White April

A mix of plants for April all on a white theme. First a Cyclamen that turned up in the plunge - I suspect it's Cyclamen x meiklei (C. repandum x creticum) which vaires from white through pink to dark pink, mimicking anything from C. repandum to C.rhodium to something that looks like C.creticum.

Then Fritillaria purdyi from seed, it took 9 years to flower!

Leucoryne ixiodies, this came as var alba but I think it's naturally white. Smells wonderfull!

Lewisia tweedyii alba from AGS seed.

A couple of Frits

Two for today, F. kurdica (from Iran) and F. hermonis.

Primula allionii

There is usually a some point in the year, usually when I'm pulling dead bits out of a plant, that I wonder if it's all worth it. Then spring comes and I realise, yes, they are worth the trouble.

Primula allionii - one of Brian Burrow's seedlings

Primula allionii Lacewing

Primula allionii Marion

Primula allionii hybrid - I grew this myself as a seedling from P. allionii Mary Berry but I don't think it's pure allionii

for help with ID

Stealing Photos

I shouldn't really have to say this but lifting pictures from my blog, using them for commercial purposes and slapping your own copyright on it isn't really cricket.

Those that do so and refuse to make amends will be named and shamed here. Plus I'll take other action.

Sad really, I like to share my pictures, many are now on wikipedia but I can't abide this kind of dishonesty.

And when you think about it - if you are selling seeds or plants - how come you can't take your own pictures?