Flowering now in the garden March 2009

[Oron Peri]

Asphodeline lutea is a common plant in Israel,

The orange form is the common one while the yellow form which is more familiar to gardeners is rare,
it appears only in the desert and occasionally in the northen parts.

[WimB]

Oron, I've never seen the orange form before (the yellow form grows like a weed over here)

Here are some plants that are flowering this week in my garden:

Corydalis solida 'George Baker'
Ranunculus ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'
Ranunculus ficaria 'Picton's double'
Ranunculus ficaria 'Salmon's white'

[johngennard]

The narcissi Feb.Gold taking over from the crocus and snowdrops with corydalis malkensis on the margins of the bulb meadow as one forumnist called it.

[Paddy Tobin]

John,

I adore the corydalis, such a clear white, beautiful!

Paddy

[Robin Callens]

Super plants of Scoliopus Robin.
How many years are they, before giving such a mass of flowers?

Both Scoliopus species are easy and reliable in our garden.
But they are not the fastest growers.
Scoliopus bigelowii was planted 8 years ago and had one stem.
Scoliopus hallii is a group of seedlings sown 5 years ago.
Both species produce seed abundantly and it germinates after the first winter at almost a 100% rate.

[Lesley Cox]

Scoliopus bigelowii was planted 8 years ago and had one stem.
Scoliopus hallii is a group of seedlings sown 5 years ago.
Both species produce seed abundantly and it germinates after the first winter at almost a 100% rate.

I assume this is from fresh seed. My S. bigelovii NEVER sets seed, even hand pollinated, so I guess you may have more than 1 clone. S. hallii sown 3 years ago from seedlist seed has still not germinated.

[Lvandelft]

Scoliopus bigelowii was planted 8 years ago and had one stem.

Thank you Robin.
I planted mine in the wrong place and lost it. 

[Robin Callens]

I assume this is from fresh seed. My S. bigelovii NEVER sets seed, even hand pollinated, so I guess you may have more than 1 clone. S. hallii sown 3 years ago from seedlist seed has still not germinated.

Hi Lesley,

Indeed I have several clones. If you want I can sent you fresh seed from both species by the end of april.

Robin.

[Robin Callens]

Thank you Robin.
I planted mine in the wrong place and lost it. 

Hi Luit,

I have several 4 year old plants of both species in pots.
If you are in the neighbourhood you can have some.

Robin

[Lvandelft]

Hi Luit,

I have several 4 year old plants of both species in pots.
If you are in the neighbourhood you can have some.

Robin

Thank you for the offer Robin! I'll keep it in mind.
The nearest neighbourhood where I will likely come is probably Brugge, when visiting
Cathy Portier, but from there I'll need another hour driving.
But one never knows 

[Hristo]

A number of Viola species and hybrids flowering in the garden today!
Viola 'Aspasia' is now an F10 from the original 1993 plant and so is not type, this now fades to blue as it ages!
Eximia is similar to perenensis but the flowers are more open and the markings differ from perenensis.

 viola aspasia f10
 viola bertolonii
 viola eximia
 viola garden hybrid

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Lovely Viola Hristo !
Eximia is my favourite ! 

[Hristo]

Thanks Luc she is a darlin!
Last for today - flowering on my windowsill, Brodiae terrestris. 

[johanneshoeller]

A black "Palmkätzchen" (Salix)

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Flowering in the garden right now :

1) Callianthemum kernerianum
2) Erythronium dens canis - unnamed form but I love it !
3) Draba yunnanensis - from J. Halda seed some 10  years ago