Sternbergia 2009

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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

A nice collection!
Your Sternbergias looks very natural, I like that.

My Dodona Gold is from PC too. The first couple of years there was only few flowers, but now they are very floriferous. It seems they like to be congested to flower well.

Poul

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Some of my Sternbergias in the garden.

1. Sicula Dodona Gold from PC
2. Greuteriana from PC flowers well this year
3. The same in sunshine
4. Size comparison of greuteriana and Dodona Gold
5. Lutea Autumn Gold

Poul

[Oakwood]

Marvelously blooming sternbergias, Poul!!!  It's in alpine house or outside?

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Thank you Dimitri,

I grow them outside, unprotected.

Poul

[David Nicholson]

Lovely show Poul.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

They seem to be enjoying themselves Poul !! 

[Gerry Webster]

Very impressive Poul.

[Ragged Robin]

Real gold, wonderful to see Poul and they seem to like being close to your habitat!

[Oakwood]

After seen so fat  blooming of Poul's strnbrs, I post my reliably full-hardy S. colchiciflora from Moldova steppes. This year some unique bulbs of it firstly gave 4 flwrs instead 1-2 as usually! I think our hot summer passed that baked them so good 
Other story about S. colchiciflora from Crimean jajla (1000 m) that push only fat leaves this year, any flwr in the same culture conditions ....

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Thanks for the kind comments from all of you!

Dimitri: Your colchiciflora are outstanding! Many of us (including me) have problems with them. Often we do not see the flower, but in the spring a seedpod indicate that it has flowered below the soil surface.
The pink one on the last photo is that a meredana/colchicum montana or have you painted a St. colchiciflora?

Poul

[Oakwood]

Poul! But I have a problem with other fall-flowering St. species growing quiet well with you 
I have 2 clones of colchiciflora and both aren't from Turkey or Iran or Syria. Never saw them flowering under soil but read about this phenomenon in wild when the climate is so hot that flowers don't appeare outdoors. But in Europe the climate isn't hot at all!!! Why does it bloom under soil with you??? Poul, do you have an intention try to grow one of my colchiciflora clones at you?

The pink one is Merendera montana- you are right! They are so so similar by petal forms!!!! so I could not resist making their joint portrait!

[BULBISSIME]

Dimitri,
congratulations for your successfull growth of S. colchiciflora !
nice clump and good idea to join it with (Merendera) Colchicum montanum.

[Oakwood]

Thank you, Fred!
but it grows itself like this undisturbing and unreplanting, the main thing - it's a good bulb baking during summer.

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Poul! But I have a problem with other fall-flowering St. species growing quiet well with you 

Poul, do you have an intention try to grow one of my colchiciflora clones at you?

Dimitri, yes I would love to try one of your colchiciflora! And you could try one of mine sicula or greuteriana in Ukraine?

Poul

[Oakwood]

OKey, Poul - deal! 
next year should be very fruitful for swaping!