October 2018 in the Southern Hemisphere

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October is still spring here in the Southern Hemisphere but we see the last of the tulips and daffs and more iris and other bulbs, especially from South Africa:
1) Tulipa clusiana 'Cynthia'
2) maroon sparaxis
3) DBI 'Larrikin'
4) Narcissus 08-18MJ (Limequilla x [Hillstar x Quickstar]) LT2018 -now faded to white but still looking good!
5) Gladiolus virescens ssp virescens
cheers
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[Parsla]

I have enjoyed seeing fermi and jamus and other posts from September and October.
I thoroughly agree with Maggie on the vireyas.

Here are just a few from my garden pots.

1 & 2. A cypripedium hybrid gifted by Otto - that i simply cannot believe has flowered in arid outer Melbourne.
Having said that, if they flower for Jamus in the heat of Adelaide...

3. Anemonella thalictroides

4. A Tulipa batalinii hybrid

5. Not the best photo, but i think mascara muscarimi?

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A couple of tuberous geraniums we got from Hillview this year:
1 & 2) Geranium malviflorum Hillview 2018
3) Geranium macrostyllum 'Talish' Hillview 2018
cheers
fermi

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Some bulbs of South African origin:
1) This is a new orange Ixia hybrid which has appeared this year.
2) A yellow Ixia hybrid
3) Tritonia crocata
4) Babiana spathacea
5) Gladiolus meliusculus
chers
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Some cooling colours as we enter into the hot weather:
Ornithogalum arabicum is quite striking this year;
Ixia pale blue hybrid - a descendant of Ixia viridiflora
white watsonia
Babiana  tubulosa
cheers
fermi