September 2013 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Lvandelft]

Here a pic  of Narcissus jonquilla Pencrebar as the Dutch collectors still grow. It looks like Michael's plant.

And a pic od N. eystettensis which I made in the Connoisseurs Collection.

[Lesley Cox]

Well then, I'm pretty sure my rounder one is 'Pencrebar' but the other Luit, looks like what you have as Eystettensis! Oh darn. That's what I was now sure was 'Rip Van Winkle.' In mine, the layers of petals are sort of superimposed on each other, as in the genuine Trillium grandiflorum 'Snow Bunting' as distinct from the less regimented T. g. 'Flore Pleno.'

[Maggi Young]

Lesley, your first flower is not neat enough to be anything other than Rip van Winkle as  far as I can see - iut has a very ragged look- which is what Rip has.
See the pix on the Daffseek page :
http://daffseek.org/query/query-detail.php?value1=Rip%20van%20Winkle&lastpage=1&

[annew]

Yes, definitely RVW - Eystettensis is pale lemon, and much tidier, broader petals layered with each row directly over the one below.

[Lesley Cox]

But when it first came out it DID have the petals neatly layered one on one over the one beneath. It is only as it's ages that it's became more raggedy. It really doesn't look like the Daffseek RVW. Honestly.

[Lvandelft]

Lesley, if your bulb is not mature the flower may look a bit different..?
The pic on daffseek made by Hein Meeuwissen, North Holland, the Netherlands is just like I know RvW

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Everyone,
Will and I are in Canberra, staying with Paul Tyerman - he sends greetings to all - while attending the Canberra Hort Soc's Spring Flower Show. It was a splendid show and I was hugely impressed by all the miniatures exhibited! Of course, here we have two exceptional breeders - the Forum's own, Mini-daffs, Graham Fleming, and Lawrence Trevanion. They were joined by Kevin and Mary Crowe from Hobart, who have specialised in Div 6 minis and the flowers they showed us were phenomenal!
You'll have to wait for me to get back to work be to able to post pics of them, though
Tonight there's a talk by Bob Spotts from California on "Daffodils around the World".
Tomorrow we'll head for home having had a great time and we hope we can make it back again,
cheers
fermi

[annew]

You'll have to wait for me to get back to work be to able to post pics of them, though

My breath is bated. Wish I was there!

[Lesley Cox]

Good that you could catch up with Paul again Fermi. I hope you gave him everyone's best wishes. Hope some time he'll get back to the Forum.

We have our Otago Alpine Garden Group show on the weekend after next. I'll take my camera. Some pots that last year were not nearly ready are already almost finished this year. A crazy spring which is advancing rapidly even though the weather is very cold, at least here in the south.

[Stephen Vella]

Telopea Shady Lady Pink are flowering now. These are hybrids that out do the species. Up to 100 flowers

[Stephen Vella]

Some Trilliums bursting out after some much needed rain. T pusillum is something special. with a hint of pink on the back petals.

enjoy

[Stephen Vella]

At Mats Murrays place. He likes to be arty with his picks. He sent me this pick. The Hellebore was seed that I had dropped in the bulb bed and the orange Frit raddeana is something that he talks to. A nice combination of colour and forms.

enjoy 

[Maggi Young]

Lovely trilliums, Stephen - and great photos- it's like they're here in the room.

Can't say I've ever seen that particular "combo" of  frit and hellebore - but I  do like it.

[Stephen Vella]

Thanks Maggie, those Trilliums are 9 years in the making from seed.

Here are some very large Shady Ladys doing what they do best. Nearly 100 blooms this year and the nectar can be seen at the base of the bloom they are very sweet

And Tasmanias Laural in bloom, I keep thinking they smell but nothing.

enjoy

[Maggi Young]

Thanks Maggie, those Trilliums are 9 years in the making from seed.

Here are some very large Shady Ladys doing what they do best. Nearly 100 blooms this year and the nectar can be seen at the base of the bloom they are very sweet

And Tasmanias Laural in bloom, I keep thinking they smell but nothing.

enjoy

9 years, but worth the wait. 

 "Nearly 100 blooms" ?  Your counting isn't very good - there are masses more than that!!!

You really would think a white blossom like that would be scented, wouldn't you - how disappointing that is isn't.