April 2014 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Anthony Darby]

Here's my Cyclamen hederifolium from Zakynthos, and sown Aug 2011, as it is today. Not sure how many are in the pot.

[Maggi Young]

Every time I see those little Biarum I imagine a  voice saying  "Take us to your leader........."

[Maggi Young]

Here's my Cyclamen hederifolium from Zakynthos, and sown Aug 2011, as it is today. Not sure how many are in the pot.

  Doing well, Anthony. You been polishing those leaves ?!! 

[Hillview croconut]

Hey Guys,

I sell the real deal!

Brunsvigia josephinae

Also a selection of cyclamen:
Silvery graecum
hederifolium Lysander - can't see what the fuss is about.
ex hederifolium Silver Cloud - Ditto.
crassifolium Poros mmmmm!

Cheers, Marcus

[Anthony Darby]

  Doing well, Anthony. You been polishing those leaves ?!! 

Not guilty. Must check to see if all the seedlings in this pot have such shiny leaves. I seem to remember africanum has shiny leaves.

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Anthony,

Doesn't one of the tetraploid races (species?) live on Zakynthos? Crassifolium perhaps? It had very large, shiny leaves.

Cheers,  Marcus

[Anthony Darby]

I'll see how they go. The seeds are from one source, so perhaps one plant? Hans would know.

[SJW]

Hi Anthony,
Doesn't one of the tetraploid races (species?) live on Zakynthos? Crassifolium perhaps? It had very large, shiny leaves.
Cheers,  Marcus

Yes, it's probably subsp. crassifolium which have fleshier/thicker, often shinier, leaves than 'normal' hederifolium. Usually, the flowers are scented, too.

[Anthony Darby]

Thanks guys.

Here's Brunsvigia littoralis from Bill Dijk. It's 56 cm across!

[Steve Garvie]

Thanks guys.

Here's Brunsvigia littoralis from Bill Dijk. It's 56 cm across!

Wow!!!
That's one impressive beast!

[Mini bulb lover]

My garden is looking very average at the moment so I visited David Glenn's Lambley Nursery & Gardens in Ascot, Victoria, last week.

The Salvias in his Mediterranean garden look wonderful (the photo below doesn't really convey how good it looks in person but it gives you an indication). Then you walk through to his flower garden and the colour and beauty nearly knocks you over. The Salvia azurea billows onto the footpath. The fluffy seeds covering the Clematis ladakhiana are quite fascinating. The Delphiniums are apparently from hybrid seeds developed in New Zealand. The nursery staff told me they will be selling the Delphiniums in the coming spring.

The garden is well worth a visit. It was a 3.5 hour drive (round trip) for me so I'm glad it was worth it! I took some 3D photos there which can be viewed on a 3D television. I'm not a fan of 3D movies but I've found that 3D garden and landscape photos really give the viewer a better appreciation of what it was like to see the garden in person. Hopefully one day I'll be able to share them on the internet.

[fermi de Sousa]

One of the dwarf native daisies in our sand-bed, Brachyscome macrocarpa "Clarence Coast"
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Brilliant photos everyone.  The Brunsvigias look wonderful.... I am yet to flower this genus myself, despite growing a number of different species for many years.  And well done on the Biarum davisii, Fermi.  Can't crack it myself.... I'm guessing it doesn't like flowering in pots, but I know a lot of people lament it's lack of flowers so I know it isn't just me.  Marmoriensis has flowered for me, but not davisii itself.

[Anthony Darby]

Blood moon from the front garden.

[Maggi Young]

Blood moon from the front garden.

Great shot  - what time was that taken - NZ time?