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October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« on: October 03, 2024, 03:39:25 PM »
October is in full swing with many of the South African bulbs coming into bloom.
Here are a few things from the garden:
1 & 2) Pelargonium triste
3 & 4) Moraea villosa? or is it M. aristata?
5) a Sparaxis variety
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2024, 03:43:29 PM »
This bluebell has appeared in a bed away from all the other bluebells which are all the Spanish or the hybrids.
Could it possibly be the "true" British Bluebell with its drooping inflorescence?
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2024, 12:16:44 AM »
Some more October blooms:
1) a mauve DBI
2) Daviesia schwarzenegger (yes, named after Arnie!)
3) Epimedium wushanense
4) Scilla vicentina VH719 Portugal ex KV2017
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2024, 12:09:27 AM »
Still a few tulips in flower:
1) Double purple
2 & 3) Orange Parrot Tulip
4) Tulipa Yellow Crown
5) Single white
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2024, 12:13:53 AM »
Moraea tripetala is difficult to photograph due to its thinness and the breeze!
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2024, 08:59:00 AM »
Moraea tripetala is difficult to photograph due to its thinness and the breeze!
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I used to have the same problem when I was younger- not an issue now I'm nearly hurricane-proof!  :o ;D ;D
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #6 on: October 07, 2024, 08:53:58 PM »
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2024, 02:24:39 PM »
Geissorhiza radians - 1 stem over a week,
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2024, 02:29:01 PM »
Gagea (syn LLoydia) graeca
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2024, 02:41:46 PM »
Here are some more South African geophytes:
1) Lachenalia mathewsii
2) Babiana scariosa
3) Moraea marlothii
4) Moraea setifolia
5) Lapeirousia divaricata
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2024, 07:06:21 PM »
Very nice South Africans Fermi.
You grow them far better than me.
Gagea (syn LLoydia) graeca
Beautiful green/white combination.
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2024, 04:14:14 PM »
Very nice South Africans Fermi.
You grow them far better than me.
Thanks, Ashley,
A lot of Cape Bulbs are suited to our climate so mostly don't need any special attention.
Here are a few Pacific Coast Iris:
1)  PCI which might the one named 'Sahara Sunset' from Heidi Blyth
2)  purple seedling PCI
3) white seedling PCI (this might be from Diane W in Canada)
4) another of Heidi's PCI
5) Another one of Heidi's - maybe Sahara Sands but it may have been unnamed.
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« Last Edit: October 18, 2024, 06:06:41 AM by fermi de Sousa »
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2024, 09:47:57 PM »
PCI's do well here, very hardy and now there is a huge range of colours and some with excellent flower shape well away from the more spikey species that they were derived from.

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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2024, 05:42:52 AM »
Hi Fermi,

Your Geissorhiza radians is a really intense cobalt blue.  Mine are closer to royal blue.  I like yours better.
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Re: October 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2024, 01:56:27 PM »
Hi Fermi,
Your Geissorhiza radians is a really intense cobalt blue.  Mine are closer to royal blue.  I like yours better.
Hi Marc,
Thanks, the colour looks like a good representation on the pic - it is quite dark.
Here are a few more pics:
1 & 2) Leucocoryne ixioides
3 & 4) Ixia trifolia
5) Nothoscordum minarum
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