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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2008, 08:01:39 PM »
Dear Maggi and Dave,thank you for your nice comment, I am always grateful for such a Kowledgable
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #16 on: March 25, 2008, 11:15:23 AM »
Rudi,

Fantastic pics.  I particularly like the snow topped pics, and the Clematis tenuiloba which looks like a great little plant.  Another Clematis species I've not heard of.  Thanks for posting the pics.
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Min winter temp -8 or -9°C. Max summer temp 40°C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only.

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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #17 on: March 25, 2008, 11:40:29 AM »
The caterpiller is from the swift moth or yellow underwing;
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« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2008, 05:47:53 PM »
« Last Edit: March 25, 2008, 11:47:47 AM by Maggi Young »
Antrim, Northern Ireland Z8
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

All photos taken with a Canon 900T and 230

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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #18 on: March 25, 2008, 02:46:49 PM »
Rudi,

I did wonder whether your Primula 'Aire Mist' was actually Primula 'Aire Waves'. I seem to remember overhearing at a show that the way to distinguish them is the wavy edge to the petals on 'Aire Waves' which your plant seems to show - if I remember correctly, then 'Aire Mist' doesn't have that sinuous appearance to the petals. I think that they were also seedlings from the same plant, so it may not matter that much.

Perhaps someone more knowledgable out there could venture an opinion.

Peter
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #19 on: March 25, 2008, 02:53:57 PM »
I may just have answered my own question; having 'googled' 'Aire Mist' I came up with the following website which shows both forms: www.auriculaandprimula.org.uk/galleries/european_primulas.html

It would seem from their photographs that 'Aire Mist' is a thrum form, whilst 'Aire Waves' is a pin form, which would make yours 'Aire Mist'. Also the petal edges look the same to me!

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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #20 on: March 25, 2008, 03:07:17 PM »
Handy, info, Peter, thank you.
Following this success at answering his own questions, Peter will next astound and entertain us , in the manner of the "two Ronnies" TV programme, by answering "the question after next" ....  8) ;)
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #21 on: March 25, 2008, 04:52:18 PM »
The answer is 489.67  ;D
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #22 on: March 25, 2008, 05:27:49 PM »
See! I told you he was good! 8)
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #23 on: March 27, 2008, 03:10:47 PM »
Here are two violets and a storksbill from the greenhouse

1. Viola willkommii - ex Sierra de Montserrat/Spain
2. Viola scorpiuroides - a shrubby violet from Crete and N. Africa
3. Erodium pelargonifolium (trifolium)

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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #24 on: March 27, 2008, 05:34:06 PM »
Gerd do you know Erodium pelargoniifolium is hardy?
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #25 on: March 27, 2008, 07:09:58 PM »
Mark,
No, it isn't hardy here (USDA 7 b).

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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #26 on: March 28, 2008, 11:36:01 AM »
Here I sit on a cold very wet and windy grey day in Aberdeen.......... what a joy to see the sweet faces of these exquisite violas! And thwe colour of the V. wilkommii! Delicious!   Thank you, Gerd!
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #27 on: March 31, 2008, 09:37:07 PM »
Many thanks for the kind replies,here are some more pictures:
Primula marginata 'Highland Twilight'
Primula X miniera 'Lismore'
Frit.lanceolata
Frit.pinardii from Sultan Dag/Turkey
Gentiana oschtenica, first flowers 3 years after sowing
Saxifraga dinnikii white form
Lewisia tweedyii yellow form,raised by Olga&Ruda Duchac from Czech Republic
and Townsendia nuttallii
Rudi Weiss,Waiblingen,southern Germany,
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #28 on: March 31, 2008, 10:48:37 PM »
A lovely collection here, with real treasures. I especially like the Primula x Miniera `Lismore' as the foliage looks as fine and choice as the flowers.

The flowers of Sax. dinnikii are like big flakes of snow. :)
« Last Edit: March 31, 2008, 10:50:41 PM by Lesley Cox »
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Re: Plants in the Alpine House
« Reply #29 on: March 31, 2008, 11:49:00 PM »
Very strange Gerd that one zone higher means I can grow mine outside. Maybe you should try some seedlings outside.
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When the swifts arrive empty the green house

All photos taken with a Canon 900T and 230

 


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