Eranthis 2013

[Gail]

Gail, this is what I have as differences (next to the fact that 'Orange Glow' was found in Denmark in 1950 and 'Orange Pips' in England) 'Orange Pips has larger flowers and flowers earlier than 'Orange Glow', also the anthers of 'Orange Pips' have an intenser colour.

Thanks Wim. I wouldn't say there is a significant difference as to size or anther colour but I can't give a true comparison when one is pot-grown and the other in the ground. I'll plant Pips out and report back next year.....

[Janis Ruksans]

Is it worth to keep so many names with so minor differences?
Janis

[WimB]

Is it worth to keep so many names with so minor differences?
Janis

Have you ever looked at Galanthus cultivar, Janis  Just kidding, naming forms with small differences is stupid in my view too, but I'd keep these two apart because they originated from two very different place; 'Orange Glow' as a found seedling in Denmark in 1950 and 'Orange Pips' as a seedling of 'Noël Ayres' half of century later in England.

[Janis Ruksans]

I never was galanthophile, although I have very good friends between them, but personally I regard this as some form of illness. But may be others look on croconuts in same way...   even regarding to species...
Janis

[bulborum]

I agree with you Janos
If a specialist can't see the difference if they are mixed up
it's not worth naming them
better just give a nice one a number
so it isn't lost for breeding

Roland

[KentGardener]

I have ventured outside of the Galanthus area - hello anyone who doesn't know me.     Reading the last few posts has been interesting for me. 

Today I spent some time taking pictures of the Eranthis I have growing in my little garden so far.  I got my first few in Nettetal 2 years ago and have since added a few more.  When I was resizing the pictures I did wonder if I could identify them without the label.

I still love them in the garden and intend to add more  - but think I am going to need a lot of practice to tell them all apart.  Galanthus are so much easier!

1 - What I got as 'Orange Glow' - does this look correct?

2 - What I got as 'Schlyters Orange' - does this look correct?

3 - one I was given - presumably hyemalis?

4 - another I was given - presumably a slightly different hyemalis?

[KentGardener]

And some doubles:

1 - 'Lady Lamortagne' - one I think I might stand a change of recognising.

2 - flore plena seedling1

3 - flore plena seedling2

4 - flore plena seedling3

5 - Grunling - got from Nettatal but not sure it is right?

[WimB]

Hi John,

glad to see you outside of the white-green world 

Your orange forms could be correct, but the flowers have started to wither, so I'm not sure. 'Schlyters Orange' is not distuingishable from 'Orange Glow', it might be the same form or a comparable form which developed in a different place....
The two following pics are two slightly different forms of E. hyemalis indeed...very nice too.

'Lady Lamortagne' is a super form, growing taller than normal E. hyemalis and a semi-filled form.
E. hyemalis, Flore Pleno comes in all forms and shapes...only really different ones should be named.
E. hyemalis 'Grunling' is correct!

[pehe]

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3 - one I was given - presumably hyemalis?

4 - another I was given - presumably a slightly different hyemalis?

To me they look somewhat  like a hyemalis X cilicica hybrid.

Poul

[pehe]

Eranthis pinnatifida in the open garden today and Eranthis tubergenii Guinea Gold in a frame.

Poul

[WimB]

To me they look somewhat  like a hyemalis X cilicica hybrid.

Poul

Possibly, there's a bit of bronze in the first ones leaf and the second ones leaf is more finely dissected. That would make them E. x tubergenii.

[WimB]

Eranthis pinnatifida in the open garden today and Eranthis tubergenii Guinea Gold in a frame.

Poul

Very nice, Poul. They are both a lot earlier than over here...seems Denmark is having better weather than Belgium for the moment! 

[mark smyth]

John your E. x tubergenii / SRGC_Hyemalis2.jpg look fantastic.

Some of my Guinea Gold are in full flower while others are just coming up

I have my first self sown Orange Glow seedling flowering

[Roma]

Eranthis hyemalis yesterday with honey bees collecting pollen.

[mark smyth]

Your bees, Roma?