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Any Meconopsis experts

punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,262
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I normally grow M. Lingholm, M. Grandis and M. hensol violet, all kept going by own seeds.
This year I have one which is flowering a month earlier than any of those, and which looks different to me. Any ideas?





There are ashtrays of emulsion,
for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 8,115
    It's lovely! I can't grow them here though - too dry. Maybe you could take a trip to Harlow Carr and see if it looks like any of theirs, or send your pics to the RHS and see if they can help. Maybe it's a cross between two of the ones that you normally grow.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,262
    Thanks @JennyJ, have sent photos to the RHS and the head gardener at Crathes Castle, who i met recently and who grows lots of Meconopsis. He is going to send me some seeds of M. punicea, which is one I have always struggled to grow.
    There are ashtrays of emulsion,
    for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,712
    Mecanopsis punkdocii
    Devon.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,262
    That would be lovely @Hostafan1, but I think i would have to name it after Moira.
    There are ashtrays of emulsion,
    for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,712
    punkdoc said:
    That would be lovely @Hostafan1, but I think i would have to name it after Moira.
    To be fair: she deserves that , at least , for putting up with you for so long. xxx
    Devon.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,262
    Too true, and I’ve got her weeding at the moment, whilst I ponce around doing artistic stuff.
    There are ashtrays of emulsion,
    for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,740
    Hostafan1 said:
    punkdoc said:
    That would be lovely @Hostafan1, but I think i would have to name it after Moira.
    To be fair: she deserves that , at least , for putting up with you for so long. xxx
    💡 Mecanopsis “Mrs Punkdocii” …. 

    … I’ll get my coat ….
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 1,964
    Envy. We have tried for so many years and never had success.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,262
    It took me a number of years to get it consistently right, but now I get flowers every year from a number of different plants and grow new ones from seed.
    I am always trying new varieties, this year I am growing M.horridula from seed, which will hopefully flower in 2 or 3years. 
    There are ashtrays of emulsion,
    for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 13,262


    For anyone tempted, M.punicea, not easy to grow, and very short lived.
    There are ashtrays of emulsion,
    for the fag ends of the aristocracy.

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
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