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fermi de Sousa

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March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« on: March 04, 2013, 06:44:27 AM »
I guess everyone is too busy to start this thread for th SH so I shall!
Here are some flowers that obviously obey the government's ruling that Autumn starts on March 1st - despite the fact that it'll be 30oC
Habranthus tubispathus
Habranthus martinezii

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« Last Edit: March 14, 2013, 03:14:06 AM by fermides »
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2013, 09:27:51 AM »
Fermi you beat me to it to show a great clump of Habranthus andersonii or whatever it is now. I was crunching up the hill yesterday when I noticed this bright patch so I grabbed my camera to take a photo and then noticed further across the hill there is an expanse of them now where they have seeded over the years. I used to have a bit of a garden there but the only things left are good clumps of Urginias and Iris unguicularis which seem to love the dryness and lack of care.
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2013, 06:34:58 AM »
No problem with you showing your pics as well, Pat!
The dark flowered Amaryliis belladonna (?hybrid) is now in bloom.
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arillady

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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2013, 07:14:34 AM »
The golden expanse of Habranthus tubispathus naturalizing.
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2013, 07:51:15 PM »
Nice to see those Habranthus naturalising, Pat!
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2013, 09:54:12 PM »
I just hope I don't rue the day they started naturalizing Cohen
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2013, 10:24:12 PM »
That did occur to me, I know that is a special concern in your part of the world.. if it happens, you can start an export business ;)
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2013, 05:34:00 AM »
That's how I earn my money Cohan . Exporting seeds of introduced weeds to NZ
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2013, 08:58:04 AM »
Quote from: arillady on March 08, 2013, 09:54:12 PM
I just hope I don't rue the day they started naturalizing Cohen

Pat, I would rather have those Habranthus than the Meconopsis cambrica that I have spreading unruly in my garden ;)

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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2013, 09:46:03 AM »
Hoy I should imagine that no self respecting Meconopsis would even grow here. At least the Habranthus will give  the weedy Romulea a run for its money. We all have our own weedy plants.
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #10 on: March 09, 2013, 07:21:51 PM »
Quote from: jandals on March 09, 2013, 05:34:00 AM
That's how I earn my money Cohan . Exporting seeds of introduced weeds to NZ

Maybe you will be able to add Habranthus to your catalogue  ;D Or has it been kept out of NZ?
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2013, 07:35:17 PM »
Might have to go to Australia for some R and D
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2013, 03:20:20 AM »
Pat , my Rhodophiala bifida is in flower -are the ones I sent you too? I don't think they will selfsow as vigorously as Habranthus tubispathus ,but a few square meters of it in flower would be a wonderful sight .
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2013, 03:47:06 AM »
Rhodophiala bifida
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Re: March 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2013, 04:35:38 AM »
Hi Otto - no flowers yet.
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