Sternbergia autumn 2012

[Oron Peri]

Wonderful plants from everyone,
Angelo, S. clusiana looks very healthy, nothing to do, this species needs to be grown in the ground!

[Tony Willis]

Angelo that greenish clusiana is very similar in colour to mine.If I was to put it in the ground as Oron suggests it would need to be able to swim.

Here is Sternbergia greuteriana I received from Alan Edwards

[Gerry Webster]

Tony - interesting  to see Alan's S. greuteriana at last. It looks virtually identical to the one collected by Melvyn, also from Crete

[Tony Willis]

Gerry I have both and yes  it is very similar. The one from Melvyn is struggling this year - no doubt poor cultivation!

[Pauli]

Hello,

Sternbergia greuteriana is said to have very long anthers. Judging from your photo Tony, there are two species in your pot!

[Tony Willis]

Hello,

Sternbergia greuteriana is said to have very long anthers. Judging from your photo Tony, there are two species in your pot!

Herbert

it may just show the futility of trying to describe species from a few specimens.

I doubt I am the recipient of a new species,perhaps natural variation.

In any case a number of people think they are all only variations on lutea!

 I feel a row coming on on the lines of the fritillaria thread.

[Gerry Webster]

Hello,

Sternbergia greuteriana is said to have very long anthers. Judging from your photo Tony, there are two species in your pot!

Herbert - I have two forms of this supposed species (both posted somewhere above). One has long anthers & the other does not. Plants posted as S. greuteriana on the forum seem extremely variable in all characteristics.

[pehe]

Despite off a very cold summer some of my Sternbergias performs well in the open garden. A bit later and with longer leaves than 'normal'

Sternbergia lutea 'Villa Carlotta'
Sternbergia sicula 'Dodona Gold'
Sternbergia greuteriana MK.0187

And a gem under glass: Sternbergia clusiana lutea

Poul

[Angelo Porcelli]

Although I posted already S. greuteriana, I couldn't resist to show this photo taken yesterday.... over 40 flowers 

[Gerry Webster]

Very impressive Angelo.

[Tony Willis]

Very nice Angelo and even more so to be able to grow it outside.

[pehe]

Angelo, you beat me with several length
Wish I could grow Sternbergia like this!

Poul

[Oron Peri]

Fantastic clump Angelo, thanks for showing it.

Poul,
 I'm afraid your last two photos are not clusiana, looks like lutea.

[Melvyn Jope]

A few images of Sternbergia lutea at Areopoli Southern Greece last week.

[krisderaeymaeker]

Although I posted already S. greuteriana, I couldn't resist to show this photo taken yesterday.... over 40 flowers 

Great Angelo ! Maybe we have to move to the south ....