[pbs] A question - Leucojum vernum
John Grimshaw
j.grimshaw at virgin.net
Fri Mar 2 13:38:48 EST 2007
I think that I have probably seen the same population of Leucojum vernum in
the Czech Republic as Diane Whitehead: it's swampy ground along a stream
running through an Alder (Alnus) wood and certainly very squelchy at
flowering time. Although it probably dries out considerably in summer, the
Alder trees indicate that it must remain reasonably damp throughout the
year.
Here at Colesbourne Leucojum vernum flourishes in shallow dry soil under
deciduous and coniferous trees where the soil dries out completely in
summer - quite contrary to all normal ideas about the species' requirements.
The plants in these conditions seem in fact to do better than those in damp
grass by the lake.
John Grimshaw
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Whitehead" <voltaire at islandnet.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 5:41 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] A question - Leucojum vernum
> Diane Whitehead wrote:
>
>> When I saw where L. vernum was growing in the wild in the Czech
>> Republic, I knew why they never survived for me. It was in the same
>> squelchy conditions where I would expect our native Lysichiton
>> americanus.
>
> Rodger Whitlock wrote:
> Was it a site that is always squelchy, or just seasonally so? Our
> native skunk cabbage grows in some sites that are pretty dry in the
> summer.
>
> They were in a low area along a stream, with additional moisture
> being provided by melting snow. It would be drier in summer, but I'm
> sure it is never dry.
>
> There is a photo of them growing in a similar condition in Jim
> Jermyn's book, Alpine Plants of Europe. The photo is in Timber
> Press' online excerpt: http://www.timberpress.com/pdfs/excerpts/
> 9780881927344e.pdf
>
> Diane Whitehead
>
>
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