Eranthis 2013

[Maggi Young]

 I know very little of this beautiful and apparently endangered endemic Korean plant  so for others  like me, I offer some links to super photos and a an abstract of a  paper -
Complete chloroplast DNA sequence from a Korean endemic genus, Megaleranthis saniculifolia, and its evolutionary implications -
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19326085

Photos :
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/megaleranthissaniculifolia/interesting/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nalgae/2454118899/#

[WimB]

Very interesting, Maggi.
I can't find any info in the abstract about it's relation to Eranthis. They seem to have researched the relation to Ranunculus and Trollius, but not to Eranthis (strange??).
According to them it belongs in the genus Trollius.

Does anyone know if this plant is in cultivation anywhere?

[WimB]

And another one placing it in the genus Trollius: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF03030572?LI=true

[Maggi Young]

It is  a most interesting question, Wim.  It must be that the preliminary expectation was that there was no relation to Eranthis,  I suppose, so the connection was sought elsewhere? 

[Maggi Young]

And another one placing it in the genus Trollius: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF03030572?LI=true

 I see the whole paper is downloadable- that's good- includes all the references cited. (pdf is 3.29Mb in size)

 This screengrab shows the  initial comments about the relationship with Eranthis......

[Gerdk]

Thank you both, Maggi and Wim!

Without knowing the scientific facts its physiognomy supports including in the genusTrollius .
Indeed it was the name mega (l)eranthis which puzzled me.

Does anyone know if this plant is in cultivation anywhere?

Gerd

[WimB]

Without knowing the scientific facts its physiognomy supports including in the genusTrollius .
Indeed it was the name mega (l)eranthis which puzzled me.

The name was given in 1935 by Jisaburo Ohwi (Japan), probably based on the form of the flower...and since it grows taller than Eranthis but has no tuber, he didn't want to put it into Eranthis, I guess he just named it MEGA(l)ERANTHIS

[pehe]

Very interesting article and discussion on white Eranthis!
In my garden there are many Eranthis hyemalis and a few E. pinnatifida. No sign of E. cilicica, logistipitata, Guinea Gold or Flore Pleno yet.
There are so many self-sown Crocus banaticus and nudiflorus seedlings among the pinnatifida that I guess a replanting will be appropriate in the summer.

Poul

[YT]

Thank you for interesting information, Wim, Maggi and Gerd... but it's a really tough job reading them with my English ability  

Poul, your eranthis look good in your garden

Then, I went to an alpine and wild plants nursery in Saitama and got some pots of E. pinnatifida. These are all cultiveted plants from wild collected seeds. I chose my favorite indivisuals from more than 100 seedlings

[fleurbleue]

   I'm green of jealousy Tatsuo !  I have not yet had the opportunity to get them and I can't wait for owning few ones when I see so nice pictures   

[YT]

Nicole, you should move to Japan immediately

[fleurbleue]

I would like to do it often YT 

[YT]

Some of my eranthis have started to bloom today

Eranthis pinnatifida, albino type. from Bicchu, Okayama, Japan
Eranthis pinnatifida. white anther type. from Nariwa, Okayama, Japan

[Gert Hoek]

Very interesting article and discussion on white Eranthis!
In my garden there are many Eranthis hyemalis and a few E. pinnatifida. No sign of E. cilicica, logistipitata, Guinea Gold or Flore Pleno yet.
There are so many self-sown Crocus banaticus and nudiflorus seedlings among the pinnatifida that I guess a replanting will be appropriate in the summer.

Poul

Hello Poul, beautifull plants, how do you cultivate the Eranthis sp.?

[Gert Hoek]

Some of my eranthis have started to bloom today

Eranthis pinnatifida, albino type. from Bicchu, Okayama, Japan
Eranthis pinnatifida. white anther type. from Nariwa, Okayama, Japan

Hello Tatsuo, beautifull forms of this magnificent plant!!