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Rob

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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #225 on: April 20, 2008, 03:14:54 PM »
Hi Hagen

I've just been out and photographed the largest trillium in my garden. The flower is nearly 10cm

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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #226 on: April 20, 2008, 03:52:40 PM »
On the sunny side of the garden I find two Douglasia or should it be Androsace?
1. Douglasia laevigata
2. Douglasia nivalis
Hard to find the correct color in the sun. This is the best I could get.
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #227 on: April 20, 2008, 05:36:42 PM »
Lovely Trilliums, Guys!

Kenneth, here in the homeland of David Douglas....we prefer to think of these plants as Douglasias!! 8)
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #228 on: April 20, 2008, 07:04:20 PM »
Oh, Rob,
your trillium are great, too great for me? Or would you swap?? Cause your t.sessile are very fine mottled(spotted).
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #229 on: April 20, 2008, 07:55:18 PM »
Some Gentiana and ...

Gentiana forms, Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex' more  gentians, Fritillaria imperialis forms
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #230 on: April 20, 2008, 10:22:39 PM »
Great collection of pictures!  I 'll have to wait a couple of months before I see mine open.  Is one of the gentians the cultivar 'Iceberg' ?  We have one at the Botanical garden that looks like the icy-blue one shown.
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #231 on: April 20, 2008, 10:48:51 PM »
A few more Trillium rivale to show variation in flower and colour
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #232 on: April 20, 2008, 10:57:01 PM »
More super "babies" Michael ! That deep pink is luscious - I don't think we have any so deep in colour :(
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #233 on: April 20, 2008, 11:09:20 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on April 20, 2008, 10:57:01 PM
More super "babies" Michael ! That deep pink is luscious.

Yes indeedy!! Wow!   :o
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #234 on: April 20, 2008, 11:16:39 PM »
Hi Hagen, Yes I'd swap a trillium

Michael, That first pink trillium rivale looks great

Here is a picture of a pulsatilla from my garden today.

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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #235 on: April 21, 2008, 12:35:25 AM »
The deep raspberry-pink T. rivale is certainly luscious as you say Maggi but I also think the pure white second one is very beautiful.

But now, I've had an enlarged look at it and it's not pure white at all! but has pink veins. No less beautiful though.
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #236 on: April 21, 2008, 08:39:36 AM »
Michael,

That deep pink T. rivale is To Die For!!!!!  Absolute corker!!

Hans,

Love that yellow Frit imperialis.

And Rob and Haagen,

Your Trilliums are beautiful, but I particularly like those lovely markings!!
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #237 on: April 21, 2008, 11:59:50 AM »
I second that. I have never seen a rivale so pink! :o
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #238 on: April 21, 2008, 12:37:39 PM »
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Re: Flowers and foliage April 2008
« Reply #239 on: April 21, 2008, 06:46:47 PM »
Thanks for the comments on the trilliums, I have been trying to breed a good pink for 15 years and I think that I am getting there very very slowly.
Now for a pure white. !When is my pension due!?

cheers.

Michael
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