April 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Lesley Cox]

Definitely a very special Asarum.

[Brian Ellis]

Asarum minamitanianum 'Ryoku-ho'

This is an albino form found and collected at its natural habitat. I didn't expect its flower this season so the plant in a cheap plastic pot

I don't think any of us noticed the pot, we were so bowled over with the marvellous flower

[YT]

Thank you for all comments I love this flower too Many variations in flower colours and patterns are found from natural habitat of A. minamitanianum but these rare varieties are extreamly expensive. My 'Ryoku-ho' is a relatively popular one so I could get it

[meanie]

Lovely to see the red Fritillaria imperialis, could someone explain to me why I can grow the yellow one with no trouble, but not the red? 

Can't explain it, but mine got carried away far too early and were turned to crispy dead flower buds by the cold snap a few weeks ago............

[meanie]

Asarum minamitanianum 'Ryoku-ho'

This is an albino form found and collected at its natural habitat. I didn't expect its flower this season so the plant in a cheap plastic pot

Must join in with the others - your Asarum are spectacular!

[meanie]

Everything is a mess here as I move in a few days..............

However, I am particularly chuffed that my Sutherlandia frutescens has started to bloom!



Will try to get some shape to it this summer, but not at the expense of the fantastic seed pods!

[YT]

Thanks, meanie

Here is Anemone nikoensis 'Suzuka', a large flowered and very round petaled selection from a natural habitat at (Mt.) Fujiwara-Dake in Mie Prefacture, Japan.

[Maggi Young]

Everything is a mess here as I move in a few days..............

 Good luck with the move ..... rather you than me!

[Maggi Young]

Here is Anemone nikoensis 'Suzuka', a large flowered and very round petaled selection from a natural habitat at (Mt.) Fujiwara-Dake in Mie Prefacture.

My word! Another gem..... a perfect flower.

[Paul T]

Tatsuo,

You're not wrong about it being a round petalled form...... perfect flowers!!

[fleurbleue]

And so pure white Anemone, Tatsuo !

[WimB]

Wonderful plants, YT. The Asarum is stunning and that Anemone is even more stunning....I guess my knowledge of the English vocabulary is not adequate enough to find a superlative for stunning 

[mark smyth]

Like everyone else is saying - lovely Anemone

[cohan]

Here's what was snug in the greenhouse today. Most are seedlings of Podophyllum vietchii, a few are crosses with Podophyllum plieanthum, the ones down the middle came up as root props off Podophyllum Spotty Dotty.

Fantastic variety on those Podophyllums!

[Lesley Cox]

A super Anemone all right. I daresay even Mr C. Booker will be panting gently.

Cohan did you see your Cornus on the Southern Hemisphere thread? Just a few days and some steady rain later, the leaves are all fallen but the red stems come into their own.