alpine and subalpine Plants from New Zealand

[Leucogenes]

No, Thomas ... you aren't any more crazy than most of us ... we all dream of plants, habitats and winning Farrer and Forrest Medals ... it's called addiction. 

... Then I am calmed, Cliff.

However, I do not dream of medals. There are not these shows and competitions with us in Germany. I think this is a speciality on the island. But this is another subject.

 In any case, I am not gladly I the only one am which thinks nearly 24 hours of plants. So my woman sometimes has foam before the mouth. 😅

[ranunculus]

Quote: "However, I do not dream of medallions. There are not these shows and competitions with us in Germany. I think this is a speciality on the island".

... But you might if you lived and gardened in the UK and had these magnificent shows on your doorstep ...then your lady could accompany you to the shows and even, perhaps, become involved. 

[Leucogenes]

Today I have discovered, that my copy of H. pauciramosa var. masonae has increased several times by seed. I have this plant already some years, but she has never increased. In the picture one sees a seedling between Lepidothamnus laxifolius... the presumably smallest Konifere of the world. 😊

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

Last Saturday I bought at a rock plant nursery, this Raoulia haastii.
My questions to David are.
Is it the correct name for this plant. My experience with NZ pillow plants is still in its infancy.
I would like to plant him in one of my troughs. The soil mix is 1/3 grit 2-6 mm coarse river sand 1/3 and 1/3 clay - peat mix.
During the wet winter in the Netherlands I give a shelter to all the NZ plants.
Are the pictures good enough?

[Leucogenes]

Hello Jan,

I allows to answer to me your questions.

This is the right name. You will take big pleasure with this Raoulia haastii. It is a miraculous Raoulia. She is very hard and firm. In winter she becomes brown and looks as deadly. A fantastic feeling is to be seen if it awakes in the spring again. I protect my NZ alpine in winter with a Thermo - fleece. My substrate exists of 1/3 sour earth (for Rodos), 1/3 coarse sand and 1/3 fine grits. With native NZ I renounce a big drainage. Thus the earth remains longer humid.
However, these Raoulia haastii can grow with ideal conditions relatively fast. My two plants have developed very well. You should consider this maybe if you want to use a trough. Perhaps, a place is better in the Alpinum.

I think David still better information for you / to us has.

Thomas

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

Hello Jan,

I allows to answer to me your questions.

This is the right name. You will take big pleasure with this Raoulia haastii. It is a miraculous Raoulia. She is very hard and firm. In winter she becomes brown and looks as deadly. A fantastic feeling is to be seen if it awakes in the spring again. I protect my NZ alpine in winter with a Thermo - fleece. My substrate exists of 1/3 sour earth (for Rodos), 1/3 coarse sand and 1/3 fine grits. With native NZ I renounce a big drainage. Thus the earth remains longer humid.
However, these Raoulia haastii can grow with ideal conditions relatively fast. My two plants have developed very well. You should consider this maybe if you want to use a trough. Perhaps, a place is better in the Alpinum.

I think David still better information for you / to us has.

Thomas

Thanks thomas
I will consider putting him in the crevice. Like my australis.

[t00lie]

Lovely to see Raoulia haastii doing well in cultivation .

In the wild the growths can be quite substantial .....Tasman Valley . Aoraki /Mt Cook National Park.

Cheers Dave.

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

Lovely to see Raoulia haastii doing well in cultivation .

In the wild the growths can be quite substantial .....Tasman Valley . Aoraki /Mt Cook National Park.

Cheers Dave.

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Wow, thanks Dave.
Beautiful picture.

[Leucogenes]

A photo like a piece of art... Dave.

In front the nice R. haastii and in the background this breathtaking mountain landscape. How the sky on earth. I do not hope this my R. haastii so largely becomes. Then I still have place for R. exima, R. grandiflora, Haastia singclairii and Haastia pulvinaris.

At least in my dreams. 😂😂

Many thanks for the great photo... Dave

Thomas

[gerrit]

What a superbe view: Raoulia and mountains.

[David Lyttle]

I do not have any Raoulia haastii pictures to post so I will post this instead; Anisotome pilifera just beginning to flower in my garden.

[Leucogenes]

And again a plant which I do not know yet... David. Very interesting.

Particularly I like the form of the foliage very well. In which area of life does this plant seem? Does this plant become even bigger or does remain they so nicely small?

The blossom looks a little bit similar, how to the type Acillea... fantastically.

Thomas

[Leucogenes]

Hello, David, Hello, Dave.

I got the last week fresh seeds of Carmichaelia rivularis. However, I find no further information about this kind on the Internet. I would become me very much about infos and pictures of C. rivularis are glad. There is with the type Carmichaela also very big kinds. Therefore, would become me particularly the maximum size of C. rivularis interest. Since, unfortunately, I do not have endlessly a lot of place. 😊

many thanks and the best greetings...
Thomas

[Maggi Young]

Thomas, search for info on  Carmichaelia rivulata and you may have more success.

[Leucogenes]

Hello, Maggi.

Many thanks for correction. I will try to investigate some infos about this plant. This is sometimes a problem if one gets seed with false name. however, 😉

I think that the most reliable information of our New Zealand specialists comes. Their botanical knowledge is really very impressive for me.

Over again many thanks.

Thomas