The garden of Botanica..My little "Botanic Garden"

[Botanica]

Hi cheers Member,

I would share with you plants of my garden.
I say it's my  little "Botanic Garden" because i have around 400 species (or hybrids) in my garden.

Astrantia major


An other one , the pink form


Astrantia minor (new grow)


Roscoea species





Thalictrum aquilegifolium


Germination of Trichophorum alpinum


Digitalis lutea


I start a litlle rockgarden









Example of slide for my "project of germination" with childrens  :




Next picture for next days !




[Edits for minor correction to species names.  ]

[Botanica]

The litlle rock in my garden..it's starting rock !



New gentiana in the Garden... i've forgoten the species at the moment


Some saxifraga in pots at the moment for rooting!

It's donation from Belgium forumist ..Very cool man !





My favorite in situ in Alpes area,



I know a area where thousand of Cypripedium Calceolus grow naturally ...Very beautiful site !
I came back every year to see flowering at the period of June to Juillet maxiumum.

[Hoy]

Very interesting Botanica!

[Botanica]

Thank's Hoy

My Astrantia minor grow ..it's cool. I hope good flowering next year !


Other Alpines plants ...Saxifraga and Anemone


It's a sedum (but i have not the exactly name...and you ?)


Young Soldanella alpina


This plants (if grow well) ..they join my rock garden next season.

An other test for rock garden

 

[Botanica]

Hello,

Yesterday i received a donation of young (in vitro) Cypripedium by a forumist for my collection    . So cool !
A very nice gift for me and my collection.

[Jan Jeddeloh]

Ooo, what forumist? Can you tell I covet cypripediums?  I haven't heard of anyone having success with any of the cyps except japonicum around here. Too warm in winter I guess, doesn't mean I won't give it a whirl.  Does anyone know where you can get baby cyps in flasks for semi reasonable money?  I just sowed seed of dactyloriza in test tubes a couple of weeks ago.  Wish me luck. I'll need it.

Jan in soggy Portland Oregon.

[Hoy]

Jan, I once bought a flask with tens of baby orchids. However I did a big mistake when I transplanted the small plant to the growing medium (sphagnum moss). The mistake was that I didn't rinse the small plants thoroughly enough. The remnants of the growing medium from the flask was attractive for mould that ultimately damaged the roots of the plants. When I found out what was happening it was too late - they all died.

[Janet Novak]

Botanica, I think it's so cool that you're growing Trichophorum alpinum -- it's a plant I've seen only in the wild. What sort of garden conditions do you plan to grow it in?

[Botanica]

Hello Janet Novak,

I have collected seed in Alpes Mountains (This Summer) and i have sow seeds immediately in mix of sand ,heathland and garden soil.
Trichophorum alpinum germinated good but i dont know if the plants resisted well after the winter.
I have different type of condition in my garden, and i try multiple zone to grow the plants.

If you want , i could send you some seed, i think i have some !

What is the type of plants and garden you have ?

If you're interested to exchange some seed , tell me your list in PM, i have some seed for you.

See you later and have a good day !



Botanica

[Botanica]

Hello NARGS Members (and others of course!)  


The 2013 season start for me with many new plant and good growing of my favorites cypripedium !

Before starting i would to say many thanks to all members who have send me seed for my germination project and my litlle Botanica(l) Garden  

I have work hard to have good seeding with seed donation and exchanges

Look that  ! They're is less than half of total batch of seed !! Many many hours with writing sticker for identification !



Now some results of the work ..








Many other coming soon naturally.....


New plant coming in the garden this year

Arisaema





Ulvularia grandiflora



Sanginaria canadensis "flore pleno"


For the final ..my cypripedium growing well.

[Botanica]

Hello Amercian's (and others! )

I don't known if the Spring weather is good for you but in France we have many raining day's !

Difficult to have a real big sunshine day in the start of May and temperatures are not over 20°c (most of day around 14-15°c)

But some flowering in the garden..because Spring ..of course 

Allium ursinum



Phlox subtulata


You known that ? The Pink Lady 


Paris Quadrifolia


Paeonia


Arisaema triphyllum (a mistake in the sticker !  )


The cypripedium's


I share with you ..this link ..beautiful picture of Alpines plants...numbers plants i would to have in the Garden !!
http://www.botmuc.de/en/garden/schachen_images.html

Have a good day !

[Hoy]

Botanica, you have quite a collection! But it seems you grow a lot of the plants in pots?

[Botanica]

Hello Hoy

Yes most cypripedium are in pot against some animals in the soil .The have eat one of them in 2011 Season 
I have some post of new plant (like Arisaema or Trillium and some others) for growing and before i plant that in soil in my garden.
This week most cypripedium could flowering and i send in this post the picture of flowering.
And i have most of seeding germinated from some exchange with forumers 

I hope i have many species seed to propose for exchange to start a good 2014 season with other species in the garden.
I participate in June to a plant exchange in North of France with SAJA Association...i hope the weather was good!

[Botanica]

Hello

This week cypripedium flowering in mass !











What do you think about that ? Nice ...No ?

The germination project continue and germinate
If you have some seeds to colleted this year for me ..it's very nice and cool ..remember me 



My cardicrinum giganteum grow well



And life in the garden reborn

[Lori S.]

Yes, very nice indeed!