tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post98540468855446044..comments2023-09-29T10:04:33.858+01:00Comments on Roger Brook - the no dig gardener: Dicentra cucullaria, Dutchman’s breechesRoger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-14290897732994288572014-02-06T04:44:10.972+00:002014-02-06T04:44:10.972+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.gumbalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07625449614273049469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-3388528283389891532013-06-13T18:40:43.345+01:002013-06-13T18:40:43.345+01:00Thanks for a very detailed response Roger, your ad...Thanks for a very detailed response Roger, your advice is much appreciated. I'll pot them up into a slightly bigger pot until they are a bit more mature. I will probably slip them under a bench too - I do this with a few plants I know are hardy enough but haven't got round to planting out if the ground is frozen or too wet.<br />I did cotton on that you did not mean planting the pot - I&Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-85526549909528125312013-06-03T17:36:12.410+01:002013-06-03T17:36:12.410+01:00No, we are are not as sophisticated as that! Dicen...No, we are are not as sophisticated as that! Dicentra spectabilis is now Lamprocapnos for example but I still have all of them in my collection. I am sure there are possibilities for anyone who wants to have National Collections of these new genera if they can persuade Plant Heritage they have the time and 'know how'. In fact I would be personally delighted if there was a duplicate Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-13923640174032899692013-06-03T17:14:48.305+01:002013-06-03T17:14:48.305+01:00I grow quite a few "woodlanders" but hav...I grow quite a few "woodlanders" but have never considered Dicentra as a possibility but I certainly will now. You live and learn! Most gardens had what I think was probably D.formosa many years ago, but it seemed to be superseded by the more showy D.spectabilis types. Perhaps more interestingly I have also grown, the beautiful D.scandens which did well outside until the calamitous low Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-54354344356513706172013-06-03T09:01:58.715+01:002013-06-03T09:01:58.715+01:00I have just reread my answer. When I said 'und...I have just reread my answer. When I said 'undisturbed pot' I did not mean planting the pot!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-54120520421847123272013-06-03T08:21:07.925+01:002013-06-03T08:21:07.925+01:00That's the problem I have found, Jason. If the...That's the problem I have found, Jason. If the outdoor conditions are not perfect and akin to those in the wild they deteriorate.Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-53292450236604957272013-06-03T08:18:17.928+01:002013-06-03T08:18:17.928+01:00Nice to have the dutch connection Janneke.
Serious...Nice to have the dutch connection Janneke.<br />Seriously Dicentra cucullaria is called Dutchman's Breeches. Unfortunately too many gardening articles use the name for all dicentras- as they also do with the name 'Bleeding Heart' which is the common name of Dicentra spectabilis! Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-50908324606493066022013-06-03T08:10:40.508+01:002013-06-03T08:10:40.508+01:00Hi Angie,
I love to have questions. I wish there w...Hi Angie,<br />I love to have questions. I wish there were more,as long as they are relevant to the post, as is yours.<br />You are a year behind me with your ‘Pink Punk’. I received two small tubers 18 months ago as a result of a swop for another dicentra via an e-mail request. Like yours last year it did not flower and mine was quite weak. I labelled it well, a rare thing for me! And then in Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-2956127752029175712013-06-03T04:24:37.363+01:002013-06-03T04:24:37.363+01:00I have a small patch of the D. cucularia, but for ...I have a small patch of the D. cucularia, but for some reason it has gotten smaller.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-16188724987732588712013-06-02T20:53:43.648+01:002013-06-02T20:53:43.648+01:00So interesting you have the national collection of...So interesting you have the national collection of Dicentras, you must have many of them. I did not know the Dicentra cucullaria, very pretty plant, but Dutch baggy pantaloons, hahaha.Janneke https://www.blogger.com/profile/11056916431881916066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-75935212858545059502013-06-02T20:34:51.827+01:002013-06-02T20:34:51.827+01:00Roger, your post could not have come at such a per...Roger, your post could not have come at such a perfect time for me. I was going to scour the internet tonight. I've been growing D. cucullaria Pink Punk for the first this spring. Dormant plants were bought from my local nursery (reputable). Despite putting on plenty of leaf they failed to flower. They have now died back and still haven't found a home in the garden for them yet. <brAngiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682908724307784154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-86420900620313607582013-06-02T12:44:17.340+01:002013-06-02T12:44:17.340+01:00You seem to be on a similar wavelength to Mark!You seem to be on a similar wavelength to Mark!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-30939721576032995302013-06-02T12:22:13.022+01:002013-06-02T12:22:13.022+01:00They're actually quite pretty. Interesting sha...They're actually quite pretty. Interesting shape on them though, like at any time they are going to take flight. <br />Cher<a href="http://sunraygardening.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Sunray Gardens</a><br />Sunray Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691531921190526219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-20910698169900137402013-06-02T12:10:04.939+01:002013-06-02T12:10:04.939+01:00Trust you to make a comment like that! Trust you to make a comment like that! Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-4167029799710100292013-06-02T12:07:45.825+01:002013-06-02T12:07:45.825+01:00You are quick off the mark, Mark! I have only just...You are quick off the mark, Mark! I have only just posted. Sorry I am feeling frivolous this morning!<br />As to respect, I think it might evaporate if you knew how easy it was get approval 35years ago and if you saw the state of my records and labelling now!Roger Brook - No Dig Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16210160273591839142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-74750258622927171612013-06-02T09:49:25.938+01:002013-06-02T09:49:25.938+01:00The cucullaria are beautiful plants. I love the t...The cucullaria are beautiful plants. I love the tinge of colour by the trousers waistband!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2571100417242238211.post-18928506292405714592013-06-02T08:36:53.033+01:002013-06-02T08:36:53.033+01:00The white flowers look to me more like stylised fl...The white flowers look to me more like stylised flying doves than a Dutchman's breeches. I'm very impressed that you are the holder of the National Collection. Respect!Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com