March 2007

[Susan Band]

It looks like it will be Scilla rosenii, it often starts to open its flowers before they are properly through the ground. If it has swept back petals like an Erythronium it will be S. rosenii
susan

[Ian Y]

Looks like Scilla roseni to me Ewelina.
Ours are just coming through in the garden now.

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Jeffersonia dubia coming along nicely after the week of harsh weather.

[hadacekf]

Ewelina, it is Scilla rosenii but only very small!

[Ewelina Wajgert]

Thank you all for the answer.

Franz, now I see similarity to yours.


Some Fritillarias bloom too.

[mark smyth]

Can someone ID this single flowered bulb? Two leaves per bulb and no more than 7-10 cm

[Susan Band]

A lovely Adonis vernalis flowering in todays summer like weather.
Question is, shall I risk digging it up and taking it to a show? I know they don't really like it, I have a few others but not one with as big flowers and so many of them.
Tried seed last year, mice first of all took the seed from the plants before they were ready and then those I did save they attacked in the greenhouse

[Maggi Young]

Question is, shall I risk digging it up and taking it to a show?

Susan, leave that lovely Adonis where it is. Too big a risk for such a fine specimen. And, yes, I know a Show Secretary might not be thought to be allowed to say such things, but one must be sensible !

[Susan Band]

John, what are the Hellebores in the bottom 2 pictures. You couldn't get more flowers on them if you tried.
John's pix posted 25th March, labelled pix 24th March 07 no 2. 011 /013

[Diane Clement]

Can someone ID this single flowered bulb? Two leaves per bulb and no more than 7-10 cm

Looks like Chionodoxa luciliae alba to me? 
compare a poor picture from my garden (apologies for quality of scanned slide)
and its close relative Chionodoxa siehei (usually sold under the incorrect name C forbesii)

[Mick McLoughlin]

Romulea linaresii flower open in the greenhouse yesterday.

[Lesley Cox]

I agree that Mark's bulb is the white Chionodoxa luciliae. One way to tell the difference between Scilla and Chiocodoxa is that the Scillas have blue anthers (always?).

[mark smyth]

thanks for the replies. They were seen in a garden I visited on Saturday

[David Nicholson]

Romulea linaresii flower open in the greenhouse yesterday.

Nice plant Mick, is that your first one?

[Diane Clement]

One way to tell the difference between Scilla and Chiocodoxa is that the Scillas have blue anthers (always?).

Not sure about the anthers, but this one has BLACK pollen (messy!)
Scilla sibirica Penza