Epimedium 2010

[Paul T]

Mark,

Absolutely brilliant topic.  I can barely believe the range of Epimediums, I had no idea there were so many until reading this topic and seeing all your wonderful pictures.  I grow a few of them here as well (amybe 20 or so?), and wish I had more space to be able to grow more (don't we all!  ), but they aren't easy to find here in Australia, or at least in my part of Australia anyway.  I've also never seen any sort of seed set on any of mine, despite some of them being grown in pots in close proximity to each other.  Next spring I must get out and do some paintbrush work I think.

Thanks so much for such an inspiring topic.  

[WimB]

Hello everyone,

my first post and it's a question to start with.

Maybe I should introduce myself first.
In short   I'm Wim Boens, I live in Belgium (a small country between the Netherlands, Germany and France) and I'm an archaeologist.
I've been gardening since I was 9 years old and in the last five years I became more interested in woodlanders and bulbs.

Today I received a form of Epimedium grandiflorum called E. grfl. f. flavescens #1. The person who gave it to me said she bought it some years ago from Heronswood.
I was wondering if anyone here might know if this plant has been given a cultivar name and what makes this clone (number 1) so special?

Thanks

Wim

[McDonough]

Hello everyone,
Maybe I should introduce myself first.
In short   I'm Wim Boens, I live in Belgium (a small country between the Netherlands, Germany and France) and I'm an archaeologist.
I've been gardening since I was 9 years old and in the last five years I became more interested in woodlanders and bulbs.

Today I received a form of Epimedium grandiflorum called E. grfl. f. flavescens #1. The person who gave it to me said she bought it some years ago from Heronswood.
I was wondering if anyone here might know if this plant has been given a cultivar name and what makes this clone (number 1) so special?

Wim

Hello Wim, we meet again   Welcome to the NARGS Forum!

I suspect your E. grandiflorum f. flavescens #1 is a Darrel Probst designation.  In the Garden Vision Epimediums catalog he writes "We grow many distinct forms of f. flavescens, (probably differing from one another due to their origins in segregated wild populations). We give each "type" a number (unless we have location information), but not a cultivar name as there are probably thousands of similar clones in the original wild populations".  The Garden Vision Epimediums catalog has sold E. grandiflorum f. flavescens numbered forms 1 - 6 for a number of years, although form #1 was last offered in 2005 (maybe 2006, but I can't verify as I've seem to have lost my 2006 catalog).

E. grandiflorum f. flavescens #1 is described as: Side leaflets of this clone have at least one of the basal lobes squared with an extended point.  When well grown there can be as many as 3 points on some, producing several different types of medium-sized leaflets on the same plant. Handsomely bronzed in spring.  Large, pale yellow flowers bloom below the leaves. !2".

I have all 6 forms, as well as a few other named forms, but can't find a photo of #1 tonight.  I will try to find the plant this spring and post some photos.

[WimB]

Hello everyone,
Maybe I should introduce myself first.
In short   I'm Wim Boens, I live in Belgium (a small country between the Netherlands, Germany and France) and I'm an archaeologist.
I've been gardening since I was 9 years old and in the last five years I became more interested in woodlanders and bulbs.

Today I received a form of Epimedium grandiflorum called E. grfl. f. flavescens #1. The person who gave it to me said she bought it some years ago from Heronswood.
I was wondering if anyone here might know if this plant has been given a cultivar name and what makes this clone (number 1) so special?

Wim

Hello Wim, we meet again   Welcome to the NARGS Forum!

I suspect your E. grandiflorum f. flavescens #1 is a Darrel Probst designation.  In the Garden Vision Epimediums catalog he writes "We grow many distinct forms of f. flavescens, (probably differing from one another due to their origins in segregated wild populations). We give each "type" a number (unless we have location information), but not a cultivar name as there are probably thousands of similar clones in the original wild populations".  The Garden Vision Epimediums catalog has sold E. grandiflorum f. flavescens numbered forms 1 - 6 for a number of years, although form #1 was last offered in 2005 (maybe 2006, but I can't verify as I've seem to have lost my 2006 catalog).

E. grandiflorum f. flavescens #1 is described as: Side leaflets of this clone have at least one of the basal lobes squared with an extended point.  When well grown there can be as many as 3 points on some, producing several different types of medium-sized leaflets on the same plant. Handsomely bronzed in spring.  Large, pale yellow flowers bloom below the leaves. !2".

I have all 6 forms, as well as a few other named forms, but can't find a photo of #1 tonight.  I will try to find the plant this spring and post some photos.

Thank you very much, Mark.