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September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« on: September 03, 2024, 09:33:59 AM »
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
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« Last Edit: September 15, 2024, 02:06:36 PM by fermi de Sousa »
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2024, 12:12:40 PM »
fermi,

The Geissorhiza and the Moraea really look good!
Marc Rosenblum

Falls City, OR USA

I am in USDA zone 8b where temperatures almost never fall below 15F -9.4C.  Rainfall 50" 110 cm + but none  June-September.  We seldom get snow; but when it comes we get 30" overnight. Soil is sandy loam with a lot of humus. 
Oregon- where Dallas is NNW of Phoenix

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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2024, 02:58:07 PM »
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.
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #3 on: September 15, 2024, 02:21:40 PM »
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
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2024, 12:34:42 PM »
A few more from our garden:
1) Bellevalia ciliata
2) Hesperantha bachmannii
3) Asarum magnificum
4) Babiana cedarbergensis
5) Anemone pavonina
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2024, 12:51:23 PM »
A Visit to Tonkins Bulbs in the Dandenongs
Last weekend we visited a friend's nursery which specialises in rare and unusual bulbs.
Here are some pics of the plants in the "Stock beds"
1) An Australian native ground orchid, Pterostylis pedunculata
2) Serapias lingua
3) Serapias neglecta (though this might be a hybrid)
4 & 5) Fritillaria imperialis
...more to come
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2024, 12:54:08 PM »
More from Tonkins Bulbs:
1) Pleione Raw Silk
2) white Pleione
3) a few more pleiones
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2024, 01:01:51 PM »
Some more:
1) Gladiolus splendens
2) Trillium pusillum
3) Corydalis solida
4) Fritillaria meleagris
5) Fritillaria persica
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2024, 01:39:03 PM »
A couple of Caladenia orchids at Tonkins Bulbs
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2024, 01:44:36 PM »
Still at Tonkins!
1) Dwarf Bearded iris, featuring 'Tarheel Elf'
2) DBI 'Knick Knack'
3) Scilla/Chionodoxa
4) Species tulips
5) Paeonias
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2024, 02:15:43 PM »
Such treasures "chez Tonkins"!!  What a great place to visit!
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2024, 02:19:42 PM »
Fermi,


Very nice display!  What impresses me most is how well grown they are.

Between turkeys and deer, many of my plants look chewed >:(
Marc Rosenblum

Falls City, OR USA

I am in USDA zone 8b where temperatures almost never fall below 15F -9.4C.  Rainfall 50" 110 cm + but none  June-September.  We seldom get snow; but when it comes we get 30" overnight. Soil is sandy loam with a lot of humus. 
Oregon- where Dallas is NNW of Phoenix

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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2024, 02:21:47 PM »
Thanks, Marc and Maggi, it's an amazing place!

A few of weeks ago The Ferny Creek Horticultural Society (FCHS) held its Spring Show.
1 & 2) I found a beautiful clump of Iris tuberosa in the gardens.
3) The inaugural Otto Fauser Award was made to the grower of a beautiful pot of Primula 'Hall Barn Blue'
4 & 5) The Certificate which will be awarded by the AGS Vic group once a year at either the FCHS Spring Show or the Floral Festival in October
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2024, 02:25:11 PM »
More from the FCHS Spring Show:
The Rock Garden Section was well supported,
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Re: September 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2024, 02:29:26 PM »
More in the Rock Garden Section, including the Blue Ribbon which went to a rare Fritiallaria
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