Tricyrtis

Do we have a new convert Hydrogen!!

 

yes its amazing!! Think i have a few pics of woodland woundwort in my albums but i cant find albums anymore haha i think they are related they look a little similar too

 

A new one that is blooming super early - "Taipei Silk"

 

Hi, I have a couple but as yet no sign of flowers ! Are they later to flower further north ? Nice collections
gazania

 

Tricyrtis is very hardy however the snails killed mine duh

 

This is just really early Gazania. As they tend to bloom when the weather cools down I would have thought that if there was any difference in blooming time it may be a little in your favour............

 

T.formosa is very hardy, T.hirta far less so. As far as the cultivars go it's down to trial and error - I've lost a fair few over the years.

 

Ill just check up on the T. hirta and T. formosa..

yes I had bulbs of the T. hirta.. the leaves were eaten.. Ill check if the bulbs are still there next time im home.

I have read up further, and believe T. hirta is less wet tolerant than T. formosana.. this is what might kill T. hirta.

It seems T. hirta is more cold hardy than T. formosana, but T. formosana is more wet tolerant.

Bulb rot might be an issue.. they are herbaceous perennials anyway.

 

Must admit that the only one that I've ever found to be fully hardy is the pure T.formosana (-20°c no probs here), but I can appreciate why T.hirta would be more susceptible to damp with its soft leaves.

Found flower buds forming in my T.ishiana today!



Chuffed about that, as it has been described as tricky (depending upon your source).

 

A recent addition to the collection is T.formosana "Purple Beauty"..................

 

Tricyrtis "Blue Wonder", which strangely looks anything but blue!

 

Tricyrtis ishiana in bloom at last!





It's a Toadie with more than one difference - in addition to the pendulous bell shaped flowers it also has an arching growth habit (as opposed to upright).............


(The ziploc bag in the top right is not litter - it is home to the T.lasiocarpa seeds which are busily germinating)

Needs shade, so is growing under the willow.................

 

Still bemused by the Blue Wonder not being blue this year, it was last year, honest! I'm beginning to wonder if it is just not a stable plant, but cannot find anything on-line anywhere to suggest this.

Thought I'd share a couple of photo's myself. I have the T. Ishiiana, Ishiiana V Surugensis and Macrantha subsp Macranthopsis and they all look very very similar. Im waiting for them to flower at the same time so I can compare.

Macrantha subsp Macranthopsis

 

Seed grown variety that maybe reverts back as it ages? Or maybe a variety that came about as a result of a virus that is no longer present?
Read this for more info.

I think that the differences are subtle - ratio of width/length, single or multiple blooms from each flowering point etc. The only disappointing aspect of them is that it's difficult to show them off to their best.