April 2015 in the Northern Hemisphere

[olegKon]

To continue your wonderful yellow series - Gymnospermum altaicum of yesterday

[Zdenek]

Four pictures, two first two are however taken in March:
Crocus baytopiorum
Narcissus hedraeanthus
Primula ´Allen Queen´in early April snow
Ranunculus calandrinioides

[meanie]

Salvia gesneriiflora..............

[Robert]

meanie,

Salvia gesneriiflora can be such a beauty! They look great.

Winter blooming here in California.

[Tim Ingram]

Beautiful crocus Zdenek! Wonderful colour in a genus with such a palette of hues.

[meanie]

meanie,

Salvia gesneriiflora can be such a beauty! They look great.

Winter blooming here in California.

The inflorescence could be bigger but as it survived the electric failure I can't really moan. And the seed was only sown last April.

[Matt T]

So much more than just a white buttercup! Ranunculus alpestris is a joy.

[David Nicholson]

So much more than just a white buttercup! Ranunuculus alpestris is a joy.

I just have to have one of those.

[Carolyn]

Me too! Is it growing outside? Does it need winter rain protection? Super plant.

[Matt T]

I find it very easy to grow outside all year round in a trough on an east-facing windowsill with a gritty, moist but free-draining potting mix. It dies back completely in the winter and only showed through a short while ago, exploding into bloom like this and it will continue to flower throughout the summer (4 flushes last year). I suspect my success may be due to our cool climate, our summers are never hot (and only rarely warm!) I got mine from Edrom and they appear to have it in stock now.

[Carolyn]

It's usually fairly cool here too. I think I'll need to have a wee trip over to Edrom...

[Matt T]

Guarantee that you'll come away with more than you intend too 

[Robert]

The inflorescence could be bigger but as it survived the electric failure I can't really moan. And the seed was only sown last April.

Very impressive!

Many years ago I grew Salvia gesneriiflora in a large unheated high tunnel here at the farm. During extreme cold I would put some extra row cover over it. It always survived, however there were a few years when there was die back. Most years it bloomed all winter. Its roots were in the ground so it became gigantic!

From some of your photographs it looks as if things are making a good come back after the greenhouse disaster.

[Philip Walker]

Asarum maximum
Dionysia 'Monika'
Lewisia nevadensis

[fermi de Sousa]

I find it very easy to grow..... I suspect my success may be due to our cool climate, our summers are never hot (and only rarely warm!)...

So it probably won't cope with summers in the 40's (^oC)
 
We'll just enjoy seeing your pics instead!
cheers
fermi