April 2021 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Hoy]

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Hoy your Corydalis is a lovely shade of blue do you know which one it is?

Shelagh, 

Sorry I have no name for it. I have purchased different ones from Janis Ruksans and they have  self sown around.

[ruweiss]

Magnolia stellata and M.soulangeana. It is a pity,that the weather gets colder. The first picture of M.x soulangeana
is from last friday and the second one from this evening.

[ruweiss]

Here is the second one:

[kris]

Spring has finally arrived in Saskatoon. Colchicum vernum  in the garden

[kris]

Galanthus is easy to grow in warmer climate but not in Saskatoon. Got 3 different species as fresh bulbs from Diane whitehead (Thanks Diane) 3 years ago in summer. Every year the plants suffer because of cold spring. This year is much better

Galanthus nivalis


Galanthus elwesii


Galanthus woronowii

[Herman Mylemans]

Kris, nice to see that you have spring! Here previous week it was 20°C and now it is snowing!

[kris]

Herman next week forecast says the temperature may dip to -8C

[David Lyttle]

Our first Melicytus alpina came from John Dennis and the two we have now are seedlings from the original. A member of the Violaceae family the flowers are minute. It usually floweres in time for Glasgow Show and after judging we put out a magnifying glass so  people could see the flowers all of them hanging under the branches.

Hello Shelagh, Its nice to see you think Melicytus alpinus is a garden worthy plant. The flowers are beautifully shown in your photo. The species is a complex aggregate and not  well resolved taxonomically. There are forms that are quite large shrubs and others that are small alpines. I have a scree form growing in a large clay pot that I call Melicytus 'Ida' tag named from the locality from which I collected it. Its a nice low shrub and branches spread underground through the stones in the scree. There are also high alpine forms that grow only a few centimetres in height and they seem to maintain this growth form in cultivation. Larger shrubby forms are quite common and are known as porcupine plants. However the new growth is quite soft and is heavily browsed by possums and hares.

[Leena]

Galanthus woronowii

Hi Kris, it is nice to see the snow has melted also over there.
I think this one is G.elwesii by the look of flowers and leaves, maybe your G.woronowii has disappeared. Here in my garden it is the least hardy one of those three, and I have lost some of them. I'm not sure if to cold or to too wet, possibly a combination.

Here it snowed also last night, the cold seemed to go very south when it also snowed in Belgium!
This is 'Lerinda' this morning, but now snow is melting and sun is shining (+4C).
Cyclamen coum in snow, and Helleborus in bud.

[Tristan_He]

Spring has finally arrived in Saskatoon. Colchicum vernum  in the garden

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That's beautiful Kris! I had always thought this plant was a little insipid, but this photo is making me have a rethink.

[ruweiss]

We also had some snow today and hope, that it gets warmer again soon.

[kris]

Hi Kris, it is nice to see the snow has melted also over there.
I think this one is G.elwesii by the look of flowers and leaves, maybe your G.woronowii has disappeared. Here in my garden it is the least hardy one of those three, and I have lost some of them. I'm not sure if to cold or to too wet, possibly a combination.

Here it snowed also last night, the cold seemed to go very south when it also snowed in Belgium!
This is 'Lerinda' this morning, but now snow is melting and sun is shining (+4C).
Cyclamen coum in snow, and Helleborus in bud.

Hi Leena  I don't know much about the flowers. I got the bulbs as Galanthus woronowi. It is different in the sense that the flowers are bigger compared to other ones and the clump never got bigger. I will change it to Galanthus sp. Can some one can identify the correct name please?

[kris]

That's beautiful Kris! I had always thought this plant was a little insipid, but this photo is making me have a rethink.

Thanks Tristan. The bulbs look nice with flowers. I love it. Also in Saskatoon we can't grow many other Colchicum sp. It is too darn cold here.

[Diane Whitehead]

Hi Kris,

I am so pleased that the snowdrops have survived.

Woronowii has broad bright green leaves.

Elwesii has broad grayish green leaves and the tips are pinched together.

Nivalis  has narrower grayish green leaves.  I think the ones I sent you have double flowers.

[Leena]

Hi Leena  I don't know much about the flowers. I got the bulbs as Galanthus woronowi. It is different in the sense that the flowers are bigger compared to other ones and the clump never got bigger. I will change it to Galanthus sp.

G.elwesii has two green markings in the inner of the flower (that is what made me think they are G.elwesii), I don't think G.woronowii ever does. And the leaves are different like Diane wrote.
Whatever you have, it is so good that they have survived your winters and bring you white early flowers:).