Lets honour all our other spring treasures...Part II

Nice Habranthus Deb, a spectacular show you have there!

Arisaema triphyllum, it has increased well since last year.

How about Arisaema Sikokianum?

That's a real pretty and generous Habranthus Debbie!

A. nepenthoides and Arisaema triphyllum are fascinating wallaby!
I specially like the combination of the foliage with the flower of A. triphyllum.
They are so mysterious and have a kind of gloomy attractiveness.
I wonder why I still didn't buy one. I have a strange relation to them. They really fascinate me but there is something that withholds me to buy them I still didn't find out why because they are beautiful! I know they are pricey but that's not the real reason. Today I went to a large plant fair in a beautiful park of an old castle. Among all the participants there were only about three speciality growers with really interesting but pricey stuff.
I almost succumbed to an Arisaema, went back about 5 times, taking up the pot putting it back and finally didn't buy it. It's funny because that's the usual scenario, lol!

I was disappointed though because one of the most interesting participants wasn't present. Here is her website;

http://www.mon-jardin-ma-passion.be/

My intention was to get only two plants that were on my wanting list. But, ( know thy selves), alas I got really nuts and came home with 16 new babies!!

Arisaema Sikokianum is also interesting Tammy!

For someone who has little space you are doing very well with all your new plants, lol. That must have been really hard to bring home all those! I hope you will tell us what you succumbed to!

I have a pot of Arisaema sikokianum variegated seedlings, I got the seed last year on ebay from someone who grows them in Italy and all 10 germinated. I know you grew yours from seed too Tammy, how long did they take to flower? Mine are all growing again now, but no sign of variegation yet. I also have a large pot full of A. speciosum seedlings, I got a head of seeds very cheaply on ebay. I had bought a bulb too which is nearly in flower now, it flowered last year the first year I had it. A. triphyllum I got in a trade but it is cheap to buy.

A. speciosum and A nepenthoides are cheap too, mine are from Jacques Amand and they always provide mature bulbs.

http://www.jacquesamand.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=JAUK&Category_Code=Arisaema

Maybe I can send you some I have grown when they get bigger, then you can try them! I grow them in pots and keep them in the greenhouse over winter but would like to try soem outside when I have extras.

I believe it took 3yrs to bloom from seed... maybe four. I'd have to dig out my
records to be sure. The plant I had in my greenhouse has not yet emerged so I
may have lost it. :-(

I'm sorry for not commenting earlier. I do love arisaema and especially like those
oxallis. I haven't had such good luck getting those to bloom.

I would love to tell to what I succumbed to wallaby!
But then I have very little time now and have to leave for the whole day again.
But here is a picture of the whole group for the time being...

I actually wanted to get Podophyllum veitchii 'Marbled Leaves' and Syneilesis aconitifolium. I only found the last, the first one which was only grown by one grower said he stopped with the cultivation of them, because he found them too difficult. I had bought one from him two years ago and it thrives very well in my place although a slow grower. But last year it got a severe blow from that horrible hail attack in July last year. It's leaves were almost completely destroyed. I feared it wouldn't come back this year, but luckily it did, although with a stunted growth that could also be caused by the late freeze in April. I don't know.. But it is alive and even makes flowers, also a bit distorted. As I really am passionated with this plant I wanted to buy more for in case I might lose my original. I would be very happy if it makes seeds but am not sure if it would come true. It's really a gorgeous plant!!
You can see a pict. of it in the thread I started some time ago;
Then it was in its second year.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/722269/

and here is the list of what I got;

Meum athamonticum (2x)
Saxifraga stolonifera ‘Kinki Purple’
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Yellow Spring’
Polystichum setiferum ‘Plumosum densum’
Ranunculus acris ‘sulphureum’
Podophyllum hexandrum
Syneilesis aconitifolium (2x)
Epimedium youngiannum ‘Rosea’
Lupinus nanus (annual with fragrant blue-white flowers)
Salvia carduacea (annual)
4 Aquilegia’s
The blue white one I bought because I thought it looked so much like the wild one from America (Rocky Mountains ?) and perhaps it is.
This one and the white came without a label and the man who was selling it didn't know anything about names of plants ; he was not the grower. They were very pricey, but I fell for the long spores..
The pink one I bought in another stand and these were very cheap, so I got two of them. I liked the pink-mauve colour on them. These had a label ; Aquilegia caerulea 'Spring Magic Rose White'.

When I bought the Meum althamonticum I thought i could find all necessary information on Internet, but nope! Nothing except a pdf- file I cannot open on my pc. I only know by the information on the label that it grows to 40 cm tall. I fell for its foliage that looks soo finely divided and fluffy. I'm glad I bought two, so I can a least try them in different locations...

I know I'll have a big problem now to find a suitable place for all of them, lol! But now I'm still in the euphoria of having got them..
I'm becoming more and more inventive in creating more planting space; apart from the new stone constructions I made last winter, I also use large pots made dark looking with all kinds of tricks like using mixed techniques of cement earth and pigments, paint in it whatever comes in my mind at the moment , so they don't call attention and specially with time won't be visible any longer. I put them in difficult spots where nothing will grow, like under my bamboo's and at the very foot of the walls etc..

This is the Podophyllum hexandrum that reminded me a bit of the Podophullum veitchii 'marbled leaves'.










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and today I even got more plants!!! Went back to that nursery from last week as my brother needed plants for one of his clients.
I got some plants for my pond.
And this is one of the beauties I found; Iris setosa;

Not a bulb, hope nobody minds, but this is the mystery plant Meum athamonticum. A bad pict, because taken in a hurry last evening;

edited for a spelling fault

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The spelling might make a difference, I looked in my RHS Plant Finder and it's Meum athamanticum, I have never heard of it but I love the foliage!

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=meum+athamanticum&meta=

Iris setosa is very nice too, I have a Japanese Iris ensata which I got years ago from a supermarket, there was two in a box but one disappeared. The other flowered once, then slowly dwindled although it was in the ideal position. Last year I rescued what was left, when I dug it I found it had a large root system so put it in a pot in the greenhouse. This year it is very large with 3 flower stems! The flowers are dark blue with some centre stripes, forget exactly what colour but it was beautiful, called Thunder and Lightning but I found that one is white with purple stripes.

I also have Podophyllum hexandrum, not sure if it will have those lovely spots yours has yet as I grew them from seed last year. They have just sprung to life again, can't wait to see them mature!

I also have Aquilegia Spring Magiic, it flowers very well and mine has crossed with others I have making a beautiful array of aquilegias, they self set around the plant. Some are tall, some dwarf like the parent, one is even a double and blue with a cream corolla.


More plants today, lol, we will have to chain you to your garden wall! Such fun though!

Oh, I should have known that the spelling was the reason why I couldn't find it! Once more you're the saving angel! Thanks!

Yes, I really need to be chained to my garden wall as even greater temptations are awaiting me! HELP!!!
Casually my brother was talking about an interesting plant fair going on in the Wallony, much more interesting than the one I went to, because of less commercial stuff like garden ornament stands and so and with more speciality growers... Gasp..
Its actually tomorrow, so I really don't know...
I think I need to go to sleep now..

Oh I love those spectled mayapples /Podophyllum hexandrum. I have never
seen them for sale at any nursery or sale. I almost got some in a failed coop.
I'll just have to live vicariously through you two.

Bonitin - enjoy the plant fair. I can't imagine passing on it but I guess we'll find
out. :-)

couple of latest arrivals:
Ornithogalum nutans or 'Silver Bells'

Chives

Hyacinthoides hispanica (I think).

Thanks for charing your beauties, jmorth!
Ornithogalum nutans has a very special colour!
I like how you've planted the 'chives' among the lilies and Lysimachia nummularia 'aurea' (?) Beautiful combination of foliage-shapes.

The flower of Arum italicum doesn't last long and sometimes is easily overlooked because it's greenish white. But I find it enchanting..

The folliage absolutely does set off those flowers beautifully jmorth!

And I've not seen a picture of the Arum bloom before - everyone just shows
the seeds. It is quite enchanting.

Thanks both for posting. Inspires me to go looking for more to post. :-)

Tam

Podophyllum veitchii 'Marbled Leaves' is blooming for the first time! I'm not sure about their shape, it could be that they are a little deformed because of the late freeze of the buds in April, or perhaps from aphids. I had a real infestation of them this year. But observe that many natural predators have been active..

I do wish it would make seeds but wonder if it would come true from them..
The Podophyllum hexandrum I showed a pict. of before has its spots mostly faded out by now, but I still like it.
The P. veitchii is different that its spots keep on the whole year without fading.

and then one of the two Corydalis 'Père David' started to bloom a couple of days ago. I've given it its own save spot, so cannot be smothered by neighbouring plants. Thank you Wallaby! I love it ..

Iris setosa planted on the border of my pond.

lovely photo's bonitin, Tammy, jmorth, and wallaby! a "cool and refreshing" break during my very busy day.

None of my Arums have flowered this year, but they are increasing nicely.

Nice to see Pere David is flowering, they do well if they are happy. Mine has had a few flowers but it was always too shaded to get a good photo. When I first got it I split it into many 3" pots and filled my raised hosta bed, they grew over winter and flowered for at least 3 months there but eventually rotted off as they get covered with hosta leaves later. It was a fantastic sight though, I could do it every year if I was determined, lol, too many jobs already.

Iris setosa looks very pretty there, so does that huge frog, lol!

I guess there are advantages to cool climates Deb, all your heat would kill me.

One I have had flowering is Arisarum proboscideum, first time and it's spreading in a pot.

The side view

From above, this was on 27th April but I got busy when it warmed up.

I've been enjoying all the pics!

bonitin, love the pond and iris. Did you realize the frog was there when you were taking the picture? You must have been very quiet, or he's just accustomed to seeing you.

Wow, Janet! What an oddity there! Almost alien looking, lol.

It's small but cute Neal, like me, lol, oh ye.

I have Arisaema speciosum opening now, will have to lug it out to get pics. Your A. triphyllum seeds all grew too!

Cool! I bet they're cute little babies!

Thank you Deb!

Arisarum proboscideum has a very original flower wallaby, but I don't see any entrance for pollinators!


Yes, lol, I did know the frog was there, Neal and I can come really close to them when I move very slow-motion, the maximum I could come was about 10cm! But then I go low down the floor to make myself smaller and on the same level eye to eye! They have very beautiful eyes!

Allium ostrowskianum is a modest little beauty that is very popular with bees and flies..

Another picture of Podophyllum hexandrum to show how the spots have faded, but still beautiful and the leaf grew larger..

The A.italicum flower has bended over his huge flower leaf, perhaps for protecting its center to get rain (Yesterday there was a lot of rain over here) or perhaps because it is so floppy and oversized.

Does anyone know what function these root-like things have sticking out at the base of the spathe ?

Outstanding Allium ostrowskianum there Bonitin!

I also love alliums and grow quite a few. I think the species has a bad rap just because of a few bulbil and seed spitting, highly invasive members. There are literally hundreds that make wonderful, noninvasive garden plants.

Here's one of our native Alliums, definitely noninvasive, Allium texanum.

I imagine some small flies would be able to crawl into the spathe of the Arisarum bonitin, but I only have the one so not sure if it would make seeds, It is spreading well anyway, I only had a tiny root to start with.

Your P. hexandrum is looking very nice even with faded spots. I see you have a well eaten Brunnera Jack Frost there too!

Those little root-like things will probably be like Dracunculus vulgaris has, male pollinators at the top which fall onto the female seed below.

They are pretty Deb! The shape looks very similar to A.ostrowskianum. Mine are only about 15 cm tall and I plant them mainly in my plant containers on my sunny terrace where they share the pot with other plants. But they also do well with less sun in my garden...

"male pollinators at the top which fall onto the female seed below": I tried to understand, but I don't wallaby, lol! I hope it's not like a trap-system like some meat-eating plants have...


One of my Nectaroscordum siculum subsp.bulgaricum Syn. Allium bulgaricum is reaching for heaven!
It's more than 1 m tall! Very hard for the camera to focus on it.

Another view on the inside of the flowers;

In spring, in the past>

I saw this allium at the Botanical Garden in Amersterdam, they said it is invasive>

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The had botanical (specie) tulips in their garden which is an uncommon sight for most Americans.

Your climate, compared to ours, is very different at any time of year. Oncidium orchid on a tree in Tampa FL.