Pulsatilla 2013

[Olga Bondareva]

Do you think so?  Oh think everyone was not a right word. 

[Arie.v]

Yes Olga, I'm interested in some seeds if you have some to spare.
And like my kids use to say 5 more sleeps for us anyways

[Maggi Young]

Yes, please, Olga. 

[Ulla Hansson]

Yes please, I would also like to have some seed.
Ulla

[ashley]

Olga, I'd really love some fresh seed too if you can spare a little. 

Unfortunately I can't come to Prague so would have to ask Maggi or Lesley perhaps to put them in the post, or give them to Fermi whom I'll meet later in the month.

[Olga Bondareva]

 

[Maggi Young]

I'm more than happy to pass on to Ashley.
(Which reminds me Ashley- your Acer seed is growing well )

[ashley]

Much obliged Maggi. 

Yes now seems the time for acers to emerge.  Yesterday I was surprised by a second flush of seedlings in a pot sown 18 months ago, and delighted to find stirrings in another pot of seed collected by Chris Chadwell in Ladakh

[Jozef Lemmens]

I have this as Pulsatilla turczaninovii, from seeds collected by A. Berkutenko.
Did there go anything wrong?

        

[greenspan]

Pulsatilla rubra a few days ago

[Susann]

BREAKING NEWS!
My Pulsatilla magadensis has not only survived the winter but decided to produce a bud! However, it is the absolutely tiniest little bud I have ever seen, it is as made for a doll-house. Actually it is just slightly bigger than a Pulsatilla seed. If it manage to open it will of course be when I am in Tábor.  All my neighbors are quite old and do not have cameras for things that small.

4. Susann?

Olga, are you sure my "YES, please"-scream did not reach all the way to Moscow? Perhaps you were listening to music? Yes, please, Olga, I would love to get some seeds. (Did you really realize what you were doing when putting out this offer?)

One P halleri ssp taurica opened two flowers today, and I got a nice image. But as I just changed  from jpeg to RAW I have no idea how to make the image small enough to post. "Fotosizer" seems not to accept RAW? If anyone knows how to do, please send me an email explaining it to me. ( Very detailed, please, as I am quite stupid) I do not have Lightroom yet and my old Photoshop does not accept RAW. Nor the necessary plugin.

[Susann]

Greenspan, I understand you used a smiley with big sunglasses on. Your beautiful plant is really glowing! If there was a green smiley I would reply with it, as I am now green with envy.

[Maggi Young]

Oops, I've just realised we have mentioned  P. magadensis several times in the forum - when the name should be Pulsatilla magadanensis


Pulsatilla magadanensis A.P.Khokhr. & Vorosch - http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Pulsatilla+magadensis#Pulsatilla-M

[greenspan]

@susann

no reason to envy . unfortunately only one plant made flowers this year. i replanted my 4 rubra last year, lost one, but i'm confident that the rest will get back their old strength this year + will flower next year all together. i need seed  the few seedlings i got died because the frost lifted them out of soil.

your magadanensis is great. i love such tiny plants. i got magadanensis fotos from dr. berkutenko, but we will get no chance to compare with your plant, because of your absence when flowering.

@olga

is there a chance to get seed of your Pulsatilla seed offer? i'm not at the Czech Conference. sending by mail?

[Jack Meatcher]

Dear Greenspan,

Thank you for your comprehensive reply regarding Pulsatilla seed germination. Wow! If they are that demanding, you Pulsatilla types are really dedicated. I think I'll stick with Narcissus for the time being. I don't think I'm ready for the hair shirt yet.
Incidentally, the Alpine Dept. at Kew find Pulsatillas difficult also.  I'll refer them to your posting.