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February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« on: January 31, 2016, 10:23:25 PM »
The recent rain and cooler weather have prodded this Cyclamen rohlfsianum into bloom!
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2016, 11:19:33 PM »
OOoo! I must keep an eye on my cyclamens... more rain forecast for tomorrow, but not for you Victorians by the looks of it. It's nice gentle weather we're having for the moment...
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2016, 11:15:52 AM »
Lycoris incarnata is flowering well this year; the second clump is coming up through a patch of Habranthus tubispathus (x2 pics), but what is this coming up next to it?
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2016, 11:34:26 AM »
A pink Scilla.....?
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2016, 12:00:21 PM »
Not in summer ;D
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2016, 01:37:40 PM »
Hmmm..... a very confused pink Scilla ????  ;) :D
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #6 on: February 05, 2016, 11:03:49 AM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on February 03, 2016, 01:37:40 PM
Hmmm..... a very confused pink Scilla ????  ;) :D
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A day or so later and it's now obvious!
Australia's own "Garland Lily", Calostemma purpureum,
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #7 on: February 05, 2016, 11:15:53 AM »
My word, that put on a spurt of growth, didn't it?  How  lovely.
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #8 on: February 05, 2016, 12:07:22 PM »
A few other things in flower:
Commelina elegans
Daphne genkwa
Zephyranthes 'Grandjax'
Habranthus martinezii
Lycoris incarnata
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #9 on: February 05, 2016, 12:39:07 PM »

Fermi you have an amazing collection of late summer bulbs. Not much happening here at present but I'm quite partial to this green gladioli. I don't know what it's called.

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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #10 on: February 05, 2016, 01:08:35 PM »
Jamus,
Green flowered gladdies are quite intriguing.

Here's a little Australian native plant - Mimulus repens - I think I posted a pic of it when I first got it a year or so ago. It survives in a pot sitting on top of a pot of water-iris in a water-pot, so it does not dry out!
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #11 on: February 05, 2016, 03:49:58 PM »
Fermi,

I have a considerable interest in the Genus Mimulus. I read a bit about Mimulus (Thyridia?) repens. It is stated that they can be annual or perennial (sounds like some of our California Native species). What is your experience?

Being native to coastal areas, is it cold hardy? It is too often difficult to get good information in this regard.
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2016, 07:21:10 AM »
Hi Robert,
my memory is playing tricks as I thought I'd answered you already! I bought this (Mimulus repens) plant in 2014 and as far as I can see it has stayed alive and this isn't a seedling. It is also found inland so I'm presuming that it can stand some frost (it has survived -5oC here so far.
The Calostemma purpureum now has some florets fully open; Another one appears a bit darker but this may just be seasonal,
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #13 on: February 09, 2016, 02:48:09 AM »
Fermi,

Thank for the information.

I might start a Mimulus thread this spring-summer. I am grow a fair number of our California native species, both annual and perennial. I love growing them and hopefully others will find the photographs interesting.
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Re: February 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #14 on: February 09, 2016, 07:51:11 AM »
Quote from: Robert on February 09, 2016, 02:48:09 AM
I might start a Mimulus thread this spring-summer. I am grow a fair number of our California native species, both annual and perennial. I love growing them and hopefully others will find the photographs interesting.

....  others will find the photographs interesting.


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