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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #30 on: April 04, 2012, 03:21:50 PM »
Eric, I think 'Eva Constance' is a bit deepr pink than yours. Yours is a most gorgeous "gentle" pink... and a darn nice plant too.
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #31 on: April 04, 2012, 05:34:11 PM »
I have dug out a lot of seedlings from round the plant and potted them up. If they flower this colour I will isolate and pollinate to see if I can get a true seeding strain. Obviously anything now is going to be open pollinated.

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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #32 on: April 04, 2012, 06:28:22 PM »
That is a lovely colour - like the soft pink form of ambigua. They are extremely moreish plants!
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #33 on: April 04, 2012, 06:34:29 PM »
That is a lovely colour - like the soft pink form of ambigua. They are extremely moreish plants!
Exactly, Tim, I knew the colour reminded me of something..I was trying to remember the name....thanks!
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #34 on: April 04, 2012, 07:28:11 PM »
Nice pulsatilla images from all 8)

a few close ups...
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #35 on: April 04, 2012, 07:29:47 PM »
I've changed the name of the thread, folks.
Super pix, all.
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #36 on: April 04, 2012, 09:25:37 PM »
A lot of beautiful Pulsatillas!
Here's a picture of P lutescens flavescens from the botanical garden in Oslo today.
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #37 on: April 04, 2012, 11:21:11 PM »
Trond,

That is a beautiful pic.  Such a clean yellow.  A little bit of mountain sunshine!! ;D
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #38 on: April 05, 2012, 02:25:33 AM »
That pink is a lovely one Eric. Well worth growing any seedlings. We have a strain here of P. vulgaris called 'Pink Denim,' and happily it comes true from seed. It is a light strawberry colour.
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #39 on: April 05, 2012, 08:32:14 AM »
Pulsatilla slavica alba had a visitor today...
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #40 on: April 05, 2012, 09:17:13 AM »
Hoy,
realy very beautiful. 8) I tryed to grow P. flavescens (Pulsatilla patens subsp. flavescens ) repeated times but after germination seedlings did not survive winter.

Any recommendations available?

Luc,
very nice white P. slavica!  8)
The seedlings I have got from your seed are behind in growth - still in bud stage.
I'm exited to see them soon - the first time in full flower.

Here is my P. pratensis ssp. nigricans raised from seed.
Many thanks to Kathrine for the seed. ;) ;D
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #41 on: April 06, 2012, 04:14:20 PM »
Hoy,
realy very beautiful. 8) I tryed to grow P. flavescens (Pulsatilla patens subsp. flavescens ) repeated times but after germination seedlings did not survive winter.

Any recommendations available?

Sorry, Armin, can't help you with this particular one but I have just overwintered several other seedlings of different Pulsatillas outside this winter without cover. They seem to do very well now, all of them are producing new leaves.
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #42 on: April 06, 2012, 08:37:40 PM »
flavescens and slavica - Google here I come
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #43 on: April 07, 2012, 04:57:34 PM »
I have a couple of "Pulsatilla albana ssp albocyanea" seedex plants flowering for the first time. Small pure white flowers. Do think they will improve with age, this year or next. I would have thought any blue would have been obvious from the bud stage.
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Re: Pulsatilla- Spring 2012
« Reply #44 on: April 07, 2012, 06:44:39 PM »
I have a couple of "Pulsatilla albana ssp albocyanea" seedex plants flowering for the first time. Small pure white flowers. Do think they will improve with age, this year or next. I would have thought any blue would have been obvious from the bud stage.
I'd have thought the blue would be evident from an early age, too, Brian.

There is a photo on Kirsten Andersen and Lars Hansen's website which shows how blue it can be:
http://www.alpines.dk/index.php?option=com_easygallery&act=photos&cid=1626&Itemid=26
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