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December 2024 in the Southern Hemisphere

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fermi de Sousa:
Hi Robert,
my records are not very accurate unfortunately.
I only have recorded the Brodiaea cornonaria as having come from the 2004 NARGS Seedex and donated by Dave Brown. If I can find the relevant catalogue I might be able to see if it was wild collected or from the garden,
cheers
fermi

Robert:
Hi Fermi,

Thank you for providing whatever information you can about the origins and performance of Brodiaea coronaria in your garden. For the most part, I rely on my botanical field observations and data gained in our garden to evaluate the wider horticultural potential of many of the native plants Jasmin and I grow in our garden.

Hopefully for the better, I have spent the past 57 years as a dedicated record/statistic keeper. My climatic data has been computerized for some time now, however I am still working on getting the last 30 years of hand written botanical field observations computerized. Statistical analysis of the data is slowly paying off with improved plant performance in our garden. The discovery of valuable horticultural traits that add variety and interest to our garden is another bonus. I am thankful to be completely retired from “working to make money” and can now devote my time and energy playing around with plants in a way I enjoy. There is a whole world of seemingly infinite variety within each plant species. Clearly, it is this aspect of horticulture I find fulfilling. Thank you again for helping me along the way.

fermi de Sousa:
Pelargonium tetragonum is a lax growing plant trailing wherever it can. We grow it on a frost free porch facing west.
Occasionally it produces a pair of flowers as ours did at the beginning of December and a fortnight later a second pair appeared,
cheers
fermi

fermi de Sousa:
Ledebouria revoluta came to us from a friend in the AGS Vic Group last year, his flowered about a month before ours,
cheers
fermi

fermi de Sousa:
At our recent Plant Exchange we collected a small plant of Lomelosia hymettia
which I'd not seen before - hopefully we can establish it in our garden,
cheers
fermi

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