Author Topic: February 2011 - Northern Hemisphere (Read 20144 times)

Rafa · « **Reply #45 on:** February 14, 2011, 09:40:18 PM »

Again, A. valentinum, just to show Paul Tyerman the size compared to my finger

Also a Dipcadi serotinum blooming today

krisderaeymaeker · « **Reply #46 on:** February 15, 2011, 08:38:52 PM »

The first Dionysia in flower ...., just like previous year this is Dionysia zschummelii

Also Asphodelus acaulis is flowering again..

Gerdk · « **Reply #47 on:** February 16, 2011, 11:07:36 AM »

Wow, the Asphodelus is a well grown specimen. I suppose you cultivate it with a low termperature (+ additional light)?
Some years ago I saw plants which were awfully elongated.

Gerd

Paul T · « **Reply #48 on:** February 16, 2011, 12:09:14 PM »

Rafa,

Thanks, it's a beauty!!

Kris,

That Asphodelus is delightful. Not a species I've come across other than here on these forums, so really great to see it. Delicate colour to it too.

krisderaeymaeker · « **Reply #49 on:** February 16, 2011, 06:23:39 PM »

Thank you Paul and Gerd !

Gerd , yes I keep this one in the (cold)greenhouse for the winter. This greenhouse must be frostfree ( 0 degrees is allright)because it is used also for my collection of cacti and succulents. This winter we had a low temperature during november and december ....
I give no additional light for the Asphodelus. But I have good light in this greenhouse , except for the gray days we also have here...

Maggi Young · « **Reply #50 on:** February 16, 2011, 06:30:42 PM »

Quote from: krisderaeymaeker on February 15, 2011, 08:38:52 PM

Also Asphodelus acaulis is flowering again..

I thought that was really good.... so I went to see if my Asphodelus acaulis, a gift from John Lupton, was showing any signs of extra flowers..... I didn't think that was very likely, it has been a long cold winter and the pot is near the corner of the glasshouse but what do you know? There are a whole bunch of flower buds sitting there, almost ready to flower.....

Something good for me to tell John about on Saturday on the trip to Dunblane... if he hasn't read it here first!

Lesley Cox · « **Reply #51 on:** February 16, 2011, 09:00:59 PM »

Lovely to see the Asphodelus again. Here it is quite hardy and grows happily outside all year, flowering from mid winter. I've never seen it like yours Kris, with elongated tubes (not stems). Here the flowers sit right down on the leaves. I find it's best grown in a very poor, hard soil which keeps the leaves at a lower less exhuberant size.

Paul T · « **Reply #52 on:** February 16, 2011, 10:57:06 PM »

Lesley,

With that soil description it sounds like it would do wonderfully here in parts of my garden.

In summer, poor and hard is definitely the native soil my garden is built (and thankfully improved) on.

TC · « **Reply #53 on:** February 16, 2011, 11:22:17 PM »

The Galanthus section is too rarefied for me so I will post this here. A return trip to Fullarton Woods was made on a sunny day last Sunday. It is amazing what a week and some sunshine can do. Attached are some general views of the Snowdrops now opening up. I did a rough estimate of the extent of the flowers. One section is about 100 metres long by 30 metres wide. A very minimum count would give about 500,000 flowers and this could be at least double. There is not enough room to walk amongst them to note any difference in patterns or colour. I found what looked like a flower with green petals by a path last year but could not locate it this time

Paul T · « **Reply #54 on:** February 17, 2011, 12:10:57 AM »

Tom,

OMG!!

Oh to be able to see that sort of display in person. Wow!! Wow Wow!! Wow Wow Wow!!!!!!!

johngennard · « **Reply #55 on:** February 17, 2011, 07:39:01 PM »

Wonderful pictures Tom.Mine aren't quite up to Fullerton woods but getting there gradually.It is a long process and I probably won't be around to see the end result,but I can observe a distinct improvement year on year.Unfortuneately it hasn't been warm enough to fully open them but I thought I would take some pics. before the wind or rain or both spoiled them.

daveyp1970 · « **Reply #56 on:** February 17, 2011, 07:43:27 PM »

John is that your land,its fantastic.Lovely sight

cohan · « **Reply #57 on:** February 17, 2011, 07:44:56 PM »

John and TC, thanks for those images--very impressive! Once these bulbs are done, and the trees leaf out, is there another set of vegetation on the forest floor, or is that it for the year? Its so unlike any woodlands here (in Alberta, I mean, there are forests more like this in Eastern NA), makes me curious about the seasonal cycle and the overall flora..

Gail · « **Reply #58 on:** February 17, 2011, 07:46:24 PM »

Wow oh wow John! And I was pleased with my little mat of aconites under an apple tree....

johngennard · « **Reply #59 on:** February 17, 2011, 07:50:05 PM »

A few more taken inside the garden boundaries
Hellebore Ericsmithii
Rhodo sichotense
Galanthus Sraffan with Magnet behind
Cyclamen coum
Galanthus 'Magnet' and aconites
Crocus tomasinianus

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