November 2008 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Paddy Tobin]

Dear Otto,

They say that every cloud has a silver lining. I see that your enforced inactivity - in the garden, at any rate - may have benefits for the forum as you now may have time to contribute more frequently. Your contributions would be so very welcome, anticipated and appreciated. We might look forward to photographs of your wonderful garden and plants.

Paddy

[annew]

Vera looks like the type who would faint at the slightest opportunity 

[mark smyth]

Thanks Otto.

[Otto Fauser]

Pat Toolan sitting at Otto's computer after looking through his garden of very rare treasures. Of course it is not the right time - a few weeks ago was so much better. But beggars can't be choosers can they - we all accept what morsels we see. And so many are here in this high country garden.
We will try again to attach and post:
two flowers in the glasshouse
Ramonda myconii or nathaliae?? would be grateful for the correct id.
the last of the Oncos to flower: Iris paradoxa
best wishes from Otto and Pat T
(By the way Otto is doing extremely well in negotiating the hilly terrain of his garden)

[Lvandelft]

Ramonda myconii or nathaliae?? would be grateful for the correct id.

Otto, looking at the leaves I would at first say it is not R. serbica.
I put some pictures of serbica I made in 2003 here, so you can see what I mean.

What a beautiful Iris paradoxa!

[Paul T]

Great pics PatOtto.    Oh that Iris paradoxa!!    Stunning.

Luit,

Elegant pics of yours too.  Beautiful plant.

[Paddy Tobin]

Yes, indeed, that iris has an amazing combination of colours.

Many thanks Pat for posting the photographs.

Paddy

[ruweiss]

In comparison with my plants, Otto's plant is definitely Ramonda nathaliae.
Greetings from cool Germany!

[Maggi Young]

Nice to see you enjoying  your trip, Pat... and great to see Otto out and about, too! 

[Lesley Cox]

Patto and Ot, LOVELY flowers in the alpine house! The others are great too, (do I mean Atto and Pot? or Potto and At?) Greetings to you both anyway. Looks like you had a friendly day.

My first reaction was well, it's not R. serbica. I think too that's it's nathaliae. I see the Tropaeolum azureum is still flowering. Mine died down ages ago. Maybe it needs a cooler place.

[Maggi Young]

I may just be being contrary... but I think  the Ramonda may be R. myconi..... I think the flowers of R. nathaliae tend to be more spidery, whereas those of myconi are fuller.  See Franz' photos in the old Forum, well down the page, Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 6:18 pm:    ....http://www.srgc.org.uk/discus/messages/283/31721.html

Franz refers to  R. myconi as Ramonda pyrenaica.... an oft used synonym.

Luit, I am now going to say I doubt your R. serbica  .... this plant should have lilac/purple anthers...

[Otto Fauser]

Conflicting ideas on the correct name of my Ramonda -Luit thanks for the excellent pic of your R. serbica , which I also grow in my garden- however my plant has purple anthers , as it is described in literature .
  Rudi [we met in may last year in Praghe], I tend to agree with you that it is R. nathaliae, as it has more glossy leaves than myconi , which I have growing in shades of mauve , pink and white ,and these 3 colours  of myconi are well known in cultivation .I also grow the hybrid between these 2 species :R. xregis-ferdinandi , obtained as a leaf cutting from Muenchen -Nymphenburg Bot .Garten. Greetings from warm Melbourne -33 celsius .
    many thanks to everyone
                       Otto.

[t00lie]

Paul T posted a recent pic of Gladiolus huttonii in the Oct 2008 in the Southern Hemisphere thread.

Here is my plant grown from NZAGS seed sown July 03 having it's first flowering showing some variation.
(Sorry i don't know how to make the link or copy Pauls pic forward to here for comparison).


Another first flowering Paris delavayi .



Cheers dave

[Paul T]

Dave,

Yours is much stronger in colouration, although definitely looks to be the same floral arrangement etc.  And that Paris is glorious!!!!! 

[Maggi Young]

Paul's pix from Reply #31 on: October 11, 2008, 04:33:40 AM » of his Gladiolus huttonii...