November 2018 in the Southern Hemisphere

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We are in "Sprummer" - the season between spring and summer (according to some!)
Today we had high temperatures, blustery winds and a bit of rain. Not looking forward to full summer!
1) In the garden we have a Hybrid Peony 'Red Charm' which we got from Kaydale last year
2) Triteleia ixioides
3) Ixia polystachya from Longinomus
4) Allium peninsulare
5) blue-purple Ixia hybrid
cheers
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Mimulus repens is a water-loving carpetting perennial native to Australia (and NZ).
Some sources call it Thyridia repens (but The Plantlist calls it Thyridium repens).
We grow it with constant water most of the year, usually by placing its pot in a water tub
cheers
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Some other Aussie native plants in flower now:
1) Eremophila 'Augusta Storm'
2) Disphyma crassifolium
3) Pelargonium rodneyanum
4) Prostanthera serpyllifolia ssp serpyllifolia
5) first flower "buds" on Banksia caleyi - planted in 2011
cheers
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Some other October flowers in our garden:
Allium cristophii
Tritonia crocata peach shades
Aphyllanthes monspeliensis and close-up
Sisyrinchium macrocarpum
cheers
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[Maggi Young]

I don't think we've seen the Tritonia croata before - in  peach shades or otherwise, fermi  - So pretty!

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I don't think we've seen the Tritonia croata before - in  peach shades or otherwise, fermi  - So pretty!

Hi Maggi,
Probably because it's T. crocata! I've corrected the original entry
I must be getting old!
cheers
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[Gabriela]

The wonder of the Southern Hem., we can live in spring/summer forever - keep it going Fermi.
Interesting those large buds on Banksia. I saw flowers pictures with Banksia before but the buds are also beautiful.

[Rogan]

Two charming little bulbs from opposite sides of the Atlantic:

Ornithogalum dubium - South Africa;
Tigridia durangense - Chile Mexico

[Rogan]

PS, I knew I'd get this wrong - Tigridia durangense comes from Mexico, not Chile! I have also encountered the alternative spelling "duranguense" on the internet - surely this herbarium record should clear up any doubt?

[Gail]

Tigridia durangense comes from Mexico

Such a lovely little thing; grew it for a while and it is one of those small delights with a quiet charm. I have a copy of Molseed's monograph of the genus somewhere and keep meaning to try and grow more.