Michael J Campbell in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland
http://www.facebook.com/michael.j.campbell.395
Lewisias, alpines ,South African bulbs
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/michaelJcampbell63
One grandchild and two great grandchildren to mind as well as a few plants. ;D ;D ;D
Michael J Campbell in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland
http://www.facebook.com/michael.j.campbell.395
Lewisias, alpines ,South African bulbs
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/michaelJcampbell63
If they are from a white parent they they should be heterozygotic and you can try to self them! 25% of the progeny should then be white. Shouldn't take you more than a few years ;)
Trond
Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
I grew this from SRGC seedex 2008 - labelled "white Calochortus amoenus".Well, it's not white, but is it C. amoenus?cheersfermi
Congratulations on growing a beautiful Calochortus. To my eyes, it looks like C. albus var. rubellus, distinctive because of the squared off "shoulders" to the blooms as seen in some frits. C. amoenus has more evenly rounded or globular flowers. The two species are similar, the Pacific Bulb Society photo galleries show both species within inches of each other on screen with which to compare:http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/CalochortusSpeciesOne
Mark McDonough
Massachusetts, USA, near the New Hampshire border USDA Zone 5
antennaria at aol.com
Thanks, Mark,I have grown Calochortus amoenus before
but I never got C. albus var rubellus to flowering size before but I was a bit suspicious about this one. Completely different plant to the C. albus I'd grown in the past. I wonder if this one needs to be moved as it's in a hot dry bed though there will be some high tree cover in summer.
Roland,I only managed to get 2 seedlings to survive so I'll wait and see if the other is anything different.
Trond, if I can get down to that level I'll try the pollinating! ;Dcheersfermi
Fermi de Sousa,
Central Victoria, Australia
Min: -7C, Max: +40C
Calochortus venustus.
Michael J Campbell in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland http://www.facebook.com/michael.j.campbell.395 Lewisias, alpines ,South African bulbs http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/michaelJcampbell63
Michael have you time to do anything but nursing your plants ;) Another gem!
Trond Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
One grandchild and two great grandchildren to mind as well as a few plants. ;D ;D ;D
Michael J Campbell in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland http://www.facebook.com/michael.j.campbell.395 Lewisias, alpines ,South African bulbs http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/michaelJcampbell63
Yes, I supposed you had a few plants..... but great grandchildren! Marvellous :o
Trond Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
I grew this from SRGC seedex 2008 - labelled "white Calochortus amoenus".Well, it's not white, but is it C. amoenus?cheersfermi
Fermi de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia Min: -7C, Max: +40C
Looks as it Fermiso doesn't come true from seedhopefully there is a white one in-between one of the other seedlings
Roland
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/518187888211511 Normal Zone <8 -7°C _ -12°C 10 F to +20 F RGB or RBGG means: Roland and Gemma de Boer
If they are from a white parent they they should be heterozygotic and you can try to self them! 25% of the progeny should then be white. Shouldn't take you more than a few years ;)
Trond Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
Congratulations on growing a beautiful Calochortus. To my eyes, it looks like C. albus var. rubellus, distinctive because of the squared off "shoulders" to the blooms as seen in some frits. C. amoenus has more evenly rounded or globular flowers. The two species are similar, the Pacific Bulb Society photo galleries show both species within inches of each other on screen with which to compare:http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/CalochortusSpeciesOne
Mark McDonough Massachusetts, USA, near the New Hampshire border USDA Zone 5 antennaria at aol.com
Thanks, Mark,I have grown Calochortus amoenus before
but I never got C. albus var rubellus to flowering size before but I was a bit suspicious about this one. Completely different plant to the C. albus I'd grown in the past. I wonder if this one needs to be moved as it's in a hot dry bed though there will be some high tree cover in summer.
Roland,I only managed to get 2 seedlings to survive so I'll wait and see if the other is anything different.
Trond, if I can get down to that level I'll try the pollinating! ;Dcheersfermi
Fermi de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia Min: -7C, Max: +40C
Well, if you can't bend you certainly can lift the pot (it isnt that big?) on to the table?
Trond Rogaland, Norway - with cool, often rainy summers (29C max) and mild, often rainy winters (180 cm/year)!
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