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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #480 on: April 27, 2009, 11:53:46 PM »
Gerry,

this landscape is gorgeous !!!!  :o :o :o
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #481 on: April 28, 2009, 05:47:39 AM »
Gerry, stunning colours and really is nearly the med! I wonder though, do you know if this has had a negative effect on any native species growing in this area, as such chalk landscapes are often refuges for some of the UK's rarer native species?
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #482 on: April 28, 2009, 06:50:04 AM »
Gerry,

Wow!  Beautiful, but a bit of a concern if it is forcing other things out?

Mike,

Very speccy Erodium.  Good solid marking on the flower.  Not heard of it before.
Cheers.

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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #483 on: April 28, 2009, 08:33:00 AM »
Great view Gerry !!   :o :o
Competing with the Riviera ???  ;D
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #484 on: April 28, 2009, 10:41:45 AM »
Bluebell time in the western part of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Inspired by the show of Tony G. from April 26th I made my first visit to an occurence of Hyacinthoides non-scripta near Baal, close to Hueckelhoven and Erkelenz.
I was attended by Erich Pasche. Thanks to the advice and good guidance of two friends we visited two places with masses of flowering bluebells.
In German this plant is called 'Hasenglöckchen' - which means little bell of a hare.
Here are some impressions

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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #485 on: April 28, 2009, 11:07:24 AM »
Clematis fremontii and an unnamed Clematis sp. collected near Lake Baikal.
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #486 on: April 28, 2009, 12:53:14 PM »
Gerd,

Very cool pics of the bluebells.  Looks like an amazing amount of them!

Mike,

Love those Clematis, particularly the fremontii.  The combination of the purple and cream look like they'd be pretty special!!  :o  The integrifolia.... does it open further than that, or does it stay as in your picture?  Both are VERY nice Clematis.  Thanks for posting.
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #487 on: April 28, 2009, 01:34:29 PM »
A few bits and pieces from the garden this week ...

Ranunculus parnassifolius - a lovely dwarf form
Arisaema close-up
Papaver suaveolens
Gentiana acaulis
Pulsatilla vernalis - a SUPER bloom after flowering - I adore the colours.
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #488 on: April 28, 2009, 02:57:06 PM »
Cliff - a very attractive dwarf form of Ranunculus parnassifolius, is there a
a name for this variety?

I add Viola capillaris here  - a shrubbhy species from Chile.

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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #489 on: April 28, 2009, 03:06:17 PM »
Cliff - a very attractive dwarf form of Ranunculus parnassifolius, is there a
a name for this variety?

I add Viola capillaris here  - a shrubbhy species from Chile.

Gerd

Thanks Gerd,
Not to my knowledge.  It is still a very juvenile plant ... I will watch it with interest.
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #490 on: April 28, 2009, 04:52:12 PM »
A few bits and pieces from the garden this week ...

Ranunculus parnassifolius - a lovely dwarf form
Arisaema close-up
Papaver suaveolens
Gentiana acaulis
Pulsatilla vernalis - a SUPER bloom after flowering - I adore the colours.

All your photos looking lovely and especially the youthful bloom of the Ranunculus parnassifolius, whatever its name is...... the Papaver suaveolens is magic too (how come it's out so early?)
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #491 on: April 28, 2009, 05:37:58 PM »

... the Papaver suaveolens is magic too (how come it's out so early?)

Probably couldn't wait for tea ... !   :D

It hasn't realised it is in Lancashire yet!
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #492 on: April 28, 2009, 05:57:04 PM »
Paul

The integrifolia type flower has not opened any further, yet.  We'll see how it performs as it gets older.

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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #493 on: April 28, 2009, 10:27:14 PM »
Good fortune Rob with your Myosotidium. It likes damp shade here and reasonably frost-free. Cliff, sorry to say such a thing but that particular Puls vernalis, close-up and so hairy, reminds me of a Helicodiceros flower. Daresay it isn't so smelly. ;D
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Re: Flowering Now - April 2009
« Reply #494 on: April 29, 2009, 10:28:55 AM »
We have had sunny and warm weather for a long time now and it's beginning to get dry. A few pics from my garden today.

Glaucidium palmatum
Glaucidium palmatum dark seedling
Glaucidium palmatum var. leucanthum - starting to unfold it's buds
Anemone x lipsiensis
Hylomecon japonica
Uvularia grandiflora
Trillium grandiflorum
Anemone nemorosa 'Pink Delight'
Anemone nemorosa 'Pink Delight'
Pulsatilla vulgaris


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