September 2019 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Parsla]

Inspired to pop up a few photos too.

1. This delightful leggy, delicate, triandrus-hybrid narcissus came to me as 'Russell Falls" but the blooms look a little different to the pictures of same on Daffseek. I remain unsure.
2. I thought I had lost the Narcissus triandrus, after seeing others blooming on the AGS bench a few weeks ago. I'm so relieved it is only tardy.
3. Anemonella thalictroides
4. Pseudotrillium rivale, kindly gifted me by Otto

[Maggi Young]

Lovely  to see  so many  treasures  in your  New ZealandSouthern   gardens, t00lie and Jacquie.

[fermi de Sousa]

  I didn't know Jacqui had moved to NZ!
Here are a few new flowers in our garden:
1) Paeonia kesrouanensis from Wilma, a past member;
2) Iris 'Satan's Mistress' from Otto;
3) Gladiolus abbreviatus - returns to flowering size! The bigger corms were killed in the freeze in 2017;
4) Moraea marlothii from seed from SIGNA
5) Tulipa vvedenskii or albertii - originally from Marcus as T. albertii but there are some questions about it!
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

Well, she  hasn't, as  far as  I know   - but  my  geography  isn't  getting  any  better!! 

[fermi de Sousa]

Well, she  hasn't, as  far as  I know   - but  my  geography  isn't  getting  any  better!! 

Maggi, my dad used to say "I've forgotten more about this than you'll ever know"! You have a huge task and still know more than I'll ever learn 
Here are a few more from the garden:
1) Bulbinella floribunda - I think the one I posted earlier is actually B. robusta, though this looks more robust
2) Symphytum sp
3) DBI 'Raspberry Jam'
4) Muscari romana
5) Tulipa 'Fergana Group'
cheers
fermi

[t00lie]

You really are stealing the spring show Toolie, absolutely gorgeous, although Fermi’s bellevalia and anemones are also very pretty.  I don’t know how you grow the frit meleagris  in the ground. I can’t seem to keep it alive that way. Specially when hot dry summers are followed by a proper drowning.

Thanks Jacqui .Frit meleagris seems to enjoy our woodland conditions and there is no fear of a dry period I can tell you  very miserable conditions today and rain forecast all day tomorrow.

Lovely  to see  so many  treasures  in your Southern  gardens, t00lie and Jacquie.

Thanks Maggi

Great pics folks.  Some absolute crackers in here.  Wonderful.

Please to see you are still around Paul.

Heloniopsis orientalis



Arum creticum purchased a year ago and given a cool summer rest under cover when dormant I'm so pleased to see it in flower again this season.



What I have as Romulea crocea



Arum hygrophilum runs about a bit however it has a lovely bloom.



Muscari negletum 

[t00lie]

Tulipa humilis var.violacea



Muscari latifolia



Erythronium dens-canis looking neat and tidy



Frit. elwesii one flower .I'm not sure how long the multiple seedlings from last season will take to grow on to flowering but it would be nice to see them as a clump.



Arum apulum first flowering raised from seed 

[t00lie]

Ranunculus crithmifolius in the 'NZ' sand bed.



Next project ... bulbs sprayed off ---the top of the 3 wooden pegs will be the height level --the first of many barrow loads of river sand in place --sandstone rocks awaiting eventual placement.

[ashley]

Thanks everyone for sharing the delights of your Southern spring.
That Ranunculus is rather special Dave   Are you growing it in pure river sand?

[t00lie]

Thanks everyone for sharing the delights of your Southern spring.
That Ranunculus is rather special Dave   Are you growing it in pure river sand?

Thanks Ashley. Yes has flowered the last two seasons in pure river sand. I lift the winter cover as soon as I see buds.

Further work on the 'new project' this afternoon. After some thought I decided to dig out all of the sprayed bulbs now rather than wait ,(probably missed a few so will deal to them later if they become an issue), dump a few barrow loads of river sand and set the rocks in place .Still to close off most of the crevices to stop the sand from washing out which will take some time because of the need to continue using an axe upside down to break up some of the larger limestone rocks left over and then decide where /what plants to use ......

[David Nicholson]

Nice job Dave. If you have any spare rocks you might pop a few in the post for me? 

[t00lie]

Nice job Dave. If you have any spare rocks you might pop a few in the post for me? 

Thanks David.You arrange the cargo ship buddy ....I'll arrange the parcel ....  

[Parsla]

Lovely  to see  so many  treasures  in your  New ZealandSouthern   gardens, t00lie and Jacquie.

Thank you Maggi 

Its the best time of year.

Tulipa batalinii has survived the winter, and epimediums popping up all over the place.

[t00lie]

Thank you Maggi 

Its the best time of year.

Tulipa batalinii has survived the winter, and epimediums popping up all over the place.

Tulipa and Epis just starting here as well Jacqui.

I love the endless variations in the shape of the leaf margins and degree of flecking in Trillium rivale. Here's a small sample ...









This last one is a beauty     

[Parsla]

Toolie the trilliums are marvellous.  Especially the purple-leafed ones - spectacular.