Flowers and foliage March 2008

[Lvandelft]

Tony this one from Greece is a beautiful one.
But did you see on the M. macbethianum what I see?   

[mark smyth]

I see them also. It is way too warm again here now and they are multiplying fast. All my Crocus were sparyed today after work.

[Tony Willis]

Oh the shame,I feel like throwing myself into the pond!Will I ever be able to post again  Not to worry it was last years photograph,it has been too nice to take pics this week I have spent all my time weeding.They will be dead by now,but what fine specimens they were.

here are a couple more.

[Paul T]

Tony,

I love that macbethianum.  What a cutie!! 

[Katherine J]

No Göte, it is not viride. This plant is very small every year (max 10cm)

Isn't it dumetorum?

Is this the same?

[Katherine J]

Sorry, here is my pic:

[SueG]

Tony
I'm deeply envious that you get the M mcbethianum to flower - not of the greenfly, that I can do myself quite well - I can keep them alive but not flower - any tips on how to induce flowering?
Sue

[gote]

Really nice to see so many Muscari. Wish I had some of them.

Michael,
You are not alone. I googled M. americanum and got several hits. I misread myself all the time.

Luc
I tried to google Sjaak deGroot but they are to many. Does he sell retail and has he a homepage?
If Thomas can grow Tecophilea outside in Hessen I am tempted to try myself.

I lost my azureums many years ago and now I cannot find a supplier. A nursery anyone?

Göte   

[Luc Gilgemyn]

I've never been in touch with Sjaak de Groot Gote - can't help there.

If you don't find any M. azureum, pm me - mine are getting a bit congested and I might lift them next summer... if I don't forget by then... 

[Thomas Huber]

I've never been in touch with Sjaak de Groot Gote - can't help there.

If you don't find any M. azureum, pm me - mine are getting a bit congested and I might lift them next summer... if I don't forget by then... 

Luit told me, that Sjaak only sells to wholesale dealers 

[Tony Willis]

Sue

I cannot give you any real clues other than how I grow all my muscari.They are repotted in July into J.I (whatever number I have in the shed) with extra grit and kept moist until they die down in summer when they are almost dry.I find a lot of species(I do not know what they are of course with a few exceptions)do well such as nos 82 and 117 pictured below but others such as mirum slowly fade away and have never flowered. Some which appear easy such as aucheri which grows in very wet cold conditions have good and bad years. Perhaps the Mc... flower head was racing skyward to escape the greenfly crawling up the stem.

here are another couple of species

[Tony Willis]

Here is a picture of my H. dumetorum.It is a tiny delicate looking plant which I collected in Hungary in 1997.Being quite rare I kept it in a pot until last year when it was released into the garden This was a bit like the Goverments early release system for criminals and to reduce the greenhouse population lots of plants were sent out into the garden to make their own way or die. The hellebore has thrived in a dryish spot under a hawthorn.It is about 25cms high and is quite distinctive,not at all like viride

[derekb]

  Muscari macrocarpum golden fragrance.
 And a pot of something that is not what was on the packet.

Derek

[ashley]

Muscari macrocarpum golden fragrance.

Nice muscari Derek, and it looks less inclined to recline than mine!

And a pot of something that is not what was on the packet.

Romulea, probably bulbocodium I'd say.
 

[Michael J Campbell]

A few in flower yesterday when we had some sunshine.

Moraea tricolor
Moraea tricolor detail
Moraea atropunctata
Moraea atropunctata detail