Stagonospora infection - collected threads

[mark smyth]

Holidays or saving £2 coins

[johanneshoeller]

My first Gelanthus this year - usually soon. I think it is nivalis.
Then came the storm with 165km/h and heavy rain.
Hans

[mark smyth]

not nivalis but a nice pale elwesii. Was it under leaves?

[johanneshoeller]

Thank you Mark for the correct name. No, they were not under leaves, they look pale every year (but only this G. elwesii).
Hans

[KentGardener]

Hi Rob

sorry to break the news, it is virus.  Many stocks of Augustus are known to have it.

John

[KentGardener]

Hello All,

Well, what a great weekend it has been weather wise - and also for seeing snowdrops.  I wrote earlier about the fantastic day that we had yesterday at Colesbourne.  And now, after another most enjoyable day of sunshine I can post some photographs of a rather nice private collection we have visited.

Little Dorrit


Wendys Gold


Egret


Octopussy


Fuzz


Trymlet group


cheers

John

[KentGardener]

Glad you liked the pics Rob.  It was a great collection - maybe in 15 years time I may have one as good!

Some more pictures:

Deer Slot


Angelique


Angelsea Abbey selection (split every year to sort just the proc ones)


Not the best picture in the world - but a great 'drop 'David Baker'


A trym seedling (other parent unknown)


A couple of shots of Ballerina


A couple of shots of a tall one called 'sky rocket'


and lastly - I thought was Mandarin with its a rather nice ovary colour - but the inner mark seems too large - any better suggestions?


regards

John

Edit:

The last pic looks t me like it could be Tubby Merlin. Mandarin is an elwesii, and the pic shows what look like nivalis X plicatus leaves. The ovary shape and colour are like Tubby Merlin and the inner mark, what you can see of it, a solid green, could be right for Tubby Merlin too. I know they have a lot of Tubby Merlin at Colesbourne. Was it quite short?

yes - it was quite short.

[Brian Ellis]

A very nice Deer Slot John and I see what you mean about Egret, there was I thinking it was one of your spikeys!

[KentGardener]

Hi Brian

Deer Slot... - each time I have seen a large clump, I would say only 30% had the perfect 'slot' - all the others just has a joined blob.  Very pretty when it does its thing.

John

[David Nicholson]

Great pictures John, you take a good 'un.

[mark smyth]

Augustus is well known for being virused. I got some last year off Ebay. I was the only bidder and got them cheap. They were extremely virused, got my money back and this year they are very normal looking

[ArneM]

Here are pictures (sorry, not the best quality) of two unnamed elwesiis I found in a park:

[mark smyth]

That has a lovely pinch

[ArneM]

One of the green tipped ones produces three scapes.

[David Quinton]

As promised here are a couple of pictures from yesterday's visit to Colesbourne and a couple from my own collection. Unfortunately by the time I got into the garden the snowdrops were closing up but there was still just enough visible to make it worthwhile.

I hope that you enjoy them. John Long and Rosemary Burnham are from Colesbourne. Ivy Cottage Corporal, Ivy Cottage Green Tips and Kite are from my own garden.