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fermi de Sousa:
Officially Spring here but accompanied by ferocious weather in south-eastern Australia, from gale force winds in Victoria, floods in Tasmania and High Fire danger in New South Wales!
Here are a few flowers around the garden:
1) Geissorhiza inequalis
2) Dwarf Bearded Iris - Iris aphylla grown from AGS Sdx 2009
3) Gladiolus gracilis
4) I think this is Dipterostemon capitatus but I stand to be corrected!
5) Moraea macronyx
cheers
fermi

MarcR:
fermi,

The Geissorhiza and the Moraea really look good!

Robert:
Hi Fermi

Yes, the photograph looks like Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus. There are two other subspecies here in California, ssp. lacuna-vernalis and ssp. pauciflora. Your plant does not appear to fit the description of ssp. lacuna-vernalis or ssp. pauciflora.

Dipterostemon capitatus ssp. capitatus, as might be expected, has a fair degree of genetic variability with qualities that are useful in ornamental horticulture. There are white flowering forms, as well as variability in the number of flowers per scape and their shade of bluish-purple. The bracts are generally deep blue-purple, but this too can be variable. In addition, there is variability in the ploidy level, which can lead to larger scapes, flowers, and bulbs. Good forms are very useful garden plants, especially in xeric Mediterranean type landscape situations.

fermi de Sousa:
Thank you, Marc and Robert.
Here are a few more:
1) Hesperantha latifolia in trough
2) Pauridia gracilipes ssp speciosa
3) Gladiolus watermeyeri - great scent of violets
4) Same gladdie 2 days later
5) Romulea flava
cheers
fermi

fermi de Sousa:
A few more from our garden:
1) Bellevalia ciliata
2) Hesperantha bachmannii
3) Asarum magnificum
4) Babiana cedarbergensis
5) Anemone pavonina
cheers
fermi

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