February 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere

[ronm]

Some lovely plants there Shelagh,
Not sure about the added vitamins though!!, .
Thanks for sharing them ( the plants !!) with us, hope you heal well soon,

[ranunculus]

So sorry to hear about your arm Shelagh ... we obviously knew you had damaged it, but we hadn't realised it was broken!  Very poor timing with the show season almost upon us. Good job you've got Brian to respond to your every need!  Lovely pictures.

Just read Martin's response ... what a pair!!!      Get well soon ... both of you.

[johnw]

wow  Cyclamen coum are dead here in Berlin. Winter to warm, then February - 23° ... 
But I am happy, one of my Shortias is in bud

Irm - So sorry to hear of the loss of all the coum there. It is not an unusual occurence here and the reason I am so keen to get kuznetzovii going in the hope it will be more reliable.  In 1991 I lost all of the many hederifoliums that had seeded in my garden over 20 years.  Seven years later one big leaf appeared from my very first hederifolium.

Hope the Shortia brings lots of staisfaction.

jonw

[daveyp1970]

My crockery today.
Crocus sieberi subsp. sublimis tricolor

Crocus chrysanthus goldilocks

Crocus chrysanthus ?

Crocus chrysanthus blue pearl

Crocus chrysanthus dorothy

Crocus chrysanthus prince claus

Iris retic Cantab

overall

[David Nicholson]

Very nice Dave. Is that limestone you've used to make your rock bed?

[daveyp1970]

Very nice Dave. Is that limestone you've used to make your rock bed?

I am not sure to tell you the truth David,it was free and dumped in a field.But the gravel is limestone chippings and the soil is gritsand with a tiny bit of leaf mold mixed in.

[angie]

Very nice Dave 

Angie 

[Armin]

Dave,
your unknown C. chrysanthus cultivar resembles 'Jeannine'. Have you purchased ever?
Mine have flowered beautiful in the first year but suffered on bare frosts. Later split of in many non-flowering small cormlets.

[daveyp1970]

Dave,
your unknown C. chrysanthus cultivar resembles 'Jeannine'. Have you purchased ever?
Mine have flowered beautiful in the first year but suffered on bare frosts. Later split of in many non-flowering small cormlets.

Armin thank you i thought it was that cultivar,it was a rescue from a landscaping job.I can see how many corms i have at the end of the season see i can get some to you.

[daveyp1970]

Very nice Dave 

Angie 

Thanks Angie