too well with many others, must try harder); Hacquetia epipactis 'Thor' - always very early and delightful to see appearing in February with the snowdrops (annoyingly difficult to propagate and of course everyone wants it!); and one of the legion of winter heathers (like dwarf conifers these seem to have languished in obscurity for a long time, but they really are lovely plants grown amongst others, and give a sense of the open moors).

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Draba sphaeroïdes seeded around nicely over the years !

[Paul T]

Maggi,

The mystery plant reminds of me Brimeura in that bud form.  Do Muscari have that crimped "cap" look to them?  For some reason that shape for Brimeura has lodged itself in my mind, but not for Muscari?  What do others think?

[Hillview croconut]

Hi, 

In what province did Izzet photograph the plant? Cheers, Marcus

[Maggi Young]

He just says 25km from city centre of Antalya........ he will tell us more when he sees this, I hope.

[ashley]

I am not good at gardening and computing but eager to learn more. Early in the morning I have gone to garden which is 25 km away from city centre and almost in the middle of woodland, explored a new muscari in it. Now I am trying to identify it..

Izzet, I think it looks like Hyacinthella heldreichii but it's hard to be sure from the photo.  A lovely plant though

[fenius]

Thanks David!  I have a few more this week, too!
My first ever galanthus - I think it is woronowii so no scent :-(
edgeworthia with a lovely scent
a cyclamen with an equally lovely scent - haven't id it yet
and finally, andromeda polifolia!

[Hillview croconut]

Hi,  I agree with Ashley, its in the right place and, even though it's part its prime, it matches the description. I grow this species and H. lazulina both from Archibald seed. Cheers,  Marcus