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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #30 on: October 25, 2013, 08:47:45 AM »
Hi Everyone, last weekend was the NZ Trillium Club Field trip in Invercargill. The weekend was stunning and well organised by the Southland team, the weather cleared perfectly for us to enjoy some amazing gardens.
I have picked out a few to share of some of the plant and garden highlights.
Cheers.
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #31 on: October 25, 2013, 08:49:32 AM »
Trillium weekend.
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #32 on: October 25, 2013, 08:54:44 AM »
Trillium weekend
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #33 on: October 25, 2013, 08:56:17 AM »
Trillium weekend
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #34 on: October 25, 2013, 08:57:38 AM »
Trillium weekend
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #35 on: October 25, 2013, 08:59:14 AM »
Trillium weekend
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #36 on: October 25, 2013, 10:24:24 AM »
My word Doug, what a super selection of photos - with such a range of things to see and enjoy  the Trillium weekend must indeed have been a huge success.

I do know quite a few dedicated trillium growers in NZ and your photos show just how well these plants can thrive there.

I was really not expecting to see a photo of a bright bulb field in full flower though! That was a great surprise!
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #37 on: October 25, 2013, 08:40:05 PM »
Some wonderful trilliums Doug, and very interesting garden scenes; thanks.
I never did find out why so many of the streets in Bluff are named after Irish rivers  ??? ;D
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #38 on: October 25, 2013, 10:08:33 PM »
Wonderful images, Doug ... many thanks for posting.
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #39 on: October 25, 2013, 10:39:22 PM »
Some very interesting looking gardens there, Doug!
The picture of the bulbfield could have been made near my place, around the corner ;D 8)

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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #40 on: October 26, 2013, 09:38:30 PM »
Doug,

Some nice bunch of gardens there.. Whats the very first Trillium? Looks like cuneatum but these can look so variable, nice colouration in the leaf....and do you know whos garden it belongs to?

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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #41 on: October 28, 2013, 06:25:30 AM »
Cheers everyone, appreciate the comments.

Stephen, the first 2 trillium shots are actually in my garden, grow from seed of T. chloropetalum, there is probably some hybridism in there somewhere. Here's another with strong markings.

Arisaema are beginning to flower, also a few Celmisia, and the North Island Leucogenes.

Can any one help me with a species name for the Primula?
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #42 on: October 28, 2013, 06:38:06 AM »
Quote from: kiwi on October 28, 2013, 06:25:30 AM

Can any one help me with a species name for the Primula?
Hi Doug,
it looks like Primula japonica - possibly the form known as "Miller's Crimson"?
The Dwarf Bearded Iris a few posts back (reply #34, DSC 7378)  looks like 'Buster',
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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #43 on: October 28, 2013, 11:18:23 AM »
Doug,

Well you have some nice chloropetalums. Very dark in the leaf and nothing like that here in Aus. I know some keen growers in the U.S are allways wanting Chloropetalums from NZ  something in the water??  ;D .I can only think chloropetum would hybridise with albidum and you end up with paler forms in flowers like pinks and the leaves would have less markings.

That later pick has some nice dark red flowers and yes with some great camouflage.

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Re: October 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #44 on: October 28, 2013, 09:36:05 PM »
Agreed it's a beauty.
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