Sternbergia 2018

[ashley]

Can't help taking another pic of Sternbergia sicula

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But what an amazing sight

It is nice to see so many beautiful Sternbergia.

This hot and dry spring and summer has resulted in very good flowering on my Sternbergia both in sunny and shady areas of the open garden as well as under glass.
Another result of the dryness is also that the flowers emerge before the leaves. In normal (=wet) summers the leaves are very advanced when the flowers come.

Obviously they're very happy there in Denmark Poul.  For those of us without a mediterranean climate it's encouraging to see them perform so well.
In my garden Cyclamen hederifolium is flowering unusually well too, presumably because of the warm summer.

[pehe]

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But what an amazing sight

Obviously they're very happy there in Denmark Poul.  For those of us without a mediterranean climate it's encouraging to see them perform so well.
In my garden Cyclamen hederifolium is flowering unusually well too, presumably because of the warm summer.

Yes they are. I normally have many flowers, but not that many.
My Cyclamen hederifolium is also performing well.

[Yann]

Slugs eat my Sternbergia in the garden hopefully those in the greenhouse are intact (however not the best area to grow)

in less than 5 mn a bush was completely destroyed!

[johnralphcarpenter]

Suddenly, Sternbergia!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Suddenly, Sternbergia!

They do appear all at once, don't they John !  Love them also, here's some S. lutea flowering right now.

[Gerdk]

After this unusual hot summer it is Sternbergia heaven now!
Gerd

[Gerdk]

Here are some Sternbergias from Crete

1. Sternbergia lutea from Afrata
2. - 4. Sternbergia species in the Gipari Gorge
5. Sternbergia sicula from Platanos

According John Richards - ' Sternbergias in Crete ' in AGS Northumberland Diary from October 26th, 2009 the population from Afrata is the only 'lutea' of Crete and most probably introcuced which seems logical because it is found in an abandoned garden close to houses.
In this article the plants from the Gipari Gorge are called 'greuteriana' because of their small flowers.
Here I found  plants with flowers which are quite large and could fit as 'lutea' also.
It seems that a separation between these 'species' is very complicated and it is best to treat them all as a single one with a lot of variation.

Gerd

[Gerdk]

in addition to the pics shown above I add
Sternbergia close to greuteriana from Karpathos.

Gerd

[Luc Gilgemyn]

This is the very compact, short and strong stemmed Sternbergia lutea from Kalathenes (Crete) .  An excellent Melvyn Jope collection.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Always nice to see ....

Here also some flowering Sternbergia...

1 & 2/ Lutea from Mt Pantocrator
3/ Sicula from R&B Wallis
4/ Sicula (?) from Mochos - Crete 
5/ The one from the Selia Gorge

[Gerdk]

Kris, I admire especially the plant from the Selia Gorge! Interesting rounded petals.

Gerd

[Yann]

Gerd near Aryiroúpoli at least 3 forms occurs, so many confusions are possible.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Kris, I admire especially the plant from the Selia Gorge! Interesting rounded petals.
Gerd

Yes indeed Gerd , it is my favourite too ....

[johnralphcarpenter]

Sternbergia sicula (Parnassos).

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Sternbergia greuteriana is producing a first flower - a Norman Stevens collection I believe.