AGS SUMMER NORTH NATIONAL SHOW - PUDSEY 19TH JUNE 2010

[Peter Maguire]

- Eriogonum holmgrenii, Alan Furness. 2 views of this plant; Alan tells me that it's flowering earlier each year, certainly I photographed it at the Ponteland show in late September/early October a few years ago.
- Rebutia fiebrigii (albipilosa), Martin and Anna Sheader. The name here is as it was labelled , both fiebrigii and alobpilosa are species, so maybe they aren't sure what they've got (?). Grows in N Argentina at 2500-300m.
- Monardella nana ssp tenuifolia, Lee and Julie Martin.
- Castilleja miniata, Brian Russ. I used to growth this plant, now just a memory and a label.....
- Allium cernuum, Margaret Pickering. A darker colour than Frank Dobson's plant shown earlier.

[Diane Clement]

I'll post some of mine which hopefully don't duplicate too many of those already shown
Large 3 pan class shown by Martin and Anna Sheader, consisting of:
 Aptosimon procumbens and Campanula myrtifolia at the back, and Ourisia x bitternensis "Cliftonville Pink"

[Diane Clement]

The Farrer medal winning plant, Androsace spinulifera, shown by Tommy Anderson (lurking at the back right of the picture)

[Peter Maguire]

- Allium caesium, Barry Winter.
- Gentiana szechenyii, Lionel Clarkson.
- Pogonia ophioglossoides, John and Jean Morris. There was a good potful of this plant, but the flowers were pointing in different directions (it still won a first), so it looks better as an individual flower in a photograph.
- CyclamenCypripedium kentuckyense, Diane Clement
- Gladiolus symonsii, Fred and Pat Bundy. This was labelled G. symondii (?), but I beleive that this is the correct name.
- Calochortus argillosus, Fred and Pat Bundy. The interiors of these flowers were fabulous, but I couldn't have photographed them without standing on the table - a tall plant (2 foot)

[Diane Clement]

3 neat ferns shown by Ivor Betteridge:
Aspenium ceterach
Polystichum lemmonii
Cheilanthes wootonii

[Diane Clement]

Campanula zangezura shown by John and Clare Dower, it got a PC from Joint Rock and the identity will be confirmed in due course
Dianthus pavonius shown by Tommy Anderson
Phlox pulvinata blue form shown by Brian Burrow

Dactylorhiza fuchsii shown by John and Clare Dower

[Diane Clement]

Saxifraga class (spot the forumists Ranunculus and Johnny D in the background)
Silver foliage class
Cut flower class

[Peter Maguire]

- Dactylorhiza sp, George Young. This plant also has a deep purple suffusion in the (unspotted) leaves.
- Polystichum lemmonii, Ivor Betterridge. I see Diane just posted a picture of this also, but it's a lovely plant.
- Arisaema consanguimeumm, George Young. 2 views of this to show the drop of (?) sap at the leaf tips.
- Alstromeria sp 0168, Alan Spenceley. Just a part of this huge potful which won a certificate of merit. edit : now Identified by John Watson as Alstromeria ligtu ssp ligtu
- Nierembergia pulchella, Cecelia Coller

[Peter Maguire]

- Sarmienta repens, Wilma and Jim Wright
- Aptosimum procumbens, Martin and Anna Sheader
- Androsace spinulifera, a close-up of Tommy's Farrer medal winner
- Campanula choruhensis, Lee and Julie Martin. Not quite fully out yet, will be a magificent plant in a few days...
- Campanula fenestrellata, ssp istriaca, Lee and Julie Martin
- Saxifraga 'Tumbling Waters', Lee and Julie Martin

[Diane Clement]

I'll continue with the orchids,
Dactylorhiza fuchsii hybrid shown by Brian Burrow
Dactylorhiza elata shown by Robin Pickering
Dactylorhiza Eskimo Nell shown by Tony Rymer, what a beautiful white plant, and what a shame that all the stock of this plant seems to be virused.  

[Diane Clement]

I'd like to discuss this one labelled as Arisaema consanguineum, shown by George Young (George are you out there?)
I wonder whether it is actually A ciliatum liubaense - distinguished from A consanguineum by having stolons - this potful looks like it might have increased by stolons judging by the pups in the pot?

[Peter Maguire]

Final 3 from me.
- Physoplexis comosa, John Richards
- Campanula ?, Margaret Pickering. Margaret forgot to label it (there was no space to place a label anyway), so I asked her what it was as they were loading it into the car. I have now had a senior moment and forgotten what it was! I've remembered: It was Campanula thessala, now know as C pelia.
- Dactylorhiza 'Eskimo Nell', Tony Rymer

That's all from the show, but I stopped off on the way home to take some more orchid photos at a nature reserve in County Durham which will appear in the Orchid section soon(ish).

[Diane Clement]

I've just got a few to finish with.  Pudsey show has an artistic section, and the pictures were well-displayed in the main hall.  I'm sorry I photographed these hurriedly at the end, so my photographs do not show them to their best advantage.  Jean Morris is the maestro of the needlework section, and showed some excellent examples her art:

Romulea unifolia
Romulea schlecteri
Fuchsia which won the Lawrence Greenwood award for the best photograph, art or needlework

[Diane Clement]

In the photography section, Jon Evans showed some amazing pictures, I still can't get over the detail on these pictures.

Corydalis "Blue Heron"
Galanthus "Sophie North"

[ranunculus]

Many thanks to Diane and Peter for your wonderful images. I have been preoccupied with Father's Day celebrations for most of the day, so have only had time to process a few images to post this evening. More to follow when time and tide allow.

CAMPANULA 'JOE ELLIOTT'
CAMPANULA
CAMPANULA
ECHINOPSIS BACKEBERGII V. WRIGHTIANA
GLADIOLUS SYMONDII CLOSE-UP
PHLOX PULVINATUM
PRIMULA MALVACEA CLOSE-UP
ROSCOEA HUMEANA 'INKLING'
SARMIENTA REPENS
SARMIENTA REPENS CLOSE-UP