White flowering Eranthis

[Paul T]

Beautiful, Jan.

[Brian Ellis]

There really are some exquisite treasures on this thread.  I agree with Alan's question,

Why do so few people grow the white forms of Eranthis?.... why are the other species so rare?   

Is it simply that we cannot easily get the seed?  I grow 'Noel Ayres', 'All Saints' (another double yellow named by John Foster), 'Orange Glow' , 'Pauline' and 'Schwefelglanz' and would love to grow both white and pink forms too, but where are the suppliers?

[Lillii]

Very beautiful eranthis, Jan 

[wolfgang vorig]

Eranthis today



kind regards,  Wolfgang

[Alan_b]

There really are some exquisite treasures on this thread.  I agree with Alan's question,

Why do so few people grow the white forms of Eranthis?.... why are the other species so rare?   

Is it simply that we cannot easily get the seed?  I ...would love to grow both white and pink forms too, but where are the suppliers?

here in Iowa ... pinnatifida and stellata are awfully hardy...as they both grow like little weeds, with the former self-seeding profusely

Doesn't make sense to me.  They don't necessarily seem to be hard to grow, yet they are not for sale.

[udo]

the last Eranthis for this spring:

E.hyemalis semi plena,4-years old seedlings, only some plants comes true
E.tubergenii, right is the sterile 'Guinea Gold'
         ``     left a fertile form with a bit larger flowers

[Alan_b]

... right is the sterile 'Guinea Gold'
 

And further to the right?

[Lesley Cox]

I agree with Brian's suggestion that seed/plants have not been available. I can't imagine they wouldn't have been snapped up quickly if they were listed regularly. I see Jan Jilek lists seed at least for 2012. (I didn't look at the bulb list, it would only have made me snarl and gnash my teeth.)

[udo]

... right is the sterile 'Guinea Gold'
 

And further to the right?

Alan, this is Eranthis hyemalis 'Schwefelglanz' to the end of flowertime.

[Janis Ruksans]

Eranthis stellata today
 

Have you Eranthis sibirica?
Janis

[WimB]

Eranthis stellata today
 

Have you Eranthis sibirica?
Janis

I was wondering that too, I don't think anyone grows that species!

[loes]

lovely Eranthis photos everyone
now I have to find a white form

[Helen Johnstone]

I have become a little hooked on eranthis and want to extend my collection.  I read with interest the International rock magazine article on eranthis and discovered there were white ones but where do you find them.  So far I can only find the 'common' hyemalis varieties. 

[Maggi Young]

The white eranthis are completely enchanting, to my mind. They are quite tiny and all the lovelier for that.
Ian is showing some in this week's bulb log that he is very pleased with - one os flushed pink 

 Janis Ruksans and Liga Popova in Latvia have got E. pinnatifida and E. stellata listed.
 http://rarebulbs.lv/index.php/en/catalogue

[Alan_b]

Janis Ruksans and Liga Popova in Latvia have got E. pinnatifida and E. stellata listed.
 http://rarebulbs.lv/index.php/en/catalogue

Oh Maggi, now you've told everybody and they'll all want one!