Flowering now in the garden March 2009

[Sinchets]

Here more because they deserve it, rather than being of supermodels: Arabis parryi and Erigeron ochroleucus v. scribneri. Both have been in flower since November, even under several feet of snow. Finally their reward some sunshine and attention from the bees.

[Hristo]

The snow having melted away from this part of the rock garden in the morning has revealed a plethora of Draba just starting to flower.
Raised from AGS seed,they have moved house 3 times and country twice, so their identity is now unknown, pretty weeds though!
 

[Oron Peri]

Ipheion uniflorum is in flower now.
One of my favorits...

[johngennard]

Paddy,
Not  a great photo but at least illustrates my statement.

[Paddy Tobin]

John,

Had you not shown the photograph I would have been left in grave doubt. Amazing how resilient the crocus is.


Orion,
The Ipheoin is a "good doer" as is said. It can become a bit of a weed with so many small offsets which somehow get spread around the garden appearing everywhere.

Paddy

[Oron Peri]

I know Paddy, that is the reason why i keep it in pots, they really feel at home here.

[Paddy Tobin]

Oron,

I find the best place for it is in under the larger shrubs where I am very unlikely to go digging and so unlikely to spread it around. When under deciduous shrubs it is visible at this time of the year.

Paddy

[Lesley Cox]

Not for the first time, I need to apologise to Forumists for misleading them. Not deliberately and while I know my memory occasionally lets me down, I'm surprised it would to this extent.

I emailed Otto about his young F. davidii and he tells me this morning that two Australians whom I shan't name, brought a BULB of F. davidii into Australia following the 2001 Edinburgh conference. It was brought in legally, into quarantine and it is from that bulb  that Otto was given some BULBILS. So...NO SEED.  We must hope, therefore that Martyn Rix's new bulb will, with the clone already in cultivation, produce some seed. If 100kms apart in nature, surely they can't be the same clone.


I don't think there's any doubt these are F. davidii.

[Maggi Young]

 Lucky that the plant does make lots of pips ........and with a new collection there is hope  of seed ..... we will still tickle though !!

[Hristo]

Flowering in the garden today, Thlaspi rotundifolium, strangely my neighbours don't believe me when I say this is in the cabbage family!
I wonder why? 

[gote]

It looks a little like Thlaspi stylosum - a favourite of mine because it is so early. Alas, I have to wait a couple of weeks for it
Göte 

[fermi de Sousa]

Ipheion uniflorum is in flower now.
One of my favorits...

Hi Oron,
I see in the background what looks like Ipheion peregrinans "Rolf Fiedler"; do you also grow "Alberto Castillo"? You can get some interesting hybrids between these!
cheers
fermi

[Hristo]

Hi Gote,
Thlaspi stylosum is a cutie, will you post a picture for comparison when it comes into flower?
Hristo

[Oron Peri]

Ipheion uniflorum is in flower now.
One of my favorits...

Hi Oron,
I see in the background what looks like Ipheion peregrinans "Rolf Fiedler"; do you also grow "Alberto Castillo"? You can get some interesting hybrids between these!
cheers
fermi

Hi Fermi,
Thank you for the information, It is 'Rolf Fiedler' and I grow 'Alberto Castillo" as well, both are lovely plants.
Generally i do not grow 'man made' Hybrids but these two little stars are very nice, and i will give it a try.

At the moment I'm busier than a bee, pollinating many of my plants and walking in the garden with a Small painter brush above my ear and a Bic cup in the pocket for the Cyclamen. A real nut....

[Gerdk]

Oron,
As far as I know both Ipheions are not ' man made ' but found in the wild.

If I'm wrong I hope, someone will correct me.   

Gerd