Trillium 2008

[Lesley Cox]

Mark, in the open my T. hibbersonii is less than 5cms tall, maybe 4 but in the shade of a little bush of Rhodo. kelecticum it grows to about 7 or 8cms.

[mark smyth]

As it's about to go over 'Joe Elliott' turns a fantastic dark pink. I saw it listed on the internet this week as rivale 'Joe Elliott'

Michael mentions a white rivale. I have but it's spoilt every year by a few spots

[Michael J Campbell]

Some more Trillium rivale.

[Maggi Young]

Oh, my word, Michael has done it again! What  has the man NOT got? Such beautiful T. rivale forms... love the whites but that raspberry ripple one is delicious too! 
As Martin said of your foundling Primula hybrid in the Flowering now page, Michael... it's yummy!
Your "baby" daphnes are farily glowing on their Daphne page, too....fine fat babies they are, too!

[mark smyth]

rivale 004 absolutely stunning  

[mark smyth]

Way back at my first AGS Dublin group discussion weekend someone was selling plants out of the boot of his car. I bought some of his raspberry ripple rivale. They are doing very well in full sun on the rockery

[Maggi Young]

Those are good, Mark... but Michael has been more generous with the raspberry sauce! 

[Paul T]

I think I remember us mooning over that "Raspberry Ripple" forms last year, and for good reason too.  Spectacular colour combination.  I rather like the whites with the pale pinkish stripe to them too.  Yo ucertainly do have some stunning rivale Michael! 

[Diane Whitehead]

They are definitely cutting loose over there.  I've never seen any veined
ones in the wild.

[Paul T]

And then there are the ones with the veining on the leaves as well, that were showed here last year.  Would love to see pics of them this year again if possible please.  I may not have them in my own garden, but I can live vicariously in other people's gardens through this forum (which is afterall half the fun of participating here). 

[mark smyth]

Yesterday I was aerating the compost in one of my compost bins and found a Trillium rhizome. I had broken it's nose off in the process so will not know until next year, or more, if this is my missing 'Snow Bunting'. It was in the process of making new roots. The compost bin has been there for a year. Can this plant survive two years without leaves? How should I look after it this year?

[ranunculus]

I think I remember us mooning over that "Raspberry Ripple" form last year....

Interesting to note that 'mooning' has a slightly different connotation over here Paul...!
Hopefully you aren't going to post any pictures!   

[Susan Band]

Yes Mark, it can survive as a rhizome under ground for that length of time. Since you have broken off its nose it will probably stay under ground for another year or 2 until it produces another nose. If you are lucky next year it will produce extra buds on the rhizome, you will see them as white nodules on the rhizome for the first year and then they will appear above ground in the second. If there is any rhizome attached to the part you broke off plant it as well.
Plant it where you would normally plant it then leave it for a year or 2. If you are careful you can poke about next year and see if anything is happening, Trillium don't really mind being disturbed.

[Paul T]

I think I remember us mooning over that "Raspberry Ripple" form last year....

Interesting to note that 'mooning' has a slightly different connotation over here Paul...!
Hopefully you aren't going to post any pictures!   

Cliff,

It did occur to me that that second connotation could be applied by some.  I wasn't aware that my use of mooning was only an Australian term?  It basically means "going gaa gaa" or something like that, as in a young male was mooning over a particular female... and in that case let us NOT go with your connotation, OK? 

[Lesley Cox]

I think I remember us mooning over that "Raspberry Ripple" form last year....

Interesting to note that 'mooning' has a slightly different connotation over here Paul...!
Hopefully you aren't going to post any pictures!   

Isn't that "spooning?"