Flowers and foliage- Now- November 2007

[Luc Gilgemyn]

This is what I have as Oxalis chrysantha

[Gerdk]

Here are some pics from today, made during a sunny spell around noon.

1. Cyclamen cyprium with purple plain leaves - sorry, the picture does not show
       the true color
2. Cyclamen (coum) elegans with silver leaves
3. Cyclamen elegans as normal
4. Narcissus romieuxii - an early flowering type

Gerd

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Nice pix Gerd, very good leaf forms on those Cyclamen !

[henkw]

Dear Tyerman

It has a thicken stem. I think you are right it looks indeed like Oxalis carnosa.

Thanks Henk Westerhof

[Anthony Darby]

Gerd, that silver leaf form of Cyclamen elegans is lovely and to have a 'coum' flowering in November must be very special. Does it come true from seed and will you have any available?

[Paul T]

Gerd,

Love that purple leaf form of cyprium, and that silver leaf elegans has a great Wow factor doesn't it?

Henk,

Glad to be of help.  For reference, I'm actually Paul (is in the signature at the end of each of my messages).  The other is my last name. 

[Gerdk]

Gerd, that silver leaf form of Cyclamen elegans is lovely and to have a 'coum' flowering in November must be very special. Does it come true from seed and will you have any available?

Anthony,
Unfortunately my Cyclamen elegans (only 2) do not set seed in the manner of 'normal' Cyclamen coum. I must confess that I did not pay much attention to these plants and never found out what are the reasons for the poor seedset.
I'll take care now and if I receive some seeds it will be no problem to send you some. The silver-leaved plant was a Manfred Koenen-collection from Iran.
Manfred Koenen (Galanthus koenenianus) worked at the Botanical Garden of Bonn.

Luc and Paul,
Thanks for the compliments, especially the purple C. cyprium was a surprise for me too.

Gerd

[Anthony Darby]

Gosh, what a pedigree for a cyclamen. I'd be delighted and honoured to try it should you succeed.

[derekb]

Gerd Is Manfred still alive I met him several times when he was over here visiting my friend Erna Franks they used to go plant hunting together they were the ones who found the White Cyclamen graecum.
Derek

[Lesley Cox]

  For reference, I'm actually Paul (is in the signature at the end of each of my messages).  The other is my last name. 

Well Paul, better Tyerman than tyre man - as in the Michelin man

[Paul T]

I did have a nickname of "Mich" at one point in university, in reference to exactly that.  The other nicknames I had during school were much nastier, as school usually is of course.  I always felt that if school years are the best years of your life then I might as well have topped myself as soon as I finished, because if those were the best then I was in REAL trouble.  Uni in Canberra however was a much loved blessing after my schooling in a small rural town!! 

[Gerdk]

Gerd Is Manfred still alive I met him several times when he was over here visiting my friend Erna Franks they used to go plant hunting together they were the ones who found the White Cyclamen graecum.
Derek

Derek,
Sorry, I don't know him personally. I only know he retired and I believe he is alive, at least I was not told the reverse.

Gerd

[Peter Korn, Sweden]

One of the Junos are a little to early this year. But still very nice.
It´s amazing how many plants there is room for in a green house.
Swedish meat balls for dinner.

[Peter Korn, Sweden]

Sorry, wrong pictures.

[mark smyth]

Iris looks great and the bulb house. Are Swedish meat balls special?