February 2009

[ian mcenery]

Oh here are a couple of eranthis

E hymalis Flora plena
E guinea gold

[Maggi Young]

Get your nose down low, Ian... you'll find the Eranthis have a lovely honey scent , as good as the witch hazel but not so powerful

[Lesley Cox]

Ian, before you catch the nasty bug that I had, let me remind you, kindly, that Hamamelis has ONE m not two, i.e. Hamamelis, not Hammamelis. See Anne's, Gerd's and my posts above.

It is definitely worth its space. I saw one in Christchurch NZ a couple of years ago which was at least 15 ft high but was underplanted with Eranthis, Cyclamen, snowdrops, trilliums and other things so that the ground was fully utilized quite apart from the witchhazel. It provided light shade when in leaf and kept the ground cool for the little spring-flowering bulbs' summer rest.

[ChrisB]

I have H. Arnold Promise.  It is now 14 years old and still only 4ft+ tall, but this year it is starting to look wonderful.  Not as much scent as the species though, from all accounts.  It had only been in the ground two years when it was snapped near the base by our 1998 hurricane.  I used velcro to hold the base together and it rallied, and now looks very strong, but it certainly leans towards the east!

[ian mcenery]

Get your nose down low, Ian... you'll find the Eranthis have a lovely honey scent , as good as the witch hazel but not so powerful

Quite right Maggi and you can see em better too

Ian, before you catch the nasty bug that I had, let me remind you, kindly, that Hamamelis has ONE m not two, i.e. Hamamelis, not Hammamelis. See Anne's, Gerd's and my posts above.

It is definitely worth its space. I saw one in Christchurch NZ a couple of years ago which was at least 15 ft high but was underplanted with Eranthis, Cyclamen, snowdrops, trilliums and other things so that the ground was fully utilized quite apart from the witchhazel. It provided light shade when in leaf and kept the ground cool for the little spring-flowering bulbs' summer rest.

confusing for an old fella eh and I had quite forgot the banter above silly me   

Lesley it is underplanted with lots of things but it is now 20 ft high and competing with a similar sized Acer japonicum aureum (or whatever it is the have decided to call it now)

I have H. Arnold Promise.  It is now 14 years old and still only 4ft+ tall, but this year it is starting to look wonderful.  Not as much scent as the species though, from all accounts.  It had only been in the ground two years when it was snapped near the base by our 1998 hurricane.  I used velcro to hold the base together and it rallied, and now looks very strong, but it certainly leans towards the east!

I was very tempted when I saw Arnold recently so lovely but where will I find the space 

[Lesley Cox]

and it rallied, and now looks very strong, but it certainly leans towards the east!

Looking for a star perhaps?

[annew]

The double eranthis is nice. I hadn't realised aconites were scented, I get on my knees tomorrow and investigate.

[gote]

Ian, before you catch the nasty bug that I had, let me remind you, kindly, that Hamamelis has ONE m not two, i.e. Hamamelis, not Hammamelis. See Anne's, Gerd's and my posts above.

Lesley !!!
Hamamelis has TWO m's  Hamamelis. 
Göte

[Lesley Cox]

You win Gote.

[Jim McKenney]

Gymnospermium altaicum in flower at the moment.

Very nice, Tony. I wonder how long I'll have to wait for mine to get so full?

[gote]

Get your nose down low, Ian... you'll find the Eranthis have a lovely honey scent , as good as the witch hazel but not so powerful

What?
I cannot have my witch hazel in a vase indoors it stinks 
(virginiana)
Göte

[Maggi Young]

Get your nose down low, Ian... you'll find the Eranthis have a lovely honey scent , as good as the witch hazel but not so powerful

What?
I cannot have my witch hazel in a vase indoors it stinks 
(virginiana)
Göte

Hmm, yes, I see that point.... I spoke of the Chinese Witch Hazel, Hamamelis mollis.... which has a pleasant scent.