Mark: Do you know of a source of Gertrude Weisser? Harold At 11:24 PM 3/30/2011, you wrote: >Hello, >I know that Gravetye Giant may take a couple of years for its extra >large size and flowers to materialise. >But saying that, they are not that much bigger than any other form, >just enough to warrant cultivation. >Re: yellow tips.This is surely a L.vernum form? This is called >L.vernum var. 'Wagneri' variously. I have from Germany a form which >is very good and stable called 'Eva Habermeyer'.I have never heard >of a L.aestivum doing this trick. >There are quite a few cultivars being selected of L. vernum and some >being sold by Joe Sharman at Monksilver Plants in Cambridgeshire in >the U.K. But in all honesty they are only botanical oddities and >vary so little as yet from the species. >The semi-double L. vernum 'Gretrude Weisser' is around.It is a north >american selection. >I am still waiting for a true and beautiful double form of either of >these species. >Kind regards, >Mark > > > Message du 31/03/11 00:04 > > De : "James Waddick" > > A : "Pacific Bulb Society" > >" I've grown L. aestivum for ages. I just noticed a first > > flower on bulbs purchased as 'Gravetye Giant'. I bought bulbs with > > this name specifically to compare it to the old unnamed variety grown > > and seeding around. I can see no difference. > > > > I understand that there is a cv with yellow spots replacing > > the green at the distal tips of each petal. Does such a cv exist ? > > and what is it called? > > > > Are there any other cultivars or un-name variants available > > in cultivation or from collectors?" > > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/