February 2017 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Jupiter]

Yes Fred, well very poetic but the weather here has taken a nasty turn and we're in for a week of heatwave conditions. Mother nature is a harsh mistress. 

[Otto Fauser]

Fermi and Jamus , I grew this Colchicum  bivonae from seed collected in Greece !

[Jupiter]

I didn't doubt you for a second Otto.   Did you collect the seed yourself? I want to hear about that some time.

[Cfred72]

Yes Fred, well very poetic but the weather here has taken a nasty turn and we're in for a week of heatwave conditions. Mother nature is a harsh mistress. 

Jamus, do you have the equivalent of what we call Indian summer? It must not be easy every day to fight against the heat. You must occasionally aspire to a little freshness, right?

[Jupiter]

That's exactly what we're having .. there seems to be no end in sight. maximums over 30degC for the next 7 days.    freshness would be such a relief, for people and for plants.