Flowering now April 2007

[BuddyM]

Returning after a long absence from the forum.
I have been out in the garden today and took these photos.
Lawrence, Northampton, UK

[johanneshoeller]

The first Gentiana clusii and acaulis have started to flower today. They are nameless.

Hans

[mark smyth]

that is great pink!

Lawrence that;s a great shot of the Frit.

[mark smyth]

looking good for me despite the drought is

Erysimum amoenum
as above
Pulsatilla georgica
Paraquilegia aneminoides - will it flower?
Soldanella carpatica - where would it be happy?

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great pix everyone !
Lawrence - superb pictures - I love the "Vestal"

Hans - never seen a pink Gentiana like yours - lovely !

Mark, I think you're in for another year's patience before that Paraquilegia considers flowering - I just planted one about the same size in a little trough I filled - will show it on the forum one of these days.

[David Nicholson]

Returning after a long absence from the forum.
I have been out in the garden today and took these photos.
Lawrence, Northampton, UK

Lawrence, nice to have you back on the Forum I have missed seeing your stuff.

[David Nicholson]

Two plants flowering for me tonight after first day back at work. First Leucojum nicaeense first flower in plunge bed. Secondly Soldanella minima in the garden.

Nice pictures Mick. Is the Leucojum generally available, I think I must have a crack at them?  I liked the Soldanella too. I bought a Soldenella maxima late last Spring (bought on the spur of the moment) and didn't really know what to do with it. I left it in its pot and lost it during the Summer. I notice that Mark is also asking for advice on growing Soldanella-I could use some too.

[David Nicholson]

Mark, a lot of Tenerife looks like a building site with lots of uninteresting dry scrub but as always people tend to stay around the hotel swimming pool. Us lot usually head for the hills.Mind you some of the hotels do have lovely trees and shrubs.

Paul, green with envy.

Kenneth, you are a star for ID ing my pics. Now I can file them.

Just time to post 3 Shortias, which I have to grow outside in pots in the shadiest part of the garden just covered with a pane of 'perspex'. Shortia uniflora, Shortia galacifolia-x-uniflora,  Shortia katoensis

John I loved you Shortias, lovely little plants. Shortia is one of the many plants I know nothing about would you be prepared to give a little more detail on their cultivation please?

[Mick McLoughlin]

David,
    Mine was a single bulb bought from RarePlants website. It is also known as Acis nicaeensis, I have found it at a good price here http://www.dryad-home.co.uk/bulbs.htm . Not bought anything from them, so don't know about quality.
My Soldanella are just planted in well drained grit bed. I also have Soldanella dimoneii but not in flower yet.

[Diane Clement]

Is the Leucojum (nicaeense) generally available, I think I must have a crack at them? 

David, Leucojum nicaeense is generally available, mainly through specialist bulb suppliers, also listed frequently on seed exchanges.  A nice little one to grow from seed, flowering in 3-ish years.   But you will need to look for Acis nicaeensis as all the small Leucojums have changed their name and are now Acis (in effect, all except L aestivum and L vernum, which stay as Leucojum).

[David Nicholson]

Thanks for that Diane. My "wants list" has been further extended!!

[mark smyth]

Dryad is our own Anne's web site

[gmoen]

Finally the snow that came a few days ago has melted and the plants can keep up the growing. At the moment the Pulsatilla 'Budapest' really starts to show off in my garden.

[Susan Band]

Beautiful pulsatilla, growing so well.
That fur coat would keep it warm when it snowed

[gmoen]

You are so right Susan. Below you can see a picture of the same plant taken a couple of days ago. Can anyone tell me if this plant comes true from seeds. And if the correct name is Pulsatilla grandis 'Budapest'.