Flowers and foliage April 2008

[gote]

Corydalis solida is also one of my favourites. The mice also like it - for its culinary properties not estetical. 
The first is a white 'Penza', the second a bluish 'Penza' The third is a red self sown seedling. It seems that the reds tend to come fairly true.
 Göte

[gote]

Paul
Thank you for your kind words.
Malkensis is as far as I know always white but very slightly creamish white not sparkling bluish
Göte

[gote]

There are so many fantastic Helebores shown on these pages but I think that the original wild is quite charming too. It looks a little twisted this year. That is the result of our winter coming at Easter.
This is a real first-generation immigrant from Cocaeli peninsula Turkey.
Helleborus orientalis of course.
Göte 

[gote]

When I am at the more humble population
Chrysosplenium alternifolium is called 'Gold dusty' in Swedish.
It is supposed to grow in places where there is a spring or where a well could be sunk.
I doubt that it will be seen on the show bench but it is an early nice golden patch in a moist darkish place.
Göte

[Anthony Darby]

Here are two forms of Ranunculus asiaticus and a wee tulip.

[Paul T]

Gote,

Those Corydalis solida are wonderful.  I can't wait to find out what the seedlings from you a couple of years ago end up flowering like.  I'm expecting them to take a couple of years more to flower, as I would imagine they're not quite ideal conditions here!!  Seeing the pics of them here just reminds me of the joys awaiting me when they do flower.  Great pics. 

I tried Chrysosplenium alternifolium here a few years ago but it never came back.  I'd been told it was annual here and would seed each season, but it never came back.  Interesting, although not exactly spectacular!! 

Nice Tulip, Anthony (Yeah, the Ranuncs aren't too bad either!  ).

[derekb]

Two from me Allium akaka,
 this I had from a Forum member but she no longer posts the name on the seed packet was Pulsatilla rosea, I am not sure.

[Maggi Young]

Derek, your pulsatilla reminds me of the fringed forms that I think were shown on the old forum by Gwen Black,  who loved those types and also Ranunculus ficaria forms. 
On Saturday at Edinburgh Show we were saying that we haven't heard or seen much from the Blacks since they moved to Muir of Ord.... if you are out here reading this, Gwen or Johnny do tell  us how  you are keeping 

[mark smyth]

R. asiaticus - I'm green with envy.

The Tulip is most likely T. aucheriana. I havent seen mine this this year. Must have a poke tomorrow

[Gerdk]

Here are some shots from my garden - made around midday today

1. + 2. Anemone pavonina from Macedonia - grown outside without problems
           (with A. blanda - ex wild collected seeds)
3. + 4. Anemone flaccida - small form
5.        Anemone flaccida - as usual
6.        Allium paradoxum - the form with good flowers
7.        Sanguinaria canadensis
8.        Primula denticulata ex wild collected seeds

Gerd

[Gerdk]

and the rest

1. Viola ? riviniana ex Turkey
2. Viola alba x chelmea - a hybrid from Mt. Dirphys, Euboea
3. Viola xanthopetala from the Ussuri region

Gerd

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great Anemone shots Gerd !  They could have been taken in the wild 

Here's some Spring pleasure in my garden :

Erythronium multiscapodium cliftonii - Hep. nobilis and Ranunculus ficaria "Brazen hussy"

[Gerdk]

Great Anemone shots Gerd !  They could have been taken in the wild 

Thank you Luc, my garden seems to be very wild indeed - especially concerning all kinds of weeds which love my beds too 

Your tamed weed Ranunculus ficaria is a fine looking cultivar!

Gerd

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Your tamed weed Ranunculus ficaria is a fine looking cultivar!

Gerd
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It 's not as tame as I'd like it to be Gerd - if I don't dead head it it seeds around like mad !!! 

[annew]

Gerd, your white allium is very pretty, is it well-behaved in the garden?