Tuesday 23 June 2020

22nd June 2020 - Snippets of Wealth - includes: RUSTY BACK FERN, SQUINANCYWORT, DARK RED HELLEBORINES ETC ETC.


(Below) I was lucky yesterday to find a small population of asplenium ceterach (Rusty Back Fern) on Hutton Roof, only the fourth population I have ever recorded on HR.  There were three separate colonies to which you see the individual groups below. 


 Asplenium ceterach (Rusty Back Fern)
Hutton Roof on 22nd June 2020

 Asplenium ceterach (Rusty Back Fern)
Hutton Roof on 22nd June 2020

 Asplenium ceterach (Rusty Back Fern)
Hutton Roof on 22nd June 2020

 Asplenium ceterach (Rusty Back Fern)
Hutton Roof on 22nd June 2020

 Squinancywort

Also was busy yesterday checking out the Dark Red Helleborines up on Hutton Roof, here are some I managed to photograph

Diary pages for 
Monday 22nd June 2020


33i



(Below) Starting off today with this little beauty which is new this year and knowing the history of the area is probably another low-vigour hybrid


33i - probably a low vigour hybrid
22nd June 2020 - Hutton Roof

33i - probably a low vigour hybrid
22nd June 2020 - Hutton Roof


33c

33C - Bicolor
23rd June 2020 - Hutton Roof


33a and 33b 

(Below) is 33a and 33b which come through as a Duo and bicolor

33a bicolor
23rd June 2020 - Hutton Roof

33a and 33b duo - bicolor
23rd June 2020 - Hutton Roof


55N

55n - Bicolor
22nd June 2020


55n bicolor
23rd June 2020 - Hutton Roof


41 (variagated area)



(Below) is 41 a new plant this year 2020, a beauty and thought to be a hybrid. It is very close within 3ft to the old "variagated" and in close proximity to both E.helleborine and E.atrorubens. 15" 25 flowers/buds - Photo taken on 22nd June 2020


41 on 22nd June 2020

41 on 22nd June 2020

40c (below)

40c on 22nd June 2020

40c on 22nd June 2020


15f

(Below) 15f is a beauty just starting to come through, it has been there for many years but normally gets predated before you see it's splendour. Considered a hybrid. Photo taken 22nd June 2020.

15L thought to be a hybrid

15L thought to be a hybrid


Escarp 17 (below)





Escarp 18

(Below) this is a beauty which is a bicolor specimen. 




Escarp West No.1

(Below) Another beauty to get ready for, strong light green stem indicating possible introgression



17L

(Below) is a long established plant, although this year it bears very few flowers. Always has a strong hyperchromic look to it




17W - bicolor





From the 70s population

(Below) Now this is what I sometimes dont like about Mr. Brown Hare, were he snips and leaves part of the stem and the inflorescence dangling... 



From the 9s population

(Below) this looks very interesting and comes from the 9s population which has so many specimens with introgression.  Here is a example of a stem which shows two colours eg: a classic atrorubens purple, yet there is introgression of probable helleborine showing its light green stem



9m

This is one I found a few days ago and probably at it's very best. Photo taken on 22nd June 2020.





60

(Below) this is a new finding this year although I'll bet its been around for sometime. Its certainly a beauty with that brownish general look to it.  
Specimen 60

Specimen 60


Found this beauty today, very browny colour and lies about 16ft from "Split"