CLEVELAND AGS SHOW HELD AT STOCKTON 11th APRIL 2009

[veteran vet]

A bit late off the mark so I see so there may be some repetition of photographs. The show was as good as ever, wide range of genera on display.
Androsace robusta ssp robusta Don Peace
Androsace villosa taurica Geoff Rollinson Farrer Medal
Androsace x aretiodes Chris Lilley
Dionysia 'Ewesley Lambda' Ian Kidman
Paris quadrifolia Della Kerr

[Maggi Young]

The labels on some show plants have to be seen to be believed ... this particular plant was labelled Scilla armeniacum and there was even one entitled Pimulla (instead of Primula) on the bench yesterday.  Doesn't detract from the beauty of the accompanying plants - just gives an added smile as one tours the benches!

 

Well , yes, though how someone could imagine that the correct name for that pot of erythronium was purdyi is a mystery! Seems erythroniums are frequently misnamed!

But off to the BBc now, more time to study the show later!!

[veteran vet]

Next batch
Anisitome imbricata imbricata Geoff Rollinson
Benthamiella patagonica Terry Teal
Corydalis cahmeriana Alan Spenceley
Hymenoxis lapidicola Brian Burrows
Saxifraga diapensiodes  Geoff Mawson

[veteran vet]

Next are a batch of primulas. There were not so many on the benches this year, most P allionii being over, however there were still some fine plants on view, some not so common
P.albenensis  George Young
P. allionii x 'Durham' Ian Kidman
P tangutica Sue Gill...sorry not the best picture, was a lovely plant
P bracteata Geoff Rollinson
P balbisii John Richards
P rusbyi  Ian Kidman
 

[veteran vet]

Next come a selection that caught my eye
Anacamtis longicornu (not quite certain of the name) Geoff Rollinson
Iris pumila JCA collection  George Young
Fritillaria tuntasia  F & P Bundy
Ipheon 'Rolf Fiedler' Tony Lee
Narcissus 'Solveigs Song'  Les Brown
Freesia viridis Sue Gill a South African plant, not easy to photograph
Omphalogramma forrestii (two pictures)

[veteran vet]

Last few
Cassiope lycopodoides 'Jim Lever' Alan Spenceley
Anemonella thalictroides
Townsendia rothrockii  Tom Green

[veteran vet]

Pressed the send button instead of next picture. There may be a few more later in the day
Townsendia rothrockii  Tom Green

[Paul T]

Oh My Flippin' Gawd!!!!!!!!! 

I rarely come into the show section, and seeing this topic I am reminded why..... I get so green with envy over all those wonderful plants, and sick to the stomach over how anyone can grow them as perfectly as that. 

Absolutely stunning!!!  Thank you all for the wonderful pics.

[David Nicholson]

Thanks Cliff, Chris and George for taking the time and the trouble to post some lovely pictures of some cracking plants. My favourite has to be Ian Kidman's Primula x allionii 'Durham' what a beautiful plant.

[ChrisB]

There were so many primulas there, David, ditto Lewisias.  They take one's breath away.... was hard to choose which to take pictures of.  The Tropeolum azureum was just amazing.  From the table it must have been 4 ft high.  It is quite extraordinary how a plant can generate that many flowers from the wiry stems it produces.

[ranunculus]

Thanks George and Chris for your superb images ... and thanks folks for all your kind remarks.

A few more images ... apologies for any duplicates with other postings.

[ranunculus]

Oops, forgot the images ...

[ranunculus]

Next batch ...

[Maggi Young]

image 5559-2 ... the Phylliopsis 'Sugar Plum' is a cutie ....look at the size of those flowers!

Why is it that close-ups of Iris blooms always make me think of expensive party dresses? 

[veteran vet]

Re Ian Kidmans  P allionii x 'Durham'...some info. Ian got the plant some years ago from the Thompsons, who breed the 'Lindum' range of plants, as an unamed cultivar. He grew it on and the Thompsons lost the original plant so Ian was left with the only one. Being Ian he grew the plant on, has split it/propogated it and has passed some plants around, his last bit going toS susan Tindall in N Ireland 2 weeks ago. It is indeed a lovely plant, flowers over an extended period and a flower of good size and an attractive creamy colour. My single one stemmed plant flowered for  2 weeks before going over. The name 'Durham' was one Ian gave it as the cultivar did not have a name and being close to Durham he thought that it was a suitable name