Alpine experiments

[Hoy]

 The Bulbinella is exquisite!

Thanks Lori.It's a beauty all right.

Dave, that Bulbinella rossi is stunning! do you say it is shade tolerant? How hardy is it?

Hello Trond
 
Found in the Sub Antarctic islands ,(just up the road so to speak from permanent ice  ) it should be as tough as 'old boots'.

Has been moved around when smaller --i found that in full sun here ,quite a few hundred kilometres warmer than its natural setting ,the plant sulked.

Years ago i had an enquiry via the Uk for a few thousand seeds ---chance would be a fine thing as it has never set seed.  ( although i might have a dabble with a brush later this year).

Cheers Dave.

Ok, thanks, Dave. As it is subarctic temperatures here sometimes and not very warm in summers either, it seems that that Bulbinella would have a chance here! . . . if I ever get hold of seed s or plants

I had another Bulbinella for several years, I think it was B hookeri if I recall right.

[Toole]

The photo by Jim Almond in that link is of A. imbricata var imbricata, I think... now, is "plain" A. imbricata just a little larger in all its parts? That's what I remember but I'm not sure.

 t00lie, the Bulbinella is yummy!

Maggi

Thanks Maggi

The smaller species is A.imbricata var prostrata .

Here's a pic i took a couple of seasons ago of Anisotome imbricata var imbricata flowering in cushion field .

Cheers Dave

[stephenb]

I had another Bulbinella for several years, I think it was B hookeri if I recall right.

Did it overwinter outside? Can't recall having seen Bulbinellas in Norway before - I've tried hookeri and one other, they flower in the first year, but I've failed to overwinter them outside or inside. They didn't have it in the NZ collection at the Stavanger Botanics either. Have seen it outside in the UK though..

[Lori S.]

Beautiful photo, Dave!

The plants (2) I bought labelled as A. latifolia certainly do look like this photo of A. imbricata:

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+1204+0799

[Toole]

Beautiful photo, Dave!

The plants (2) I bought labelled as A. latifolia certainly do look like this photo of A. imbricata:

http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+1204+0799

A couple of thanks Lori--not only for your comment above but also because while i was searching on a portable hard drive for the Anisotome in cushion field shot for you i found a number of 'missing'   folders of various field trips in 2008/9.    
 
Although i'm only a 'lay' person ,i was never in any doubt that your plant was Anisotome imbricata var imbricata ---perhaps i should have said that earlier.

Hoy/ Stephen

I've never tried Bulbinella hookerii however B.angustifolia grows so well here i have to remember to deadhead .When coming into growth the foliage has a wonderful brown/orange tinge as it breaks through the ground.

A couple of pics --showing it in the garden

Followed by foliage in the wild.  

Cheers Dave.

[cohan]

Dave, the Bulbinellas are pretty cool, and an excuse to see some views of your garden is welcome--looks like a fun plantsman's garden where lots of time could be spent looking and hearing stories!

[Lori S.]

i was never in any doubt that your plant was Anisotome imbricata var imbricata ---perhaps i should have said that earlier.

That's great to hear!  Thanks very much for the confirmation of ID!

[Toole]

Dave, the Bulbinellas are pretty cool, and an excuse to see some views of your garden is welcome--looks like a fun plantsman's garden where lots of time could be spent looking and hearing stories!

Thanks Cohan
I have to admit that I've got this internal battle waging between wanting a balanced garden in terms of scale ,colour ,looking attractive etc etc,verses having a passion to grow as many suitable plants from seed as possible .....

Not sure which side is winning the battle , however I'll leave you with the following shot as an indication of how desperate I'm for space.......  

Cheers Dave.

[cohan]

Thanks Cohan
I have to admit that I've got this internal battle waging between wanting a balanced garden in terms of scale ,colour ,looking attractive etc etc,verses having a passion to grow as many suitable plants from seed as possible .....

Not sure which side is winning the battle , however I'll leave you with the following shot as an indication of how desperate I'm for space.......  

Cheers Dave.

Lol-- I can relate, on a lesser scale-- I've been sowing things for the last couple of years, not in huge numbers, but at a rate exceeding that at which I am preparing planting spaces! So, the pots accumulate...

[Hoy]

I had another Bulbinella for several years, I think it was B hookeri if I recall right.

Did it overwinter outside? Can't recall having seen Bulbinellas in Norway before - I've tried hookeri and one other, they flower in the first year, but I've failed to overwinter them outside or inside. They didn't have it in the NZ collection at the Stavanger Botanics either. Have seen it outside in the UK though..

Yes, I had it outside for several years. It was from seed - probably Thompson & Morgan - and I think it was swamped by other plants, not winterkilled.

BTW  Stephen, are you still interested in the "strandkvann" - Angelica archangelica litoralis? I am at my summerhouse for the weekend and can collect a few (small) plants if you like.

[Tim Ingram]

If you sow lots of seed you really have to start a small nursery! And then you have even more hundreds of pots!! But there is nothing like pricking out seedlings.

[stephenb]

Yes, please, Trond!!

[Hoy]

Here are some for a starter What about Allium scorodoprasum?

   

Thanks Cohan
I have to admit that I've got this internal battle waging between wanting a balanced garden in terms of scale ,colour ,looking attractive etc etc,verses having a passion to grow as many suitable plants from seed as possible .....

Not sure which side is winning the battle , however I'll leave you with the following shot as an indication of how desperate I'm for space.......  

Cheers Dave.

Lol-- I can relate, on a lesser scale-- I've been sowing things for the last couple of years, not in huge numbers, but at a rate exceeding that at which I am preparing planting spaces! So, the pots accumulate...

I recognise that dilemma!

PS Dave, the Bulbinella angustifolia looks nice too!

[RickR]

As per your request, Barbara, I moved your topic to the Propagation board, and named it "Peony Seeds".  Thanks for posting this interesting question!

your topic:
http://nargs.org/smf/index.php?topic=743.0