Sternbergia 2015

[pehe]

David, nice to see that you finally succeded!

[David Nicholson]

Thank you Poul, it would be nice to see two flowers next year!

[hadacekf]

Sternbergia lutea loves my lawn.

[Maggi Young]

They look very happy indeed in your lawn, Franz.  It is a joy to see them.

[Matt T]

It may look nothing to you mate but to me it's a miracle ...

Congratulations, David! Some things really are worth waiting for.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Sternbergia greuteriana just coming into flower.

[Maggi Young]

Photo from KAVB on facebook:

Koninklijke Algemeene Vereeniging voor Bloembollencultuur (KAVB)


Wim Granneman uit Hillegom showt Sternbergia op glas. De linker twee zijn triploide en de rechter twee komen uit Ligurië. Vermoedelijk is het niet S. lutea maar mogelijk S. sicula. S. lutea heeft een bijna zwarte bolhuid.


Which translates approximately as :
Wim Granneman from Hillegom shows sternbergia on glass. The two on the left are triploid and the two on the right come from Liguria.  Perhaps it is not S. lutea but possibly S.  sicula.
S. Lutea has an almost black bulb coat.

[Matt T]

Those poor bulbs! A little profligate to be growing Sternbergia in this fashion, no? I'm simply irked because we struggle to flower them here. Bonny flowers.

[johnw]

Those poor bulbs! A little profligate to be growing Sternbergia in this fashion, no? I'm simply irked because we struggle to flower them here. Bonny flowers.

Never flowered a one here Matt so don't feel bad.  Not even the first year after importing from a place where they set flowers.

johnw

[Matt T]

I have a couple in flower/bud now but they are new bulbs bought this season so have clearly had a summer in much better climes.  However, one potful that I acquired last year is pushing up a bud despite our miserable summer - so excited!!

[johnw]

Which species is budded for you Matt? Perhaps it's time again to torture ourselves with this Genus.........

john - a warm summer night, rare this late in the year, 18c at 23:23

[Matt T]

Hi John,
I picked it up as S. lutea, but the leaves are more like those of S.sicula. I suspect that it may be the plant known as S. lutea var. angustifolia (or 'Angustifolia' if you prefer). The identity of that plant is unclear and might be a hybrid, but it seems to be the easiest and most reliable. I'll post a pic when it's out - hoping that it doesn't bloom and go over whilst I'm away at the Discussion Weekend...  There may well be a spare bulb at repotting time next year, I'll let you know.
M

[ebbie]

Sternbergia sicula after a hot, dry summer.

[johnralphcarpenter]

First bit of sunshine for days, and Sternbergia greuteriana has opened fully.

[johnw]

Hi John,
There may well be a spare bulb at repotting time next year, I'll let you know. M

Thanks for the offer Matt, sadly I'm on the wrong side of the pond for bulbs.

john