Saxifrage-March 2009

[johngennard]

Great stuff David,glad I have nothing entered in the sax.classes.Good luck for Saturday.

[Maggi Young]

Are you off to Loughborough as well, John? Sock it to 'em!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Hi David,
I was a silent admirer of your Saxes at Harlow on Saturday...   
How on earth do you get them to flower so profusely Is there a secret  

[WimB]

Some saxifrages that are flowering in my garden now:

1) Saxifraga kabschia 'Golem'
2) Saxifraga oppositifolia 'Le Bourg d'Oisans'

[SAXIFRAGE at LYMINGE]

Thank you all for your kind comments. Luc I'am sure it is all down to the weather, we did not have extream tempertures last summer
which helps, but the main factor is the lovely cold winter we have just been through. They always flower better after a good cold spell around December & January.
Just finished getting ready for tomorrow 10 Large pans & 6 Small Sax's +1 Primula & 1 Small cushion.
If you see a Toyota going up the M1 with its lights up in the sky Don't panic, pehaps I should warn air traffic control.
Will try and put some pictures up on Sunday.
Best of luck tomorrow John hope to see you.
David

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Good hunting David ! 

[gote]

Fantastic saxifrages Wim.
Is this oppositifolia always so floriferous?
Göte

[WimB]

Thanks Göte.
I have this oppositifolia since two years and last year it was just as floriferous

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Beautiful Saxes Wim - Where do you grow your oppositifolia ?  I can never keep it going for more than 2 or 3 years   

[WimB]

Luc, that oppositifolia is placed in a trough in full sun (from morning until 4 PM) though I shade it a bit during the warmest months.

[gervandenbeuken]

This is the correct name:
Saxifraga oppositifolia 'Le Bourg d'Oisans'
Actually it's an introduction of Kees Jan van Zwienen and brought into cultivation by myself.
In my opinion the most easy and free flowering oppositifolia, probably due to the very low location of 1200 meter in the Ecrins in France where it is found.

[WimB]

Thanks for the correction Ger.
I think I bought it from you two years ago. It's really a stunner.

[Michael]

The yellow plant is Eranthis 'Guinea Gold' and you are right in front is Cyclamen greacum Album it has a good leaf patern.

Thanks David!

The pattern is very nice indeed. Looking forward to see the pictures when it flowers!

[johngennard]

Sorry Maggie,I haven't visited this thread since the show and hadn't seen your comment to sock it to 'em.I did try but was floored by a sucker punch from David with his saxifragas.Were you to see them in reality you too would be floored,they were awsome.Little did I know that David was planning to put them in the six pan or I might have stayed at home.He must have been laughing up his sleeve as he was travelling north up the M1.However,I don't mind coming second to such an outstanding exhibit and it was great to meet David .I will try harder.

[Maggi Young]

Well, John, I do think any show is fortunate to have exhibits such as those from yourself and David to grace the benches ....and good healthy competition is good for us all..... raises standards and delights the viewers.
 Quite how long many of us will be able to afford to drive around to the shows is in doubt, I suppose, I'm not sure how far one can travel in a day with a donkey cart full of show plants....so your efforts to support the shows are very much appreciated, win or lose!