Trillium 2014

[Mavers]

A couple of photos of trillium Kurabayashii in my garden.

This form is quite short with well marked leaves & 'flowers' nearly 10cms long.

[Maggi Young]

A couple of photos of trillium Kurabayashii in my garden.

This form is quite short with well marked leaves & 'flowers' nearly 10cms long.

Already a nice clump and making good new  growth.

[Mavers]

Two more trilliums photographed last evening, t.albidum & grandiflorum.

The t. albidum originally came from Keith Wiley as a single stem about 5 years ago.

[annew]

T albidum is a favourite of mine because of its fabulous scent of roses - been smelling it today.

[Mavers]

Yes I love it too Anne, I'm cross pollinating the albidum pictured with the large flowered kurabayashii .......hopefully to get some pinky coloured ones. I have young plants from a previous cross showing varying shades but not the pink I'm looking for.

[Diane Whitehead]

I did that, and I'm not pleased with the colour that resulted.

Here are a few of my Trillium albidum x kurabayashi.

[Maggi Young]

I see what you mean, Diane - those are a tad "muddy".

With first generation ( F1) hybrids there can be some odd colours -for instance at the F1 examples of Crocus  x gotoburgensis - I found them rather odd but the  subsequent generations are more attractive.
This is something recognised in hybridisation, I think.   So perhaps  further crossing is called for for those wishing to pursue this. What is a few extra years between friends? 

[Philip Walker]

T.erectum
T.pusillum
T.grandiflorum

[Shadylanejewel]

I did that, and I'm not pleased with the colour that resulted.

Here are a few of my Trillium albidum x kurabayashi.

I did T. kurabayashii x albidum and either I bombed at the cross or ?  There just doesn't seem to be much difference if any from my T. kurabayashii.     Two finally bloomed this year.  Seed sown in 2008.

So perhaps  further crossing is called for for those wishing to pursue this. What is a few extra years between friends? 

So I'm going to try again next year......

[Shadylanejewel]

T.erectum
T.pusillum
T.grandiflorum

Very nice looking plants Philip!

Although, I'm thinking your T. erectum may be T. sulcatum

[Philip Walker]

Thanks Julie.I'm a novice so I have to go with the name it comes with.It's always good to get the correct name.

[ian mcenery]

Here a few shots from me

T grandiflorum roseum

a general shot of some trilliums where they are doing well

T rivale a veined leaf form from Anne Wright



. Thank you Anne


Also T decumbens a new acquisition and since photo  with partly eaten leaf - slugs

[ashley]

Beautiful plants and pictures Ian.
Obviously your gastropods are gastronomes too 

[ian mcenery]

Beautiful plants and pictures Ian.
Obviously your gastropods are gastronomes too 

 

Ashley it's amazing how the slugs and snails can read the price tag. Either that or there is a correlation between rarity and taste . Over the last couple of weeks I have been waging war but they still come

[jomowi]

T albidum is a favourite of mine because of its fabulous scent of roses - been smelling it today.

Agreed Anne.  Here is the one I left behind when I moved after 41 years.  Don't think the Trillium was quite that old. I tried to count the flowers and gave it up as impossible after 100+.  The replacement seedling in my new garden has 2 flowers.  I won't live long enough to see it match its parent!