ROSCOEA-2012

[David Nicholson]

I never did get round to re-locating my Roscoeas to a more shaded part of the garden. First one to flower this year, Roscoea cautleyoides 'Jeffrey Thomas', some others in bud.

[fredg]

Heck, mine are just breaking surface 

[Maggi Young]

Ours haven't even broken the surface yet.

[ronm]

Some of ours are a mm above the surface, many species not showing yet. You've shocked me with this one David

Wonderfully .

[Lesley Cox]

It's his sunny smile that pulls them up towards the light.

[wooden shoe]

Last year I had a very nice clump, but this year we had a tough freeze in the end of January after a mild start of the winter. That also did decrease Roscoea cautleoides. This year I only have 4 flowering size R. cautleoides. Let's hope next year will be better.

[Claire Cockcroft]

A nice clump -- Roscoea humeana? -- a gift from a good friend.  Most other roscoeas are just showing leaf or color.

[Maggi Young]

I would think that is R. humeana, Claire... and very lovely it is too.

[Claire Cockcroft]

Another roscoea -- marked R. tumjensis (though the name may not be correct).  R. cautleyoides is now flowering, with R. auriculata and an unnamed roscoea not far behind.

[David Nicholson]

Good article in the June edition of The Plantsman which is a report on the recent RHS trials at Wisley

[DaveM]

A lovely clump of R humeana, Claire. My two clumps (purple and alba forms) are only just coming through the soil.

Here's both the yellow and purple forms of Roscoea cautleyoides flowering in the garden today. 'Pennine Purple' is not so advanced.

[Maggi Young]

Those look good, David... ours are seldom out of the ground before July - certainly no sign of them yet.

[ronm]

R. humeana

I am particularly pleased with this pot of R.humeana, flowering today from seed sown in December 2009. The colour is more towards a 'plum' colour than is typical, and is I think very similar to that of forma tyria. Particularly unusual is the white / colourless stripe running down the length of the dorsal petal, on one of the plants. It remains to be seen if this is a constant feature for this plant, and if so, if it is stable enough to return year on year.

[DaveM]

Interesting form Ron.

Roscoea cautleyoides "Pennine Purple" now in flower but got a bit battered by the rain last weekend.

R. humeana alba - started after the rain stopped so looking good. Funny though the purple form is lagging behind, only about 5 cm above soil.

[daveyp1970]

Another roscoea -- marked R. tumjensis (though the name may not be correct).  R. cautleyoides is now flowering, with R. auriculata and an unnamed roscoea not far behind.

WOW that is a fantastic thing,never heard of that sp Claire.
Ron and DaveM superb dark Roscoeas.