Miscellaneous Woodlanders

[cohan]

At last! Clintonia andrewsiana has opened its flowers I have planted this elegant plant in my woodland where it now reahes 80cm tall with 3 flowering stems.

Very flashy for a woodland plant!

[stephenb]

Congratulations on the Clintonia, Trond. Never seen that species in Norway before!

[Hoy]

At last! Clintonia andrewsiana has opened its flowers I have planted this elegant plant in my woodland where it now reahes 80cm tall with 3 flowering stems.

Fantastic Clintonia Trond, the best species for sure.  I have always wanted to grow this one; your post reminds me to put this higher up on my list.  How did you keep the slugs away

Did you grow it from seed or purchased plants?

Thanks all

Clintonia seems to be immune to slug attack! They are however hard to get hold of (here). I think I bought two small rhizomes from Paul Christian (rare plants) some years ago. When I find seeds offered I buy. They're late to germinate and seedlings grow slowly.

[Lori S.]

Tiarella cordifolia; Viola canadensis; Arisaema triphyllum; Scopiola carniolica; Geranium macrorrhizum 'Spessart' covered by a flurry of chokecherry petals; Phlox stolonifera... and I spy the leaves of another couple of Cypripedium parviflorum seedlings in there!
         

 

[cohan]

Lori, I have some seedlings to plant out sometime soon-- Tiarella-- from Kristl, maybe cordifolia? look similar, but have slight red markings on the leaves (not going out now to check the tags.. the mosquitoes are fierce these days), and A. triphylla... do either of these need anything special in siting? Extra moisture, extra room to spread, part day sun or all shade? (of course I can and will google, but just to get some first hand Alberta input...lol)

[Lori S.]

Cohan, neither gets any special care in my yard, no extra watering, zilch.  (Well, nothing else gets special care either.)  Full to part shade is fine.  The tiarella will eventually spread enough to form a nice bed after a few years - certainly not invasively.  
Re. the Arisaema.... well, mine have certainly never needed extra room...  .  Rather more of a single specimen novelty (starting from 3-4 corms that I was kindly sent - one survived) even after a very, very long time... I've never had fertilized seeds on them.  Apparently, the flowers are dioecious and I only ever get one flower on a plant, and I only have one plant of a couple of species!  Has anyone else in this area grown them?

Perhaps you have one of the T. wherryi selections?

[Lori S.]

Streptopus roseus:

[cohan]

Cohan, neither gets any special care in my yard, no extra watering, zilch.  (Well, nothing else gets special care either.)  Full to part shade is fine.  The tiarella will eventually spread enough to form a nice bed after a few years - certainly not invasively.  
Re. the Arisaema.... well, mine have certainly never needed extra room...  .  Rather more of a single specimen novelty (starting from 3-4 corms that I was kindly sent - one survived) even after a very, very long time... I've never had fertilized seeds on them.  Apparently, the flowers are dioecious and I only ever get one flower on a plant, and I only have one plant of a couple of species!  Has anyone else in this area grown them?

Perhaps you have one of the T. wherryi selections?

Tks, Lori...
I forgot to check that tag on Tiarella again... I think its a species, I had in mind its a wild form, but its (a pot of seedlings) from seed from Gardens North, and she does have both wild and garden seed .. I'll just have to remember to look at the tag..lol
My Arisaema are also seedlings from wild Ontario seed from a trade, not sure how many are in the pot, several at least, maybe fewer now than what germinated last year...

[cohan]

I looked today, its Tiarella cordifolia and tag does not give a wild collected location, so it could be seed of garden forms, I'd have to ask Kristl if she remembers what she had that year.. here are the seedlings..

[Lis Allison]

Lori, I have some seedlings to plant out sometime soon-- Tiarella-- from Kristl, maybe cordifolia? look similar, but have slight red markings on the leaves (not going out now to check the tags.. the mosquitoes are fierce these days), and A. triphylla... do either of these need anything special in siting? Extra moisture, extra room to spread, part day sun or all shade? (of course I can and will google, but just to get some first hand Alberta input...lol)

My Tiarella cordifolia plants, which are here naturally in great numbers, have a variety of red markings on the leaves. One clone has almost a complete red outline and another has red along the veins. I'm in the general area Kristl's seeds will have come from. They are easy, but I think a bit of shade is best. In full sun they get scruffy.

[cohan]

Thanks, Lis! These plants are already a fave of mine with those gorgeous leaves-- hopefully some will show even more red over time.. flowers will just be a bonus
Some shade is good, since I don't have that much full sun space, anyway--but half day sun I have lots, and dappled to deeper shade... I'll probably separate them and try a few spots..

[Lori S.]

Flowers on Linnaea borealis, which is growing in an acid bed and is draping nicely down the side:

[cohan]

The draping displays them nicely... some patches are in flower here, though most seem to be just in bud last I looked.. they rarely get space to themselves though, and have to be viewed through other vegetation.. There are many places where they grow in mowed areas--fine for the plants, but i'm not always successful avoiding the flowers....

[RickR]

they [Linnaea borealis] rarely get space to themselves though, and have to be viewed through other vegetation.. There are many places where they grow in mowed areas--fine for the plants, but i'm not always successful avoiding the flowers....

In northern Minnesota where I see Twinflower commonly, I find  them most often in  pine needle duff where surface vegetation and understory are sparse.  They virtually have the whole place to themselves!  This is also where Pipsissewa (Chimaphila umbellata) grows.

[WimB]

I've been very busy during the last couple of weeks so it seems I have a lot to catch up to on this forum.

Lori, love your shadeplants, especially the Arisaema and the twinflowers.
Cohan, your pot full of Tiarella seedlings look as if they are really enjoying themselves.

Here are some shade lovers which are flowering here now.

The white form of Anemonopsis macrophylla (sometimes sold as cv. 'White Swan')
Arisaema candidissimum
Arisaema fargesii
Arisaema speciosum
Arisaema tortuosa
Deinanthe caerulea
Epipactis gigantea
and Primula florindae