Pulsatilla- Spring 2012

[brianw]

It was NARGS garden collected seed so could be a mistake or a cross I guess. At least I found out in 14 months from sowing, and did not grow it for many years before finding out it was not as labelled.
It is quite a good white, and might be a larger flower when more established   

[Lesley Cox]

Although I have several different, mostly in their young stages, "A Pulsatills is a Pulsatilla is a Pulsatilla" I thought (even if I got tongue-tied saying it!)

However, obviously there are many wonderful species to grow and play with. The little plants from Mark S's P. albana will flower this spring and your white slavica Luc is a real diamond. I have a very dark crimson which comes true, slightly pendant flowers and grown for years as P. montana. Does anyone know it?

[Maggi Young]

There is a P. vulgaris called Eva Constance which I think is similar in colour and another 'Baron's Pink' which I have never seen.

 Jon Evans has a good photo of a plant of Pulsatilla vulgaris Barton's Pink from
Anne Vale  at therecent AGS London Show .......


http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/discussion/atshows//London+Show+/8161/?page=5

[Palustris]

Found one in the garden today, labelled P. Red Clock, sadly the flowers have gone over,but do not for the life of me remember either buying it or planting it.

[Tim Ingram]

There were also some nice plants of 'Barton's Pink' for sale at the London Show, from Primrose Bank Nursery in Yorkshire. It is a fine soft pink but rather small and narrow petalled - presumably propagated from root cuttings (?), something I have never tried with pulsatillas.

Trond - that pale yellow form of patens (flavescens) is I think the most beautiful Pasque Flower I have yet seen, with that hint of blue on the reverse. Quite exquisite!

[Maggi Young]

Found one in the garden today, labelled P. Red Clock, sadly the flowers have gone over,but do not for the life of me remember either buying it or planting it.

That sounds like it should be 'Red Cloak', Eric.
Only the most diligent ( or geekish?!!  ) gardener can remember every "accession to the collection", Eric.... don't feel bad for  being normal - I reckon you are in a large company of similarly afflicted souls.

[mark smyth]

Other than P. vulgaris all my other Pulsatillas are cr@p this year

[Lesley Cox]

Other than P. vulgaris all my other Pulsatillas are cr@p this year

If clicked on, Mark, that actually comes up as an email addresss to which an email can be sent. Wonder if it would get to you?

[mark smyth]

really? Are you using Windows?

[Paul T]

Lesley,

Interesting, it doesn't on my Firefox browser.

[Lesley Cox]

Yes, Windows and not the latest version by any means. I'll send one and see if it gets to you.

L

[Lesley Cox]

Had an immediate message back saying "The email could not be sent because one of the recipients was rejected by the server. The recipient is cr@p." It all could be a bit insulting!

[Paul T]

It all could be a bit insulting!

 

[Maggi Young]

Other than P. vulgaris all my other Pulsatillas are cr@p this year

If clicked on, Mark, that actually comes up as an email addresss to which an email can be sent. Wonder if it would get to you?

 Doesn't show as a hyperlink to email on my browser - but in my notification email it is a live link

Sadly my Pulsatillas are all doing very poorly this year, and over the last couple of years several have been lost altogether. 

[Palustris]

Just counted up and there are over 30 clumps of Pulsatillas in the garden, mostly forms of P. vulgaris. The only one which I cannot find at all, not a label nor a hole where the plant might have been in P. pallens. I know I had it as I have a tray of seedlings growing on.
This is P. Red Cloak