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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: Maggi Young on March 17, 2010, 10:35:42 PM
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In case you Down Under Folks are not aware..... I learn that American plantsman Daniel Hinkley is visiting both Autralia and New Zealand in April.....
Collectors' Plant Fair, Australia
Saturday, 17th April 2010
Collectors' Plant Fair, Australia
Saturday, 17th April 2010
Collectors' Plant Fair, Australia
Sunday, 18th April 2010
University of Otago, NZ
Thursday, 22nd April 2010
New Zealand Gardens Trust Conference
Saturday, 24th April 2010
New Zealand Gardens Trust Conference
Sunday, 25th April 2010
Dunedin Rhododendron Society, NZ
Wednesday, 28th April 2010
see here for full details......
http://www.danielhinkley.com/cal.php?PHPSESSID=9627205629f32ed2ae07eb7f95982253
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Thanks for this Maggi. There's one I'll be able to attend anyway. The Dn Rhodo Group actually is in Dunedin but the University of Otago one is at their Auckland campus. Funny, 'cos I thought that was only a branch of the Medical School which is otherwise in Dunedin with out of town campuses.
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I think the Plant Collectros' Fair is the one in Bilpin in the the Blue Mts, NSW.
I don't he's coming down to Vic :'(
cheers
fermi
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Yes, that's correct, fermi....
Collectors' Plant Fair, Australia
4/17/10 1:30 PM - 4/17/10 2:30 PM
Exclamation, Punctuation, Accentuation Location: Woodgreen, Bilpin, NSW, Australia
Collectors' Plant Fair, Australia
4/17/10 3:30 PM - 4/17/10 4:30 PM
Exclamation, Punctuation, Accentuation Location: Woodgreen, Bilpin, NSW, Australia
Collectors' Plant Fair, Australia
4/18/10 1:30 PM - 4/18/10 2:30 PM
Anointing Indispensables, Dispensing Disappointments Location: Woodgreen Homestead, Bilpin, New South Wales, Australia
University of Otago, NZ
4/22/10 7 PM - 4/22/10 8 PM
From Sichuan and Vietnam to Seattle - Plant Exploring Location: University of Otago House (level 4 - street level), 385 Queen St. Auckland, New Zealand (north island)
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I've just managed to miss that Plant Fair by a day, twice now Fermi. Will have to try again maybe next year.
Wish he was doing the Auckland talk in Dunedin. :'(
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Thanks Maggi for the news that Dan Hinkley will give lectures at Bilpin ., which is much closer to Sydney - it is circa 800 kilometers from Melbourne . Stephen Ryan (the presenter of 'Gardening Australia ' ) told me a few weeks ago that he is trying to persuade Dan to spend a few days in Melbourne , which would be nice . Dan has been to Melbourne on 2 previous occasions .
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Since Maggi already started a thread for April we may as well use it now that April's arrived in the Southern Hemisphere!
Taken this morning, this is one of the hybrid nerines, I think it's "Ariel" - one of the first "terracotta" ones that I'd ever seen,
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The clump of N. fothergila "Major" is at its peak,
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And the mauve/pink form of Oxalis flava is starting to flower,
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cheers
fermi
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No sign of Nerines here yet, too dry but I do have some very nice Gladiolus carmineus in flower. Maybe a pic tomorrow. I see we must now call Oxalis lobata, O. perdicaria. Dammit! But surely the pic in the March AGS Bulletin is one of the laciniata forms, rather than lobata/perdicaria. Haven't heard of a purple form of it. ???
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I see we must now call Oxalis lobata, O. perdicaria. Dammit! But surely the pic in the March AGS Bulletin is one of the laciniata forms, rather than lobata/perdicaria. Haven't heard of a purple form of it. ???
That confused me too but if you read the item 'Seasonal reversal' on p. 18 R.R talks about assembling a montage of Oxalis laciniata within the trumpet of Narcissus 'December Gold' so the pic of a purple oxalis on yellow background must be intended to accompany that...
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Thanks Gail, that will help. As always, I did a quick skim through, read show reports and similar short stuff but haven't tackled the longer articles as yet. I'll get to that over the Easter holiday, maybe Saturday when it's supposed to rain heavily, though I'll be working (outside) in the morning.
With all due respect to the AGS Bulletin, there have recently, I believe, been many more slight errors of that nature, than there used to be. Occasional typos, photo names reversed, a country name printed with small letter at the beginning, misplaced apostrophes etc. Perhaps the proof-reading isn't up to what it could be. After all, even though the O. laciniata may refer to an article on a different page, one might reasonably expect the oxalis picture heading an article about O. lobata, to be O. lobata (perdicaria). According to the caption on the O. laciniata, it is...O. perdicaria! Whoever supplioed the photograph may reasonably be a little annoyed.
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Did you notice in the accompanying Alpine news newsletter they are looking to appoint a new Editor?
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Yes I did Gail but hadn't given thought to WHY, except perhaps that Kit Grey-Wilson wanted a break. I don't think there was ever a better Editor than the late Roy Elliott but he is long gone I'm afraid.
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And the mauve/pink form of Oxalis flava is starting to flower,
cheers
fermi
very nice setting, rising out of the white foliage;what is on the oxalis leaf tips, sand?
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And the mauve/pink form of Oxalis flava is starting to flower,
very nice setting, rising out of the white foliage;what is on the oxalis leaf tips, sand?
Hi Cohan,
it's actually the morning dew which is why the flowers are still furled. I'll download some pics of the open flowers when I get back to work on Tuesday.
cheers
fermi
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This time a few more of the smaller, charming autumn flowering Nerine species.
Nerine undulata is a very dainty spider flower which can give a wonderful display when mass planterd.
The soft pink flowers are produced abundantly and make excellent cut flowers for the vase.
Nerine humilis has slightly larger flowers than most other smaller species.
The flowers are usually soft pink, but in some forms can be salmon pink and rose.
these are very cute! just how small are they? are those leaves fully grown?
Sorry Cohan, for the late reply, we have been away over the Easter with the campervan, fishing with the family in the Coromandel
To show you (I hate boasting ;D) here is a picture of a 30 lb. kingfish caught on the beach with a longline. Very nice catch.
Maggi will probably growl at me for going off-topic. Would you Maggi? What about an chocolate Easter egg as a sweetener? ;D
Anyway Cohan, here is also a picture of Nerine fothergillii and Nerine gracilis I picked for comparison.
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Here is a close-up of this charming Nerine gracilis
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Lesley mentioned the dainty Gladiolus carmineus that belong to a small group of species, which produce their flowers in late summer and autumn, before the foliage has appeared (hysteranthous group)
It is very easily grown, certainly the easiest member of this group, and the flowers are cerise with white markings on the lower petals.
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Sorry Cohan, for the late reply, we have been away over the Easter with the campervan, fishing with the family in the Coromandel
To show you (I hate boasting ;D) here is a picture of a 30 lb. kingfish caught on the beach with a longline. Very nice catch.
Maggi will probably growl at me for going off-topic. Would you Maggi? What about an chocolate Easter egg as a sweetener? ;D
Growl? Moi? Nah, everyone knows my bite is worse than my bark.
Fred Admin will be very interested to hear more about the kingfish, though..... he's is a keen fisherman ( I'm only interested in it if it tasted good!)
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The autumn crocus are in full swing but the highlight's been this cluster/clump of C. goulimyi Mani White. This cluster is based on just three bulbs I bought from Marcus Harvey in 2006. Of the various crocus that I've been trialling in the garden C. goulimyi seems to have adapted best to Adelaide's dry summers and moderate winters. This clump is at the edge of the front lawn where they get a little additional water in summer. The second pic is a wider shot showing outliers to the cluster. Interestingly the flower at the bottom of the cluster seems to have more pointed petals yet it must be a clone of the others in the group as I haven't had any self-sown seedlings (although I did collect seed from this group last year).
Anita
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The autumn crocus are in full swing but the highlight's been this cluster/clump of C. goulimyi Mani White. This cluster is based on just three bulbs I bought from Marcus Harvey in 2006. Of the various crocus that I've been trialling in the garden C. goulimyi seems to have adapted best to Adelaide's dry summers and moderate winters. This clump is at the edge of the front lawn where they get a little additional water in summer. The second pic is a wider shot showing outliers to the cluster. Interestingly the flower at the bottom of the cluster seems to have more pointed petals yet it must be a clone of the others in the group as I haven't had any self-sown seedlings (although I did collect seed from this group last year).
Anita
What a nice clump of Crocus goulimyi Mani pure white you got there Anita, they almost look like the beautiful Weldenia candida flowers.
Wish I could grow Crocus like that.
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My first thought was Weldenia candida too Bill, especially with those long tubes.
I haven't a single crocus out yet, it's been so dry but C. vallicola will only be a day or two at most, after a decent shower last weekend.
Bill, your frits are on the way, well almost. Easter and other things kept getting in the way but I'm sorting some today and will post first thing Monday. Promise.
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Sorry Cohan, for the late reply, we have been away over the Easter with the campervan, fishing with the family in the Coromandel
To show you (I hate boasting ;D) here is a picture of a 30 lb. kingfish caught on the beach with a longline. Very nice catch.
Maggi will probably growl at me for going off-topic. Would you Maggi? What about an chocolate Easter egg as a sweetener? ;D
Anyway Cohan, here is also a picture of Nerine fothergillii and Nerine gracilis I picked for comparison.
no worries--sounds like a nice family outing..
i've seen very little growling about OT on this forum, and none of it from maggi ;) but who's going to turn down a chocolate easter egg ;D
these little nerines are very interesting,little is key for me....shields shows a rather different looking gracilis:
http://www.shieldsgardens.com/amaryllids/nerine-b.html
undulata sounds nice and small by his description, among others..
that glad is very nice too..here, i have only seen the garden monsters, which are lifted in the fall..
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Here is a close-up of this charming Nerine gracilis
charming indeed--are those leaves full size, or have they just emerged?
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these little nerines are very interesting,little is key for me....shields shows a rather different looking gracilis:
http://www.shieldsgardens.com/amaryllids/nerine-b.html
Yes you could be right cohan, there is a difference, some of those small Nerine species might have been mixed up, I do grow the N. gracilis, must go and have a look for it.
The foliage of most Nerines species, usually grow a bit more after they finished flwering.
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It's that time of the season again when the autumn/winter flowering Oxalis species start blooming once more.
The first to display their flowers, one of my favourites, is the beautiful Oxalis massoniana, always reliable and colourful to brighten up the garden.
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Lovely Bill. Yours are well ahead of mine but then, it's still so dry here. Just the first two crocuses over the weekend, CC. pulchellus and vallicola.
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I wish we had smell-o-vision because this NZ native orchid Earina autumnalis has a beautiful intoxicating aroma, overpowering all in the garden at the moment. So easy to grow and yet one of our most beautiful orchids I think.
Aconitum carmichaelii - wolfsbane, never fails to put on a show.
Pinellia tripartia - keeps on giving, bloom after bloom.
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The second Oxalis to flower of all the species to come yet, is the delicate but equally charming Oxalis pardalis
The growth of this species has the tendency to collapse and almost become pendulous when grown in a container.
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It's that time of the season again when the autumn/winter flowering Oxalis species start blooming once more.
The first to display their flowers, one of my favourites, is the beautiful Oxalis massoniana, always reliable and colourful to brighten up the garden.
O. massoniana is one of my faves.
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My Cyclamen seed from the SRGC list is germinating well. For those of you that know the weather patterns here in Canterbury, should I provide C. persicum with some shelter? We have had 2 frosts already
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My Cyclamen seed from the SRGC list is germinating well. For those of you that know the weather patterns here in Canterbury, should I provide C. persicum with some shelter? We have had 2 frosts already
Yes I would certainly provide some sort of temporary shelter Ross, especially the emerging, very tender, young seedlings, the frost would kill the seedlings. Have you got a glass house or coldframe? Under the trees, or the north facing sheltered side of the house?
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Doug, I love your orchid. I bought a small one at my Market a couple of weeks ago and even its tiny stem is powerfully scenting my tunnel. I've never seen it in the bush but it is said to be smelled before seen.
Yes Ross, I DO know the Canterbury climate (lived in Timaru for many years) and I'd agree with Bill, keep the seedlings sheltered from frosts for their first year at least. Some of the smaller persicums will grow out in the garden once established but I'd always be wary.
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My Cyclamen seed from the SRGC list is germinating well. For those of you that know the weather patterns here in Canterbury, should I provide C. persicum with some shelter? We have had 2 frosts already
Yes I would certainly provide some sort of temporary shelter Ross, especially the emerging, very tender, young seedlings, the frost would kill the seedlings. Have you got a glass house or coldframe? Under the trees, or the north facing sheltered side of the house?
Yep have somewhere to put them. Thanks
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Anita , your clump of Crocus goulimyi'Mani White' looks splendid coming up through a carpet of ?violets , which also prevents the flowers being splashed with soil durind heavy rain . I regard C .g. 'Mani White' a superior plant ,than the other white form leucantha. I think most species coming from the Mediteranean region -hot , dry summers - should thrive in your area .
3 Crocus in bloom here :C. caspius ( ex a Paul Furse collection in the 60s )likes it here .C. ser. ssp. clusii is the A.M. form from Alan Edwards ,
and I think the C. speciosus ssp. xantholaimos is a cross with C. pulchellus.
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Otto,
lovely crocus, especial I like the C. caspius ;) :D
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Otto and Anita,
you are well ahead of me for crocus flowers - only a few buds here at this stage!
The Sternbergia sicula are just about finished
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The Salvia chamedryoides is in full flower again,
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The Narcissus viridiflorus clump is still sending up spikes
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There is a single flower on Colchicum autumnale "Album"
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And what I presume is Colchicum autumnale, but it has been overgrown by a vigorous DBI and I can't locate the label!
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cheers
fermi
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The Narcissus viridiflorus clump is still sending up spikes
Lovely clump of Narcissus viridiflorus Fermi, your well ahead of our N.viridiflorus, they're just breaking the surface. Always looking forward to this species flowering and its delicious fragrance.
Have also used in a bit of hybridising with other Narc. species, to try to breed early flowers with that gorgeous perfume.
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This dainty autumn flowering Strumaria discifera, from the Cape and Roggeveld, commonly called desert snowflakes, has hairy long, narrow lanceolate leaves usually dry at flowering and star-shaped glistening white flowers with channeled tepals with an olive-green to pink median dorsal stripe on each tepal.
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Could someone identify this flower please? Zephyranthus sp.perhaps?
Lesley, your parcel with goodies arrived safely and already planted. Thanks.
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Another colourful species to brighten up the garden is the beautiful autumn flowering Moraea polystachya
It is one of the easiest species to grow and perhaps the most valuable in the garden.
Plants readily self-sow, seedlings often appearing in unexpected places.
A huge number of flowers are produce over the season, sometimes until late spring.
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A few Nerine flowering in my garden now , most of them unnamed .I quite like the murky colours .
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The Nerines are really beautiful Otto. I love those smokey, subtle colours too.
Bill, I'm pleased the package arrived safely but I wasn't very happy with the quality, or numbers of the bulbs. I should be able to do better next summer. I started to lift too late and then found that most were already rooting so had to leave them. I won't forget you though, round about January would be best.
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Bill, I'm pleased the package arrived safely but I wasn't very happy with the quality, or numbers of the bulbs. I should be able to do better next summer. I started to lift too late and then found that most were already rooting so had to leave them. I won't forget you though, round about January would be best.
Not to worry Lesley, like us you must have been busy that time of the season, anyway, something to look forward to, will remind you next January,
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Lovely Nerines Otto. :)
Here is my contribution to a bit of colour in the southern hemisphere.
A number of plants have flowered from seed for the first time this autumn. :D
Including a number of the smaller Colchicum sps ---Colchicum corsicum and C. pusillum --umm ? maybe that one flowered last year.
Shot taken today ---Colchicum cupanii -- from NARGS seed sown feb 02.
Only an 8 year wait. ;D
Cheers Dave.
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Dave,
some of us have waited longer than 8 years for the first flowering of a colchicum! That one looks similar to one of my "unnamed" ones.
We had a good dose of new flowers over the last few days, including 3 types of white crocus:
Crocus cancellatus ssp mazzariacus
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Crocus ochroleucus
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and Crocus niveus, which was initially hidden from view
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and looked a lot better the next day,
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One for Lesley: Oxalis palmifrons
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Still appears that only one bulb is flowering but it has put up a few flowers!
cheers
fermi
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Thanks Fermi. Nice to see it even if not here. Mine's not up yet though there are a few flowers on O. massoniana.
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Testudinaria elephantipes, aka Elephant foot, or Turtle shell is a curious plant with the tuber above ground level covered with layers of corky bark, resembling a caudex. Slow-growing. It is a very unusual succulent. Its main feature is a large, corky caudex that grows up to one meter in habitat, resembling an elephant foot (hence the popular name). The caudex looks as if it is segmented into geometric patterns (smaller plants look like tortoises) and looks dead but is actually a living tuber. A plant with a 18" caudex can be 75 years or older, this one is only 30 years old. The plant grows into a vine with attractive heart-shaped leaves and small yellow flowers. Culture is relatively easy. A greenhouse is great, but a windowsill with moderate to full sun works fine, as long as the plant is kept at 65F minimum.
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What an odd-looking plant, as if related to some kind of knobbly tortoise.
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Not much activity or flowering on this forum in our autumn/winter off-season, but will carry on with a few winter flowering Oxalis species.
Oxalis hirta and Oxalis flava are always welcome when there is not much to flower in the garden.
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The first of the autumn snowdrops is in bloom!
Galanthus peshmenii,
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And Ipheion (Nothoscordum) hirtellum is in flower.
The clump is a little smaller this year as I dug up a few to share with some friends ;D
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I also have a few (dozen) pics from the Ferny Creek Hort. Society's Autumn Show but I think I'll start a new thread for that those!
cheers
fermi
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Nerine filifolia has very thin, grassy foliage and small spidery light rose-red flowers, one of the most charming, prolific and best know of the low growing autumn flowering species, and one that is desevedly popular as a border plant.