Sternbergia 2014

[fermi de Sousa]

First flowers for Sternbergia candida this year - just waiting for some sunny weather to open .
This little clump is growing through a dwarf bearded iris which protects it from summer rain and that infernal echidna which ploughs through the bulb beds in search of ants!
cheers
fermi

[pehe]

The Sternbergia season has started.
In my garden Sternbergia colchiciflora is flowering and S. sicula, early form has leaves.

Poul

[krisderaeymaeker]

The Sternbergia season has started.
In my garden Sternbergia colchiciflora is flowering and S. sicula, early form has leaves.
Poul

Happy to see them Poul. Never tried this one outside here. Maybe I have to give it a go .....

[pehe]

Sternbergia colchiciflora a few days later
Sternbergia sicula Arcadian Sun - the first Sternbergia in my green house, without watering
Sternbergia sicula early form in the open garden

Poul

[krisderaeymaeker]

Sternbergia colchiciflora a few days later
Sternbergia sicula Arcadian Sun - the first Sternbergia in my green house, without watering
Sternbergia sicula early form in the open garden
Poul

Wow , I am stil impressed with the results you have with S. colchiciflora Poul ! Here it is a very bad performer regarding flowering. In al those years it flowered  maybe just two times. I keep it in pot and maybe it is better to give them a spot outside. Another thing , I keep it maybe to warm in summer...
Nevertheless I did buy a new clone from Janis and I hope it shows some flowers .....
'Arcadian Sun ' is in flower in my rockgarden to. Despite a wet summer outside it is flowering wel in the rockgarden. Try to post some pics in a few days . There is one lutea above the soil also.
Al the other Sternbergias are stil sleeping ....

[krisderaeymaeker]

Sternbergia sicula 'Arcadian Sun ' is out in my rockgarden.
Despite an extremely wet july and a lot of rain in august it is flowering wel outside.
I never dig up the bulbs and it is in their for about 7 years. It grows slow and flowers better each year. 

[udo]

here my first flower,
Sternbergia sicula from Crete

[krisderaeymaeker]

here my first flower,
Sternbergia sicula from Crete

A very nice form Dirk .

S. sicula 'Arcadian Sun ' is stil flowering in my rockgarden. This is offcourse a more robust form as yours ...   

[pehe]

Kris, your Sternbergia looks great!
They look look exactly as if they were growing between some rocks in Greece

Poul

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, your Sternbergia looks great!
They look look exactly as if they were growing between some rocks in Greece
Poul

Thanks Poul , this one grows and flowers wel outside. 

[pehe]

1. Sternbergia lutea
2. Sternbergia lutea 'Villa Carlotta'
3 + 4. Sternbergia sicula 'Dodona Gold'
5. Sternbergia colchiciflora

Poul

[pehe]

And finally Sternbergia sicula

Poul

[Maggi Young]

Your flowers are making their own sunshine Poul!

[udo]

Wonderful flowers, Poul

Here my best Sternbergia lutea, grown from 3 bulbs in 20 years.
On this place since around 10 years, without protection over this time.

[Cyril L]

Dirk, Poul and Kris, these sternbergias are providing a fantastic display outside.  Thanks for showing.  I have been trying a few outside since last year but I suspect the summers here are not hot enough to provide good flowering.