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Stirling show in Dunblane 2008
Report by Sandy Leven
Primulas, Saxifrages and bulbs painted a bright palette in Dunblane's Victoria Hall in late March,
complementing the terra cotta ceiling with its floral relief.
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Our judges were Ian and Margaret Young, Barry and Cathy Caudwell, Sam Sutherland and John Lee. As
usual Glassford Sprunt was ready to substitute when needed.
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Our shows are not only places to see plants but they are where discerning gardeners find new treasures to
grow, on the stands of professional nurserymen and on the club plant stall. Susan McBeath was in charge
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of husband Ron's stand. It was a mass of colour provided mainly by Saxifrages.
Ian Christie, Jim Sutherland, Neil Huntly and Stella Rankin like Ron work hard propagating and sourcing
new things to tempt us. On behalf of all members I want to record our thanks to them and their
colleagues.
It was deja vue at Stirling. Cyril Lafong's Trillium rivale 'Purple Heart' won the Forrest medal for the
second year in a row.
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Trillium rivale 'Purple Heart' Primula 'Broadwell Milkmaid' Tecophilea cyanocrocus
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We are used to the fabulous quality of Cyril's plants but I think he excelled himself this year. His entry in
Class 1 for 3 pans rock plants on flower, won its class. The Trillium rivale won the Forrest medal and the
Institute of Quarrying Quaich for the Best Non -European Plant in the show; Primula 'Broadwell Milkmaid'
won the Ben Ledi Plants Trophy for the Best European Plant in the Show and the Spiller Quaich for Best
Primula. I almost feel sorry for the 3rd plant in the class, Tecophilea cyanocrocus - excellent but
unrecognised in the trophy list!
All these prizes for one exhibit! Well done Cyril. You set the standard.
Cyril's Fritillaria crassifolia poluninaina, a 10cm tall plant with pale grey almost translucent flowers, was
Best Plant in a 6 inch Pot and won the special Jubilee Prize of one Anne Chamber's prints of Cyclamen
peloponnesiacum.
Fritillaria crassifolia poluninaina,
Several other good frits were scattered throughout the show.
Ian Young's selection of Fritillaria kotschyana 'Craigton Max' is being shown by a few Exhibitors. It is a
strong plant with great big lime green bells.
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Fritillaria kotschyana 'Craigton Max'
Frit eduardii was the tallest plant in the show and F. minuta as you would expect one of the smallest
though like Frit bucharica the height of the flower stem depends on how well it is fed. Judges seem to
prefer both to be smaller and not too well fed, like beauty queens.
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Fritillaria eduardii Fritillaria minuta 2 x Fritillaria bucharica
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Ian Steele showed the best plant in a pot but did not get a trophy as the pot in question was a tea pot!
Sam Sutherland took first in Jubilee Class a for 6 small pans of rock plants with 6 different Primula
allionii.
Geoff Hills from Roslyn won the SRGC Bronze Medal and the Fife County Trophy for most points in Section
2 with an excellent entry of high quality plants.
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Susan Alexander [nee Wyllie of that ilk!] was top 'new Exhibitor' with a big clump of Erythronium dens
canis lifted from her garden.
Erythronium dens canis
Sandy Leven retained the Carnegie Dunfermline Trophy for most points in Section 1 due mainly to winning
two 6 pan bulb entries.
Ian and Carole Bainbridge 's Saxifraga 'Bohemia' was awarded a Certificate of Merit. Ian declines to
acknowledge his part share in Bohemia but is justifiably proud of their Saxifraga georgii, a species which
caused a lot of interest in the 1970's when it was introduced by George Smith. It has shiny green
succulent ovaries.
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Saxifraga 'Bohemia' ,
Saxifraga georgii
Much easier to grow is Saxifraga apiculata alba one of the best saxes for the open rock garden.
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Saxifraga apiculata alba
Andrew Radley from Auchterarder took no chances with his Mandragora officinalis, a member of he potato
family, Solanaceae. Sensibly, he grows it in pot. Even if you don't believe the legend that when the root
is dug up it screams and kills all who hear it, it is better to be safe. Andrew's plant was just coming into
flower but it is the roots which are the source of hallucinogenic drugs. The legend is ancient; Josephus
who lived in Jerusalem from 37 AD till around. 100AD gives the following directions for pulling it up:
A furrow must be dug around the root until its lower part is exposed, then a dog is tied to it, after
which the person tying the dog must get away. The dog then endeavours to follow him, and so easily
pulls up the root but dies suddenly instead of his master. After this the root can be handled without fear.
Pot culture is therefore much safer.
Mandragora officinalis, The Mandrake
Miranda Radley went one better than her Dad. She won seed of Townsendia rothrockii in 2006 at the
Perth show, sowed it and won first prize at this year's Stirling show. The picture shows just how well
flowered her plant was. It has a wonderful swirly character to its leaves.
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Townsendia rothrockii
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Ian Steele's Townsendia hookeri
There was lot of yellow and blue in the hall. One year I concentrated on the yellow flowers, so here are
some of this years blue ones. There were several pans of Tecophilea cyanoncrocus, all forms being
represented. T cyanocrocus itself, forms purpurea and leichtlinii as well as its selection 'Storm Cloud'.
Tecophilea cyanocrocus. T. c. purpurea T. Storm Cloud
There were several good blue Scillas - Scilla winogradowii, biflora and siberica.
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Scillla bifolia Scilla sibiica
Pale blue Pushkinia scilloides libanoticum, Iris marginata and Muscari chalusicum, and M. azureum
completed the blue bulbs while Muscari macrocarpum was yellow.
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Muscari macrocarpum
Iris marginata
Muscari chalusicum
Perversely as Chionodoxa are predominantly blue the one in the show was the white clone, Chionodoxa
luciliae alba.
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Chionodoxa luciliae alba
Purple Romulea bulbocodium is a very regal flower with its deep yellow centres.
Romulea bulbocodium
The bluest Primula was for sale on one the nurseries. It was a blue Wanda type.
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The yellow splashes were mainly Narcissi of which we had a good selection of species and manmade and
natural hybrids. My favourites were Narcissus minicycla, x johnstoni, Twin Stars, Mitzi and Erica.
Narcissus minicycla
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Narcissus x johnsotonii
Narcissus Mitzi
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Narcissus Elka
Helen Robertson included blue Scilla sibirica and pink Chionodoxa in her vase of cut flowers.
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Two Erythroniums caught the eye, the smaller being a fine rich yellow E. americanum erupting from its
bright green leaves. Its pollen was almost red in colour. The bulbs had been raised from seed sown in
1992. The taller was a hybrid between E. citrinum and E. oregonum.
Erythronium americanum
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Erythronium citrinum x oregonum
Variation in a species is fascinating. Two forms of Primula marginata sit at either end of the height range
for the species. The tiny form was a seed raised by Margaret and Henry Taylor while the bigger was David
Millward's Primula marginata 'Gold Plate'. The latter was well presented with pieces of rock hiding its long
flowering trunks.
Primula marginata
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Primula marginata 'Gold Plate'
Margaret and Henry also showed the fabled form of Primula clusiana 'Murray Lion' named after the
General who was a stalwart at the SRGC shows in the 1960s. As far as I know they have kept this form
going all these years. David also showed a magnificent pan of Primula 'Clarence Elliott'.
Primula clusiana 'Murray Lion'
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Primula 'Clarence Elliott'
Cyril's Primula henryi with white primrose flowers over a prostrate mat of shiny deep green leaves was
new to me. It is American. It was part of his 3 pan grown from seed entry along with a new un-named
Juno Iris and his Sebaea thomasii.
Bob Meaden showed an excellent pan of the brick red Corydalis G.P Baker which had been grown in the
open ground. Bob ensured that we had some Asian Primulas - his Primula whitei 'Arduaine' and P.
sonchifolia. Newer to the benches was the Bainbridge's beautiful Chinese P. knuthiana.
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Primula knuthiana
Hunger and thirst were kept at bay by the team in the kitchen and dining room and without Ron and Lyn
Bezzant we wouldn't know who had won what.
Lyn & Ron Bezzant
Thanks to everyone, especially the exhibitors. If you grow plants but don't show them why not begin next
year? Our love of plants ranges from interest, through enthusiasm to near fanaticism and when I read the
prices of some bulbs, I am almost certain that some are touched with madness, so perhaps we all should
beware the Mandrake's hallucinogenic properties.
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For 20 years Eleanor an David Milne have ensured that teas and coffees were served smoothly.
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Size matters!
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