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General Subjects => Flowers and Foliage Now => Topic started by: cohan on January 01, 2010, 09:26:50 PM
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a little midwinter colour--i'll take what i can get! this one flowers reliably from late november through early spring..
edit: forgot to put the name, it's Mammillaria laui ssp subducta
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here are a mix of different plants, all are still in flower :D
I wish all members a good new year !
Gerhard
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That's a beauty Cohan, presumably snug on a windowsill 8)
Here overnight temperatures are dropping to -6 to -8oC, at least a couple of degrees lower than we usually get. Several bromeliads in the garden are showing frostbite as white bands or blotches on the leaves.
Both Puya berteroniana & P. chilensis are almost unaffected.
This one's leaves whiten down the centre but recover fully (so far!). It came as Fascicularia bicolor but I'm unsure about the ID.
Not a bromeliad but Beschorneria yuccoides collapses spectacularly in frosty conditions but also recovers fully once temperatures rise again.
Finally, poor old Puya caerulea is a goner. I've lost it twice now so this one is obviously too tender for my garden 25 km inland from the sea.
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gerhard--beautiful flowers and photos! these are indoors/out some of both?
thanks, ashley--yes, on a windowsill, no plant action outdoors for a long time now and a long time yet to come!
the bromeliads are great, wonderful texture for the garden...hope they survive..
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gerhard--beautiful flowers and photos! these are indoors/out some of both?
terrestrian orchids , Crocus and Juno are growing in the cold houses
St. speciosum is a tropical genus, which grows in my kitchen 8), cactus and Aroid too
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a little midwinter colour--i'll take what i can get! this one flowers reliably from late november through early spring..
I am a cacti-grower also Cohan , Is this Mammillaria or is it Escobaria ? (or something else)And the second name?
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Gerhard,
Is the cactus one of the Rhipsalis species, or a close relative?
Ashley,
I didn't realise that Puya and some of those Bromeliad relatives took cold at all. Interesting!! I might have to investigate that a little more! ;D I have a large Beschornaria here (can't recall that species) that is doing very well in a large pot in the middle of the backyard. Cold doesn't bother it, but it has yet to flower. Hopefully one day. I also picked up a variegated one last year as well, but it is MUCH slower growing.
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gerhard--of course: plants every place possible ;)
kris--sorry i forgot to put the name, i will go back and add it, it is Mammillaria laui ssp subducta;
i have this plant for some years, in a 10cm pot; it was always only one stem, although it is supposed to be an offsetting species; finally last summer, the growing point split into something like 6 heads--but all still on top of one stem!
so far, i think the flowers are all coming from the centre head..
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kris--sorry i forgot to put the name, i will go back and add it, it is Mammillaria laui ssp subducta;
i have this plant for some years, in a 10cm pot; it was always only one stem, although it is supposed to be an offsetting species; finally last summer, the growing point split into something like 6 heads--but all still on top of one stem!
so far, i think the flowers are all coming from the centre head..
Hi Cohan ,of course I had to known this one. ???
This is always one of the first to flower , but under my growing conditions it is always later.My cacti are growing in a greenhouse were temperature drops to 0° C.
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Nerine filamentosa in the greenhouse, started flowering before Christmas but held rest of buds back during cold spell.
Helleborous niger also holding flowers back.
A few frosty shots from 2 days ago.
Nerine filamentosa
Helleborus niger
Aubretia and Saxifraga
Cyclamen coum
Frosted
Rosularia chrysantha
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Hi Cohan ,of course I had to known this one. ???
This is always one of the first to flower , but under my growing conditions it is always later.My cacti are growing in a greenhouse were temperature drops to 0° C.
i havent put a thermometer to see how cold they get next to the window--i'm sure there must be some chilly temps there, but the other side faces the living room, where the wood heater is (they have a curtain between) so they get some pretty warm temps from that side!
this year i watered the cacti well into november, though not heavily..
nice shots, mick--good thing frost looks so nice, or it'd have no pluses ;)
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Mick, nice Nerine. Did you grow it from seed?
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Thanks David, it was from Rare Plants a couple of years ago.
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Spent a week in Malta over the New Year - unfortunately I did my back in after 3 days and spent most of the time in my hotel room >:( - I didn't get to see the Orchids and Narcisus that I was there to spot. But here are a few snaps I took while I was still mobile.
Arisaema - there were fields of these - haven't identified them yet as still flat on my back on a coctail of anti-inflamatories and painkillers (in the UK now).
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and a single yellow flower I spotted among a field of the normal brown ones
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This I have no idea what it is - any suggestions?
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And finally a little sedum growing in the same area.
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Sorry there are not more pics but the holiday was kind of cut short! Gives me an excuse to go back another year though ;)
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John,
your unknown plant is Asphodelus fistulosus or Asphodelus aestivus or both. A couple of years ago I was in Malta in February and they were still in flower then too.
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John...Didnt think there was much of Malta's native flora left..they love to use ever square inch of earth for growing vegetables
Orchids now that would have been interesting to see. What species would you see at this time of year?
Have to say Malta was one of the better islands to visit in the mediterraine....sorry to hear you did your back in.
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Thanks for your New Year flowering wishes Cohan :) Looking forward to flowers where there is only snow - it's amazing what survives under the white blanket and I will be interested see how my Sedums and Saxifraga survive and also bulbs that came up in the unusually warm weather pre Christmas.
Lovely photos of plants inside and out, good to see them surviving in the cold.....
It's my fault, but I am desolate that orchids I have had for years were gently watered on our return after a month and are now are losing leaves and turning brown - they were in a frost free room but I think may have got too cold after watering.....now in a hospital bedroom hoping for recovery :(
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John, do hope you're back gets better soon, best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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I forgot,
the "Arisaema" is Arisarum vulgare.
A good site for the Flora of Malta is: http://www.maltawildplants.com/
Hope your get better soon.
Wim
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Wim, you beat me to it, I was just going to give that website!
John, rest up sensibly....dodgy backs ought not to be rushed... remember you need to be in good order for your Scottish trip next month! :D
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Spent a week in Malta over the New Year - unfortunately I did my back in after 3 days and spent most of the time in my hotel room
You have my sympathies John, I'm suffering from the same problem. The only chair I can sit in with any comfort at all is my computer chair and I have to roll out of bed and crawl down stairs in the morning. It loosens up a bit as the day goes on but otherwise is a nightmare!!
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I'm suffering from the same problem. The only chair I can sit in with any comfort at all is my computer chair and I have to roll out of bed and crawl down stairs in the morning.
I'm doing that 'rolling' too - accompanied by yelps and whimpers! :( Crawling too if the muscles decide to spasm and knot up.
Haven't found a chair that's comfy yet so still laying on the sofa bed in the front room (spotted that the ceiling could do with a paint and a piece of wallpaper is curled at one edge - help... get me out of here!) - upstairs is out of bounds for me.
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Not good that you're all suffering back problems. My sympathies. I've had them too at times, but knock on wood I'm remaining free of them at present. 8)
John,
The little brown thing is Arisarum vulgare as Wim mentioned, but I rather like the pure green version. Not something I've seen before. The Asphodelus is a beauty!!
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Here some geophytes plants blooming today in my garden:
Iris palaestina 2
Iris unguicularis
Anemone coronaria
Bellevalia flexuosa
cyclamen persicum
Lapeirousia oreogena
Neobakeria angustifolia
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Very nice display Miriam - something we can only dream of in our white world right now !
The I. palaestina looks awesome !! :o
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Miriam, That looks suspiciously like spring!
Wonderful images, thank you!
Gerd
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Thanks for your kind comments.
Indeed Gerd, it was the hotest December here in recent years...the forecast for the weekend: 25C and even more here.
In spite of the lack of cold, there were some nice amounts of rains until now.
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Miriam i love love your Lapeirousia oreogena, Neobakeria angustifolia these will look good in the south african bulbous thread put a lovely splash of colour in it.Stunning!
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That Neobakeria angustifolia certainly lifts the spirits in snowbound Britain Miriam ;D
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Miriam, your photos are quite lovely, showing the delicacy or strength of colour and form of each of your beautiful plants in your garden. The Lapeirousia oreogena is glorious with uplifted flowers and crinkly leaves.
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Wonderful to see such colours, Miriam.
I particularly like the Lapeirousia oreogena, the leaves are as beautiful as the flowers.
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I think dark-centred African flowers like Lapeirousia oreogena attract
beetles as their pollinators. I guess my aesthetic sense is beetle-like,
as I find black-eyed flowers beautiful.
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The sun was out today so I ventured forth with my camera.
I lingered near the grevilleas, hoping to photograph a
hummingbird sipping. I could hear them twittering in various
places, but they stayed hidden, perhaps wary of the bald
eagle circling overhead.
I grow two forms of Grevillea victoriae, native to the Australian
Alps. The buds are noticeable all summer, and then they open
over a very long period in the winter.
Arbutus unedo is another hummingbird favourite. I don't
think it has ever fruited for me in the almost 40 years I've had
it, though it always flowers well. It fruits profusely in California.
The Eranthis is a pale form. None of my others are up yet.
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So your hummingbirds don't migrate south for the winter Diane? Quite amazing that they can find enough nectar, even in far SW BC where the beautiful grevilleas grow 8)
Any idea why the Arbutus unedo doesn't fruit with you? Is it the same elsewhere in coastal BC?
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Diane, it would be wonderful to see the hummingbirds drinking in your garden when the bald headed eagle has made itself scarce :o
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The Rufous Hummingbird is migratory, but the Anna's is resident.
We keep the feeders going all year, and there are winter-flowering
shrubs, none native. I suspect that human activities - planting exotics
in our gardens, feeding sugar water - has changed the normal
behaviour of the Anna's. One year one of them decided it was too
much effort to fly down to Mexico, and reported success to the
others when they flew back in the spring, so the next year they all
stuck around for the winter. No - couldn't have worked like that.
They are not a cooperative genus - very aggressive. The males
even chase the females away from the feeders.
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Diane, what a treat to see your Grevilleas, it made me homesick for a minute.
The idea of hummingbirds feeding off the flowers is strange to me after seeing the types of sapsuckers that usually feed off them in Oz.
It must be nice to have so many flowers out at this time of the year, I can see why people love living in that part of Canada.
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i dont know whether hummingbirds always stayed on the coast or not, but they do also eat a fair amount of insect food..
when they arrive here in the (late) spring, there probably still isnt much nectar around naturally..
the thought of having flowers outdoors in january is quite shocking...lol
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That's an excelent specimen of Grevillea victoriae, Diane!
cheers
fermi
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Gladiolus illyricus and Thymus longiflorus from SE-Spain. Both growing in my living room under artificial light.
Cheers, Hans
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This Rufous Hummingbird stopped by our rock garden waterfall for a drink last summer. I guess they like water as well as nectar.
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Gladiolus illyricus and Thymus longiflorus from SE-Spain. Both growing in my living room under artificial light.
Cheers, Hans
good work, hans! these must need some very strong lights?
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This Rufous Hummingbird stopped by our rock garden waterfall for a drink last summer. I guess they like water as well as nectar.
David, great to see a shot of one actually standing still! I can see the scale of him, too, by the size of the Salix.... and I think those are saxifraga flowers? Lovely!
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Last night I watched 'Hummingbirds: Magic in the Air', on PBS.
Not sure who made it but if you get the chance to watch it you will be amazed.
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Well spotted Maggi. The Sax flowers are from a form of Southside Seedling. We can't get the real thing here. The photo below shows the Sax Southside Seedling flowers poking out from a rock ledge on the left. The hummingbird was on the boulder to the right of the Salix. Somehow the bird managed to perch on the sloping boulder with water running over it. Occasionally it would flutter its wings to re-establish position.
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A few years ago I spent just over 2 weeks in Arizona at the South Western Reasearch Station. They had lots of hummer feeders up around the buildings and in the meadow. It was amazing to watch them. At night Mexican long-nosed bats would come to the feeders.
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That must have been an experience, Mark! We were there briefly years ago during a day when mist netting and banding were going on. Stuart was handed a hummer that was still in sort of a state of shock(? - not sure how to describe it) after it had been banded; as it came back to its senses before flying away, he said it felt like a little dynamo in his hand - incredible strength!
You must have seen all of the variety of hummers down there, then? Fascinating to see.
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A few pics taken on Monday (last day we saw the sun)
Brightening up the greenhouse - Erigeron chrysopsidis 'Grand Ridge' has been flowering continuously since I bought it at the Discussion Weekend in October.
Eranthis hyemalis - it is further on now but it has been too wet and dull to take the camera into the garden. Look at the seeds which had germinated under the snow.
Olsynium douglasii must have been trying to break through the icy crust which formed when we had a partial thaw after the first heavy snowfall in December.
Cyclamen coum looks good after four weeks under snow.
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Great to see new life emerging in the winter and know that all is well with old friends :)
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It seems El Nino is giving us quite a warm, wet January. I planted out a tufa garden last spring and Saxifraga 'Franz Liszt' came into flower this week. Behind to the left you can see Saxifraga 'Jan Neruda' in bud
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Great view David - not likely to be see around here for the next few weeks.
I see that some nasty beasties have enjoyed your Saxes just as much as you do.. >:( :(
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Ranunculus have been producing leaves since November. Here are a couple
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What amazing leaves Mark :o !
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Mark that yellow ones a keeper have you thought about giving it a name.
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How did the yellow one occur Mark - is it the only one? the markings are gorgeous :)
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The yellow one is named but not by me. It could be Martin Butcher. I'll look in the morning. The top plant needs a name - anyone?
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The yellow one is named but not by me. It could be Martin Butcher. I'll look in the morning. The top plant needs a name - anyone?
Vesuvius
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Yes. Vesuvius is apt.
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Still much snow and hard frost here, no such beautiful colors as shown here before. :'(
But on this Saxifraga (I have no name for it) I see some buds! ::) I can see only two red buds, but I hope for more.
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Looking good, Kata! I think all those rosettes which are elongating from the cushion will show buds before you know it...... let's take a note of the date now and when all those buds are in flower....... how many weeks do you think??! :)
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3 or 4 weeks maybe... depends on our dreadful winter.
Last year I had on March 7. the first flower. :)
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Hippeastrum cv. Naranja in flower.
This year only 8 flower stems compared to 13 last year but still makes a great display.
Flowering time is ~2month earlier then previous. Height of flower stems 65-97 cm.
All started with 1 bulb maybe 10 years ago. I never removed new bulbs. Now I can count min. 15.
Had to repot recently as the old plastic pot bursted under the pressure.
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Stunning, Armin
It looks like your Phalaenopsis in the background are happy :-)
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Ross,
yes, Phalaenopsis doing very well on the N/E window sill and flower regularly.
That's the hobby-horse of my wife. I don't interfer ;D
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Armin, your Hippeastrum cv. Naranj is a fabulous firey red - it's great to see these bulbs at this time of year when other flowers that dare to show are much more diminuitive - congratulations on 10 years of increasing success :)
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Robin,
I like the fired red too ;D It is also very impressive how quick the flower stems can emerge from the bulbs if temperature and moist are fitting.
Keeping them alive 10 and more years is not difficult. In spring, after end of frost, I put the pot outside on the terrace in semi-shade, give fertilizer (potassium phosphate) and water them when required. In September I stop watering but put the pot on a from rain sheltered position until frost.
Then the pot is put in my cellar for bulbs dormancy. I do not water at all, remove the leaves when wilted and all is bone dry.
When the first flower stems appear and reach ~10cm I bring up the pot in a warm room. After carefully watering, within a couple of days I get the red firework! ;D