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Alex

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Sternbergia 2011
« on: January 21, 2011, 10:39:00 PM »
Sternbergia candida from the late Jim Archibald's collection.

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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2011, 11:37:42 PM »
Alex,
that's so beautiful. thank you for showing it to us. :) :)
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2011, 11:02:51 AM »
A beauty, Alex... these white flowers are so lovely... I hope you've had your nose in there for a sniff of the  scent?




Moving this to the Amaryllidaceae thread........ :)
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2011, 11:03:33 AM »
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2011, 06:11:01 PM »
Beautiful plant and picture Alex!
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2011, 08:16:04 PM »
Very nice Alex & early. It will be a week or more before my plants are in flower but looking very promising at present.
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #6 on: January 22, 2011, 08:57:17 PM »
I've got another form which I've had for at least 4 years but which is only now flowering - it seems to be better shaped, but reluctant to open properly!

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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2011, 09:20:10 PM »
My single bulb has wider petals and does open fully and I endorse Maggi's hope that you've sniffed it Alex. It is delicious. :)
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2011, 02:13:09 PM »
Sternbergia candida
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2011, 07:17:33 PM »
That's a beautiful patch Gerry. I can almost smell them from here. I hope my single bulbs does so well and increases nicely.
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2011, 07:32:25 PM »
That's a beautiful patch Gerry. I can almost smell them from here. I hope my single bulbs does so well and increases nicely.
So do I Lesley. This lot started as a single bulb 16 years ago.
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2011, 07:38:46 PM »
Sternbergia candida

Great show Gerry !  Grow candida now for two years but he did'nt flower yet . :(
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2011, 08:13:00 PM »
Sternbergia candida

Great show Gerry !  Grow candida now for two years but he did'nt flower yet . :(
Thanks Kris. Try heavy feeding with high potash fertilizer + hot & dry during summer.
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2011, 09:56:29 PM »
A breathtaking view Gerry !!!  :o :o :D
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Re: Sternbergia 2011
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2011, 11:22:16 PM »
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Very impressed - put me on the list for a swap if you see anything of mine that you like the look of.

 


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