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Maggi Young

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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #15 on: May 28, 2013, 11:02:21 AM »
Quote from: arillady on May 28, 2013, 09:04:23 AM
Wow and I thought the sun faded things here in Oz ::)

It's not the sun that has faded those guys, Pat - it is the constant battering from salt spray and sand from the North Sea which is around 30 metres away from them!
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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #16 on: May 28, 2013, 11:15:55 AM »
Glad we live about 60ks from any sea water.
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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2013, 11:42:45 PM »
I was thrilled yesterday to receive in the mail, the Saxifrage Soc magazine, posted off by Peter Perrin just a very few days ago. I joined the Society when in Tabor and already am benefitting from my membership. It was great to see colour photos of some of the tiny plants we saw in Tabor, and in the gardens, from Karel Lang. I have some seed I can send along too so hopefully will be able to contribute in a small way. Otto, the same seed is for you too and I'll post it Saturday, when I go up for my first look at the market since I left. It is Sax. corymbosa (Syn luteo-viridis), a nice species, the same group as sempervivum and grisebachii, yellow flowers. I have a little bit of other news for you too. :)
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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #18 on: May 30, 2013, 03:59:11 AM »
Can you southerners help with ID of this plant?  I got it as Edraianthus many years ago, but I think it may be Wahlenbergia gloriosa from Australia.

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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #19 on: May 30, 2013, 04:42:43 AM »
Gene , yes it is an Australian alpine plant and a glorious dark blue , a nicer blue than your photo .-was it taken with flash ?
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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #20 on: May 30, 2013, 05:22:03 AM »
Yes, the photo above was taken with flash.  How about this one:

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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #21 on: May 30, 2013, 08:16:44 AM »

I'm finding more time and the weather is more conducive to gardening, so expect some posts from me soon. Paul T, if you're reading this, come back!

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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #22 on: May 30, 2013, 08:32:12 AM »
Good onya, Jupiter,
Gene,
That Wahlenbergia is just as difficult as an Edraianthus to keep going! ;D
I've found it benefits from "new soil" each year and is a martyr to slugs and earth-mites (hopefully you don't have the latter!); it's such a beauty it's worth persisting with - reminds me that I must source it again when we get a chance.
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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #23 on: May 30, 2013, 12:40:12 PM »
Oxalis versicolor, flowering beautifully at the moment. It's my daughters plant, she calls them candy canes.
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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #24 on: May 31, 2013, 12:18:35 AM »
Lovely plant when not in flower.
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Re: May 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #25 on: June 03, 2013, 01:55:19 AM »
And even more so, when it is. :)
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