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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: fermi de Sousa on June 02, 2019, 01:13:05 PM
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It's the start of winter here and the first of the winter narcissus are in bloom.
Here's the Narcissus tazetta patulus from seed from Betty Clark in NZ.
cheers
fermi
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Beautiful Daffodil Fermi. You have so many nice Narcissus. The first one here is romeuxii albidus.
1. N. romieuxii ssp. albidus
2. Crocus laevigatus
3. Galanthus snogerupii
4. Androsace lanuginosa
5. Jovibarba
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Wow...the Androsace lanuginosa looks wonderful... Jamus. 👍
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Thanks Thomas! I'm pretty happy that it came through the awful drought summer we've just had and survived. I lost quite a few things in the rock garden, and not always what I would think would succumb. It has been a learning experience for me and I will need to build up my alpines again and try new species.
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Thanks Thomas! I'm pretty happy that it came through the awful drought summer we've just had and survived. I lost quite a few things in the rock garden, and not always what I would think would succumb. It has been a learning experience for me and I will need to build up my alpines again and try new species.
Also here the last summer was much too dry and very lossy. In my opinion not only the lack of precipitation was a problem. The noticeable difference in temperature between day and night is another important aspect in the cultivation of alpine plants.
Good luck and success for the future.
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Crocus laevigatus
A Lovely deep colour Jamus.
It's the start of winter here and the first of the winter narcissus are in bloom.
Here's the Narcissus tazetta patulus from seed from Betty Clark in NZ.
cheers
fermi
Mine are very slow this side of the ditch Fermi, just coming through the surface however there is a little bit of colour elsewhere ....
Eranthis hyemalis in amongst the numerous native tree seeds .
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Hepatica ex Gunhild Poulsen seed.
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One of the forms of Corydalis flexuosa .
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Iris unguicularis just starting.
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Cheers
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Beautiful Daffodil Fermi. You have so many nice Narcissus. The first one here is romeuxii albidus.
Thanks, Jamus,
1) Another one I love at this time of year is 'First Stanza' raised by Lawrence Trevanion in Canberra by crossing N. elegans and 'Soleil D'Or'.
2 & 3) Hakea 'Burrendong Beauty'
4) A prostrate form of Correa pulchella
5) Correa 'Mini-Pink'
cheers
fermi
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Early winter and Gentiana angustifolia decides to put up another batch of flowers..... ???
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Cheers.
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The gentian is a gorgeous sky blue toolie. I’m green with envy.
All of you have such lovely flowers. Here it is wintry and there is almost nothing thus far, other than the galanthus elwesii monostichus. And of course cyclamen.
Grim really. That part of the year between autumn colour and the first snowdrops
I spent yesterday emptying out one compost bin in preparation for the oak leaf fall. Am always amazed how long oak leaves take to form leafmould. Even after two years many were not broken down. Mind, the many tree roots that had wormed their way in didn’t help - drying it out.
Enjoy your weekend
Jacqui.
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The gentian is a gorgeous sky blue toolie. I’m green with envy.
All of you have such lovely flowers. Here it is wintry and there is almost nothing thus far, other than the galanthus elwesii monostichus. And of course cyclamen.
Grim really. That part of the year between autumn colour and the first snowdrops.
Jacqui.
They haven't lasted Jacqui as winter has finally kicked in here with cool wet temps and forecasted midweek frosts .
Cheers Dave.
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Jacquie - if you can pass your oak leaves through a shredder you may find they break down more quickly. This works for the tougher, larger leaves we have here. No oak though, so cannot speak to that other than to offer hope!
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The shredder is definitely the way to go, I love mine. :) It transforms suffocating litter into precious goodness.
1. snogerupii loves it in my garden and is even self seeding!
2. Crocus laevigatus ex. Murray Corby originally from Marcus.
3. Characteristic plicatus vernation, these ones are subsp. byzantinus (thanks Otto)
4. Satisfying to see flowers for the first time on Galanthus grown from seed, this one is elwesii var. monostictus.
5. Another view of the seedling monostictus.
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... Here it is wintry and there is almost nothing thus far, other than the Galanthus elwesii monostichus. And of course cyclamen.
Grim really. That part of the year between autumn colour and the first snowdrops...
Jacqui.
Hi Jacqui,
we need to get you some early winter flowers like the Moraea polystachya and Aussie plants like Correa pulchella!
cheers
fermi
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Lovely plants all 8)
Fermi, is Correa pulchella the most 'garden-worthy' of the genus as its name suggests or would you recommend other species too? Do you know whether they are easy from seed?
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Hi Ashley,
C. pulchella is probably the most suitable one for the rock garden as some of the others can get quite tall. However there are probably dwarf forms of other species as well which would be worth trying. They can also be kept low with pruning.
I've never tried to collect seed of correas but have found an occasional seedling so viable seed must be set. I'll try to keep an eye out for them,
cheers
fermi
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Thanks Fermi. Most years here I get a few seeds on Correa backhouseana & 'Federation Belle' (supposedly 'Marion's Marvel' x C. reflexa) but never tried sowing them.
Yes I find pruning essential too, to keep them from getting too gangly.
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Where I work there is a native plant policy and the gardening contractors do a great job of sourcing excellent plants and growing them well. Correas feature heavily and are a real treat at this time of year. Here are a couple I photographed this morning while walking between buildings.
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A few more from our winter-bound garden:
Gladiolus dalenii - still flowering because we are yet to have a "killing frost" - but expected this week!
Nerine not filifolia - grown from seed as N. filifolia but the foliage is wrong so it's either a hybrid or something else.
Oxalis hirta - adding some colour to parts of the garden...and lawn...and paths...errrrrrr
Colchcum cupanii - from Jon (mini-bulb lover) but his were finished a month ago
cheers
fermi
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I was given a number of unlabelled bulb pots a few months back including this Nerine which is currently in flower .
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An overnight frost is forecast so here's an image of Dahlia imperialis,( tree dahlia),which is about 3 metres in height, in case its fried overnight .
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Cheers Dave.
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Where I work there is a native plant policy and the gardening contractors do a great job of sourcing excellent plants and growing them well. Correas feature heavily and are a real treat at this time of year. Here are a couple I photographed this morning while walking between buildings.
Oh those are beauties Jamus.
I grow a few in the garden but in an unheated greenhouse they flower heavily all though winter & into late spring (Nov-Apr here), with sporadic flowers over the rest of the year. Great plants.
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On the shortest day of the year, I'm enjoying the last of the 'autumn' flowering Crocus. This is a lovely clone of C. laevigatus.
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For those who are members of the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society - or who might be tempted to join, there is this event in 2020 to give you impetus !
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25- 27th January 2020
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A bit closer in time - our group is hosting Oron Peri in August this year.
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cheers
fermi
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I would love to attend your meeting with Oron - he has a wonderful wealth of knowledge and is a super Speaker.
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Thank you for the advice re shredder, Maggi and Jamus, and Fermi for your gift of a blue Moraea.
I will 'mow' the leaves before composting. have done it before, but perhaps need to be more particular and get them as small as possible. Leafmold is such a lovely light compost.
I have a few photos to share.
1 and 2. A lovely leaf form of cyclamen persicum with white flowers blushing and a magenta nose.
3. Helleborus argutifolius coming into bud
4. Some frilly hoop petticoat narcissus
5. The Galanthus elwesii are the first snowdrops to bloom here
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and some more..
6. Crocus biflorus weldenii - at least i think it is
7, 8, 9. A minute galanthus that has flummoxed me. It popped up in the middle of some Galanthus plicatus ssp byzantium kindly gifted by Otto.
It is a little munched and apologies for the quality of the photos are poor - the flower resisted being pulled open.
Bit mean of me really, but wanted to see the markings.
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Very interesting Jacqui! Most likely a seedling so could be a hybrid, and I've had four petaled drops before but usually an aberration and next year will probably return to normal. Can you take photos clearly showing the leaves and vernation where they emerge from the soil? The colour and form of the foliage makes me think rizehensis or ikariae, but I can't see it clearly enough.
Here is a photo of a four petaled rizehensis I had flower last winter. Otto, please comment!
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For those who are members of the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society - or who might be tempted to join, there is this event in 2020 to give you impetus !
25- 27th January 2020
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Any body looking for an excuse to come to New Zealand in January 2020. See the attached flyer for study weekend celebrating the 60th anniversary of the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society. Awesome speakers and garden tours not to mention the opportunity to get into the Southern Alps.
For more information visit our website https://www.nzags.com/60th (https://www.nzags.com/60th) or email studyweekend@nzags.com