Sternbergia 2009

[udo]

Sternbergia lutea in S-Turkey, good flowers before comes the first rain

[Maggi Young]

WOW!WOW!WOW!

[Ragged Robin]

They just look magnificent on a sunny slope with that baked earth - what a sight, thanks Dirk 

[Melvyn Jope]

Dirk, thanks for posting these photos, they look fabulous. I hope to see something similar in the Peloponnese in three weeks time.

[Gerdk]

Dirk, it seems you came along Akseki Pass! Interesting to note that this place isn't interesting in spring only.

Gerd

[BULBISSIME]

Superb Udo,
and so nice to see them running in the wild !!

[Tony Willis]

Dirk

they are wonderful,lets hope they still look as good next week when I get there.

[Hans A.]

Thanks Dirk - great pictures of Sternbergia in its habitat!

Here I have made the observation the larger (S. lutea) start to flower some weeks earlier than the smaller ones (S. sicula) -  and S. greuteriana shows it first bud recently -  they all have the same (or very similar) conditions in the open garden.

[Hans A.]

Some more pics before rain starts.
First one I received as S. greuteriana, some different S. sicula and finally one a comperative pic of S. sicula and S. lutea.
S. sicula Dodona Gold, which is said to be one of the most floriferous, did not show any flower after three years growing here

[Anthony Darby]

Sternbergia lutea in S-Turkey, good flowers before comes the first rain

I saw a sight like this in the hills of Corfu many years ago.

[BULBISSIME]

superb Hans, thank's for all this pictures !
The double form is very strange....
and not easy to make difference on pictures between S. sicula and S. greuteriana.

[Gerry Webster]

Fascinating to see the variation Hans. S. sicula 1 looks just like a large form of S. greuteriana while I've never seen a form of S. greuteriana that is quite like your plant.
It's very curious that 'Dodona Gold' doesn't flower for you - are you sure it's true to name?

[Hans A.]

Thanks Fred  - I knew you would like the double form specially

Thanks Gerry,
this S. greuteriana is a form which was distributed by J. Amand in 1994 - it is still not open but i decided to post it as tomorrow the weather should be terribly bad. Depending the wheaterconditions I will take another shot. This flower is about half of the size of the smallest S. sicula (S.s.5).
Dodona Gold is from PC so it should be correct - I suppose it is my fault it does not want to flower as I always heard it would do fine also if it is planted in suboptimal conditions - it seems conditions where I planted it are too suboptimal

[dominique]

Thank you Hans. Nice pics and plants, especially odd looking S. double
Dom

[Oron Peri]

Fantastic photos Hans and dirk
By the way Hans , more photos i see of S. greuteriana ans less i notice the differens between the species, do you notice any differens in its habits or size?