April 2010 - Northern Hemisphere- Flowering now.

[WimB]

In flower here today:

Dicentra cucullaria 'Pink Punk'
Primula auricula 'Golden Splendour'

Wim, what can you tell me about the source of Dicentra cucullaria 'Pink Punk', too bad it has such a dastardly cultivar name.

Mark,

I bought it from Pitcairn nursery (http://www.pitcairnalpines.co.uk/index.asp) which is a very nice nursery from one of the forum members: Susan Band.

[Maggi Young]

In flower here today:

Dicentra cucullaria 'Pink Punk'

Wim, what can you tell me about the source of Dicentra cucullaria 'Pink Punk', too bad it has such a dastardly cultivar name.

McMark, Dicentra cucullaria 'Pink Punk' was named by Henrik Zetterlund og Gothenburg Botanic Gardens: Henrik is a "Dead Head" so his choice of names tends to the amusing! He collected the  original plant on Saddle Mountain, Oregon. It opens pink and stays pink.

[TheOnionMan]

In flower here today:

Dicentra cucullaria 'Pink Punk'

Wim, what can you tell me about the source of Dicentra cucullaria 'Pink Punk', too bad it has such a dastardly cultivar name.

McMark, Dicentra cucullaria 'Pink Punk' was named by Henrik Zetterlund og Gothenburg Botanic Gardens: Henrik is a "Dead Head" so his choice of names tends to the amusing! He collected the  original plant on Saddle Mountain, Oregon. It opens pink and stays pink.

Thanks for the source info, seems it has a lofty history.  I find this species so dainty and elegant, that the cultivar name seems incongruous... go figure that Henrik is a Dead Head, but I'm wondering if he's a fan of the American band The Grateful Dead, or of the band called Dead Head, a Dutch thrash metal band? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadhead_(disambiguation)

And wondering too, what does being a Dead Head have to do with plant cultivar names

John Lonsdale has photos of exqusite pink forms that he has found in his plant hunting travels, as of yet... unnamed.
http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/Plants_album/The%20Plants%20-%20%20Complete%20Collection/Fumariaceae/Dicentra/index.html

[Maggi Young]

Henrik is a Dead Head as in the Grateful Dead.... though, knowing him, he may well be a fan of a Dutch Thrash Metal band too!

I suppose it's just that if you are a fan of a "popular music", you will pick names to reflect the era of your youth........viz. Mike Stone, who used to write the "Stone Column"  in the SRGC Journal, tended to give names that were redolent of the Eagles or Pink Floyd !


(mind you the Grateful Dead were hardly in their first flush when punk came along to the music scene!)

[krisderaeymaeker]

I am verry happy with this first flowering 
This Paraquilegia anemonoides  growing outside in  tufarocks.

[Carlo]

Well done Kris!

[Melvyn Jope]

A close up of a Serapias sp. from Kythera in flower now,(under glass).

[Lesley Cox]

Many beautiful plants there to wish for, especially the first Mukdenia (another unfortunate name) and your lovely irises John (B). I have plenty shortias to look forward to John (W), about 30 little seedlings now and because they were sown over grit instead of spaghnum, they have no moss around them and are growing quite quickly. Almost big enough to be visible in a photo.

[ArnoldT]

An English favorite along, an Asian Quince and a French   pear.--Here in NJ!

Arnold

[krisderaeymaeker]

A close up of a Serapias sp. from Kythera in flower now,(under glass).

Hello Melvyn ,it was pleasant to meet you in Rainham!
Very nice to see this Serapia.
It is also flowering here.Mine has darker flowers ,try to post it this weekend.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Well done Kris!

Thanks Carlo 

[Maggi Young]

An English favorite along with an Asian Quince and a French   pear.--Here in NJ!

Arnold

Now, Arnold.... fruit blossom...then it MUST be Spring!

[Gail]

Gorgeous Paraquilegia Kris and I love the way you have it growing from the rock like that.

[Lvandelft]

And a few more things;
 
  Mukdenia acanthifolia - flowers and a leaf
 
 Aaron

Aaron, M. acanthifolia looks very pretty! Never heard of.
Is it as easy as M. rossii?

[Maggi Young]

Kris, your portrait of the Paraquilegia buds : -1004_Paraquilegia_010.jpg  is just beautiful