March 2014 in the Northern Hemisphere

[johnralphcarpenter]

Camellia japonica 'San Dimas' and Camellia x williamsii 'Jury's Yellow'

[Anne Repnow]

I posted this little fellow before elsewhere on the forum. But it looked so pretty today that I had to take another photo: Olsynium douglasii

[Mike Ireland]

Looking fine outside at the moment are,
Asphodelus acaulis
Corydalis malkensis
Hacquetia epipactis Thor

[ranunculus]

Images in one of my troughs taken yesterday (before this morning's rain) and a narcissus taken on a walk locally ...

[David Nicholson]

One from the garden today- Omphalodes cappadocia 'Cherry Ingram'

[Menai]

I posted this little fellow before elsewhere on the forum. But it looked so pretty today that I had to take another photo: Olsynium douglasii

I have been growing this since 2005 from wild collected seed but have only managed to flower it three times. The first was flattened by storms, the second was eaten by mouse or slug and the third is opening at the moment but as it is blowing 32mph I do not have much hope for a photo tomorrow. Do you have any tips to increase my bloom count? I have 5 plants in a 19cm pan.

Thanks

Erle
Anglesey

[astragalus]

Marvelous troughs, Cliff.  What a color display!  How about some plant names?

[ranunculus]

Thanks Anne, plants in my troughs and in my tiny scree area usually lose their labels very quickly, so I have relied on Adrian Young this time to prompt me that the wonderfully coloured sax' is probably S. Peach Melba, primula wanda is obvious, the pulsatilla is a VERY inexpensive garden centre vulgaris (less than a pound) and the pink sax' was purchased from Gerd Stopp a number of years ago, but lost it's label to a visiting albatross or similar.

[David Nicholson]

........................so I have relied on Adrian Young this time to prompt me that the wonderfully coloured sax' is probably S. Peach Melba........

Cliff, I wonder if there is more than one Sax going under the title of 'Peach Melba'? Here is mine bought some years ago under that label that I posted yesterday in the Saxifraga thread. Photo not up to your inimitatable standard.

[ranunculus]

Hi David, a search on Google images produces photographs of both our plants and a host of others.  Adrian, assistance please?

[Catwheazle]

Daphne mezereum growong from seed :-)
and an unknows Pulsatilla .... the first who is flowering.

Bernd

[Anne Repnow]

I have been growing this since 2005 from wild collected seed but have only managed to flower it three times. The first was flattened by storms, the second was eaten by mouse or slug and the third is opening at the moment but as it is blowing 32mph I do not have much hope for a photo tomorrow. Do you have any tips to increase my bloom count? I have 5 plants in a 19cm pan.
Thanks
Erle
Anglesey

Hi, Erle
actually I planted them out in the garden in a semishaded place which is very well drained. I expect from their natural habitat in mountain meadows they would enjoy a sunny spot, too.  I found they are completely unimpressed by frost or dry conditions in the summer.
Olsynium douglasii actually received an AGM in 1993.

[Anne Repnow]

I can't have to many of these...

Tulipa humilis 'Persian Pearl'
Tulipa humilis 'Alba (Coerulea Oculata)'

[art600]

Most tulips are too big, but these two are also my favourites

[Leena]

Bolinopsis, lovely tulips.
I planted also 'Persian Pearl' last autumn, can't wait to see how they look in real life.