Flowering now in the garden March 2009

[ranunculus]

... And, of course, to protect the stems and tender petals from sharp night time frosts that can occur during the Spring snow melt when these very early flowers appear.
Many thanks for your very kind words, Luit and for the inspiration and knowledge that you so obviously impart to your very lucky grandson.

[Lvandelft]

... And, of course, to protect the stems and tender petals from sharp night time frosts that can occur during the Spring snow melt when these very early flowers appear.
Many thanks for your very kind words, Luit and for the inspiration and knowledge that you so obviously impart to your very lucky grandson.

Yes, I used those words too, but when writing I could not find the right words in English
to explain myself in a short sentence.
But I told him that temps may rise from - 10 (- 15)C. in the night to over +30 C. by day time.
And these thin stems would die off and were no longer able to transport food to make seeds etc.

[Michael J Campbell]

Two in bloom today.

Moraea atropunctata x 2.
Freesia laxa hyb

[ichristie]

Hi to everyone you have all been busy posting these fantastic pictures, has anyone else suffered form the hard frost like we have had here also the Siberian winds have destroyed many flowers.  I hope a few Rhodos in tight bud will have escaped this any way a few goodies from the garden,  cheers Ian the Christie kind.

Corydalis Blue Spire
 Corydalis White Knight
 Ery oregonum
 Erythronium sibiricum Altai snow
 Gal Mighty Atom
 Hacquatia Thor

[ranunculus]

Super images Michael and Ian.

[Ulla Hansson]

Ian,
The beautiful blue Corydalis, what's the name of it?
Ulla

[Lvandelft]

Lovely Freesia laxa hyb. Michael!

Ian, this Corydalis Blue Spire is a real stunner!
Thanks for showing.

[Martin Baxendale]

Ian, it's difficult to be 100% sure from the camera angle, but I think your Galanthus 'Mighty Atom' may be wrongly named. The mark looks too narrow for Atom. It looks more like what used to be sold by some growers as Atom, was shown to be wrong then was re-named 'Not Might Atom' and finally re-named 'Icicle'.

Would it be possible to take a pic showing the mark better, from the side rather than from above? Is this snowdrop later than most in your garden? 'Icicle' is late.

[Gerdk]

Here are some shots from today

1. Anemone blanda - different colours ex collected seeds from Turkey + Ornithogalum balansae + Daphne blagayana
2. Anemone ranunculoides + Daphne blagayana
3. Primula marginata - white to light blue (pic does not show the real tone)
4. Solaria atropurpurea - survived the last cold winter outside!
5. Viola trinervata
6. Tulipa neustruvae

Gerd

[Lvandelft]

Seeing the beautiful Iris aucheri Indigo in the NORTHUMBERLAND SHOW series
activated me to make a visit to the nursery of Sjaak de Groot again where I
saw something alike last year.

http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=1469.msg37311#msg37311

Here are some pictures I made this week.
The Tecophilea are so much later this year and still not in full flower.


Hyacinthus orientalis Wild Form 1                 
Iris aucheri  Dark Form                     
Iris planifolia               
Tecophilea cyanocrocus 1               
Tecophilea cyanocrocus 2               
Tecophilea cyanocrocus 4               
Tulipa bifloriformis Starlight         
Tulipa neustrueva [nice form

[Lvandelft]

Gerd, I never heard of Solaria. What family does it belong to?

[ranunculus]

Gorgeous viola Gerd and beautiful pictures.
Now to investigate Luit's posting ...

[Gerdk]

Luit, an onion (Alliaceae) Solaria is also named Gethyum
- please save one of the superb T. neustruvae for me - if possible !

Cliff, thank you!

For both: - Isn't it time to go to bed for old boys? 

Gerd

[Lvandelft]

For both: - Isn't it time to go to bed for old boys? 

Yes Sir!
I'm off now   

[Paul T]

Glorious pics everyone, but particularly those Pulsatilla vernalis pics from Cliff.  Wow!!!    I kick myself more and more that I lost those darn seedlings from Lesley.