Sternbergia 2014

[johnw]

  Seems a reasonable request........  but it seems Ian is thinking of Teneriffe

I was thinking the very same thing yesterday, one of the Canary Islands.  We could live there, up where the Aeoniums grow where it doesn't get hot.  I wonder which island is the most interesting horticulturally.  One with a few Sichuan restaurants that is.

johnw - +21C

[Gerdk]

It's Sternbergia time here

Sternbergia sicula in a south facing bed and Sternbergia near greuteriana from Karpathos

Gerd

[krisderaeymaeker]

It's Sternbergia time here
Sternbergia sicula in a south facing bed and Sternbergia near greuteriana from Karpathos
Gerd

Very nice to see them like that Gerd .

[Gerdk]

Very nice to see them like that Gerd .

Kris, Thanks for compliments!
Maybe it is worth to add that some Sternbergia sicula 'Dodona Gold' planted nearby did not survive
the harsh winter two years ago.

Gerd

[udo]

in the greenhouse in flower,
a very small Sternbergia greuteriana, stoloniferae form

[johnralphcarpenter]

And Sternbergia greuteriana growing in a sheltered spot outside here. Sorry about the focus, dratted automatic camera!

[Oakwood]

S. colchiciflora as usually fatty flowering. It's only one from all my collections stably blooming every year, completely unpretentious clone from Moldova-Ukraine border

[Pauli]

Hello

 On some clones, when well fed, there are two flowers on the stalk - nice variation!

[pehe]

S. colchiciflora as usually fatty flowering. It's only one from all my collections stably blooming every year, completely unpretentious clone from Moldova-Ukraine border

Impressive Dima!

A few from my garden

1 + 2.Sternbergia lutea
3. Sternbergia greuteriana says the label, but it looks more like a small sicula
4. The same in the rock garden

[krisderaeymaeker]

S. colchiciflora as usually fatty flowering. It's only one from all my collections stably blooming every year, completely unpretentious clone from Moldova-Ukraine border

Amazing Dimitri , that's the clone we wan't to grow ......

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, Thanks for compliments!
Maybe it is worth to add that some Sternbergia sicula 'Dodona Gold' planted nearby did not survive
the harsh winter two years ago.
Gerd

Indeed very interesting and good to know Gerd. It is not the first time I hear that this clone/form is less hardy in our climate..... 

[Gerdk]

Found these markings on Sternbergia leaves the first time -
my question is: are they caused by a disturbance in growth during evolvement of the leaves or v.....?

Any suggestions?

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

Found these markings on Sternbergia leaves the first time -
my question is: are they caused by a disturbance in growth during evolvement of the leaves or v.....?

Any suggestions?

Gerd

Very odd marking horizontally across the leaves , Gerd.  We think a disturbance in growth pattern, perhaps an actual physical damage to the growing leaves.

[Gerdk]

Thank you Maggi! This was also my suggestion.
Strangely the phenomenon happened in 2 pots of 6 and not in a garden bed.

Gerd

[johnstephen29]

Hi could anybody tell me what species of sternbergia this is please. Thanks John.


sternbergia by johnstephen29, on Flickr