Lilium 2009

[Sinchets]

That doesn't sound like a winter, Gote, that sounds like hell! I imagine winter in Canada will be like winter here- autumn stops and we get snow- usually before the soil freezes too deep. In the best winters the snow lasts 3 months until spring arrives. The mountains in Greece are pretty much the same.

[johnw]

I imagine winter in Canada will be like winter here- autumn stops and we get snow- usually before the soil freezes too deep. In the best winters the snow lasts 3 months until spring arrives.

It takes about 11 and half hours to fly from St. John's, Newfoundland on the easternmost coast to the Victoria, British Columbia on the west coast of Canada.  It's impossible to generalize about the winters of this vast country, especially where there are large bodies of unfrozen water closeby.

johnw.

[Sinchets]

Are there any gardeners up in the tundra trying to grow Lilium candidum, I wonder?
I wasn't generalising. I was trying to be realisitic about the conditions in Lori's part of Canada, where she has the plant growing happily.

[johnw]

Are there any gardeners up in the tundra trying to grow Lilium candidum, I wonder?

I too am surprised Lori is growing it so well in her climate. Plants and climates seem to defy logic at times, guess that's the fun of it.

For years I tried to grow Liquidambar styraciflua here with no success whatsever.  We searched for and grew seeds from the northernmost stands. Those trees grew like weeds and then every winter - mild or cold -  every branch would freeze back to the trunk, the top too . We tried in vain to explain its lack of hardiness - lack of summmer heat, too wet, too cold etc etc.  A month ago we decided to go for lunch to an Italian restaurant close to the office, walking a half a block from the office someone in our party asked me "What's that big street tree over there with the winged branches and maple-like leaves?"      

Attached a shot of a friend in his garden here in frigid Halifax where snow & cold come and go all winter long.  I'd never have imagined his success 20 years ago.  Mind you he spends a good deal of the summer shovelling manure onto the beasts.  

johnw

[gote]

Gote,

Your Arisaema candidissimum wasn't up in late winter was it?  Mine doesn't grow here until early summer..... it is the latest of the Arisaemas to shoot for me, well close to that anyway.  Or are you meaning the dormant bulb died?

No it was very late appearing above ground in mid June or so. The dormant corm died 
Göte

[gote]

That doesn't sound like a winter, Gote, that sounds like hell! I imagine winter in Canada will be like winter here- autumn stops and we get snow- usually before the soil freezes too deep. In the best winters the snow lasts 3 months until spring arrives. The mountains in Greece are pretty much the same.

There are reasons why the hell of the Vikings was cold not hot.
However, When the sun rises before 3 in the morning and sets after 9 in the evening life is fine.
Only drawback is that it is meaningless to have any garden lights. 
Cheers
Göte

[johnw]

Only drawback is that it is meaningless to have any garden lights.  
Cheers
Göte

Göte

Time to do a winter garden with lights, maybe you can return the timer.

johnw

[gote]

Only drawback is that it is meaningless to have any garden lights.  
Cheers
Göte

Göte

Time to do a winter garden with lights, maybe you can return the timer.

johnw

Well, the problem is actually that it is either not dark enough to make any effect or it is too cold to enjoy outside.
Of course I would like to build a winter garden. It would nice to have a head gardener with five minions as well. 
Cheers
Göte

[vanozzi]

My lilium season has kicked off with this little gem of a martagon seedling, first flowering 4 years from seed.Similar to one of its parents, Pantrillis.

[Ragged Robin]

That is really lovely Paul, congratulations, a great photo record too!

[Regelian]

Paul,

that is a wonderful flower.  The pink tips finishing the clearly dotted tepals is striking.  Is this sort of effect common?  I've not seen it before.

jamie

[Paul T]

Beautiful, Paul.  Nothing even remotely close to flower Lilium-wise here as yet.  I only have a couple of martagons though, and they aren't going to flower this year anyway.... are martagons always the earliest for you?

[Lesley Cox]

Attached a shot of a friend in his garden here in frigid Halifax where snow & cold come and go all winter long.  I'd never have imagined his success 20 years ago.  Mind you he spends a good deal of the summer shovelling manure onto the beasts.  

johnw

Is this the dwarf form John?

[Lesley Cox]

Yes Paul (V), a lovely seedling. Are you planning to propagate it vegetatively?

[johnw]

Is this the dwarf form John?

You mean Neil?  He's 5ft 8".   

johnw