Muscari & relatives 2015

[YT]

Muscari discolor, JJA 689.270. Turkey, Mardin, N of Mardin. 1100m.

[YT]

Muscari azureum, JJA 688.205. Turkey, Kahramanmaras, S of Goksun. 1240m. Cultivated field. Ex. R.& R.Wallis 93-28.

Muscari leucostomum, JJA 689.851. Tadjikistan, no further data. I got the seeds as a substitute for JJA 689.850 but these seedlings don't look like N. leucostomum

[YT]

Muscari pseudomuscari, JJA 690.700. Ex. Iran, Mazandaran, S of Chalus. 1500m. Ledges on limestone cliffs.

Hyacinthella dalmatica 'Grandiflora'

[papapoly]

I am growing from seed (AGS) this hyacinthus species listed as chionophyllus.  Leaves at base are more than 10 mm.  Tube is longer than perianth segments.  I am not sure whether it is orientalis ssp orientalis or orientalis ssp chionophyllus.

Can anyone help?

George 

[Maggi Young]

Some notes from elsewhere in the forum on H. orientalis :

Quote from: Tony Willis on December 29, 2009, 04:57:46 PM
This is Hyacinthus orientalis ssp chionophyllus. I cannot see any difference from ssp orientalis which I also grow. This was discussed earlier in the year.


Quote  from:  Oron Peri on December 29, 2009, 05:58:41 PM
Tony
these turquoise spots on the tube are typical to this ssp. but the more evident differences are the leaves, which are much wider in ssp. chionophyllus and the lobes are the same length as the tube, while in ssp orientalis they are shorter.

It might be that under the conditions you grow them leaves don't show difference due to lack of sun, but in their natural habitat it is quite easy to notice it.
Beautiful plant!!!


http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=1046.msg77630#msg77630   - further discussion and more pictures


Hyacinthus orientalis.
These plants are grown from seeds collected at  low elevation above the Lake of Galilee,
It as an early bloomer, starting mid December. (Oron Peri)

And this question  and pictures from Rimmer De Vries  last year- which strangely, went  unanswered:
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11670.0



"H. orientalis is usually 15-20cm tall in bloom, sometimes more. Leaves four to six, erect, linear to linear-elliptic, 5mm or more wide, more or less channelled. Flowers usually about six to eight but can be fewer or up to twelve, light grey-blue to violet blue, the tubes darker, the lobes one half to four fifths as long as the tube, spreading, then reflexed, spring. Turkey to western Syria, on rocky limestone slopes in scrub, at 400-1600m. H.o. subsp. chionophyllus has leaves 1.2-1.5cm wide and tepal lobes as long as the tube. Turkey, on limestone slopes, screes and cliffs at 1600-2500m, often by melting snow. "

[Yann]

Muscari chalusicum, one of my favorit
Muscari commutatum
Muscari grandifolium ssp populeum ABS4357
Muscari verticillaris

[art600]

Some plants growing in my bulb house recently

Muscari discolor

Muscari sp.

Muscari muscarimi
Muscari muscarimi - 2 weeks later.  Wonderful perfume

[Maggi Young]

I wish we had a scent button - We had Fred Admin's beloved Collie,  Suzie, staying with us recently and  I should have kept her  hostage when he came back from his trip to NZ , until he fixed this! 

[Matt T]

I almost thought you were going to say you wanted to click and smell Collie! 

Having just bathed Moya to remove some unidentified but very smelly bird poo I thought this unlikely 

Puppies ears on the other hand smell gorgeous!

[YT]

I almost thought you were going to say you wanted to click and smell Collie! 

That reminds me the wet dog smell of corked wine

Muscari ‘Early Rose’
Muscari discolor, JJA 689.270

[Yann]

the discolor is nice, muscari muscari has a strong perfum.

[Roma]

This Muscari was grown from seed of 'Pink Sunrise'.  I've also got seedlings from 'Gul' but no flowers this year though there was a small flower spike last year.

[Oron Peri]

Leopoldia cycladica [syn Muscari cycladicum] Ex. Santorini and Leopoldia bicolor Ex. Coastal Israel

[YT]

Leopoldia cycladica [syn Muscari cycladicum] Ex. Santorini and Leopoldia bicolor Ex. Coastal Israel

Both look well established at your place, Oron

[YT]

Muscari armeniacum, ex. pink form Grown from hand pollinated seeds of a slightly darker colour seedling selected from JJA 688.012