Muscari ... and some relatives 2009

[Janis Ruksans]

Muscari armeniacum Wallis Pink

super Muscari, Janis, is Wallis Pink the same as "Gul"?

Yes, it is GUL (when I got it - it was not still named and on my fails still as Wallis Pink).
Janis

[I.S.]

I would like to share some of mine photos from this group. I am trying to identifie them by lokal records.
Can anybody confirm me If they are right!
 

[Janis Ruksans]

Quite rare in collections but very beautiful Muscari auchadra
Janis

[Oron Peri]

Ibrahim, they look all correct names to me, must say the second has particular leaves , very wide  and grow in two parallel levels which isn't common with muscari...

Janis,
we were discusing this mysterious  species earlier, do you have any information regarding its origins? and is it the album form of M. auchadra?

[I.S.]

Oron thank you very much for confirmation. For second one, they do not have all parallel leaves.
But they were have superb scent!

[Janis Ruksans]

Ibrahim, they look all correct names to me, must say the second has particular leaves , very wide  and grow in two parallel levels which isn't common with muscari...

Janis,
we were discusing this mysterious  species earlier, do you have any information regarding its origins? and is it the album form of M. auchadra?

No, I have no information. I baught it only last year and suppose it is coming from initially wild collected plants. Afraid that collector will keep locality in secret, but it is very nice. Nothing similar I have between others.
Janis

[Sinchets]

It would be interesting to know who collected your M.auchadra, Janis, to try and work out more about the species.
Flowering today Muscari species nova 'Sky Blue'.

[Janis Ruksans]

Now entering greenhouse where Muscari blooms I feel as entering parfume shop. For few muscari...
Janis

 Muscari macrocarpum Chris Brickell -05.
 Muscari muscarimi HN-06 -01
 Muscari muscarimi Society's Cream

[Lesley Cox]

Those last two are super. Is the 'Chris Brickell' macrocarpum different from the "ordinary" one?

[Paul T]

Janis,

Love those last two.  Beautiful.  I have macrocarpum but have still never managed to flower it despite having it for a lot of years. 

[Janis Ruksans]

Those last two are super. Is the 'Chris Brickell' macrocarpum different from the "ordinary" one?

Darker yellow
Janis

[Janis Ruksans]

Janis,

Love those last two.  Beautiful.  I have macrocarpum but have still never managed to flower it despite having it for a lot of years. 

It never bloomed with me outside, need hot summer, don't like annual repotting as roots are perennial. Excellently blooms in greenhouse. Don't know about Dutch stocks, they mostly are virused, so flowers more poorly. I rebuild stock of macrocarpum from seeds. Seedlings were healthy.
Janis

[Paul T]

Janis,

Hot summer here is not a problem.  I think I just need to put mine into bigger pots to give them more room.  I have tried not to repot the last few years as I knew they resented disturbance.  The next thing I try I think will be the more root space in a larger pot.

Thanks for your thoughts on them.  If I can get them to flower I will try to collect seed and start some new ones fresh and see how they go.

[Sinchets]

Paul, have you enough M.macrocarpum to try some outside? I am growing some from seed and my intention is to have them on the same sunny slope as I have M.muscarimi growing just now. The site is shaded by trees in summer and bone dry.

[Lesley Cox]

Paul, my macrocarpum are from Marcus H and flowered outside in a pot the first year, and have done so the 2 years since.