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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #135 on: January 28, 2015, 08:14:25 AM »
Quote from: Hoy on January 28, 2015, 06:46:32 AM
Paul,

your blackbirds are the same as the European? (and descendants of immigrants as well . . .)

Yes, the appropriately named Turdus merula!
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #136 on: January 28, 2015, 11:27:30 AM »
Marcus' comments on the healthy cherry crops in Greece do bring to mind the reports of wholesale slaughter of song birds in some mediterranean countries - perhaps that has some bearing on the matter.
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #137 on: January 28, 2015, 11:55:39 AM »
A pretty good idea, Maggi!
When the blackbirds eat my berries, I eat the blackbirds (no need of cherry pudding for dessert either). Then I'll have more cherries next year!
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #138 on: January 28, 2015, 12:48:43 PM »
Sing a song of sixpence!  Although whether the same blackbirds are referred to there I have heard conjecture on.  ;)  ;)
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #139 on: January 28, 2015, 02:17:20 PM »
Interesting comments about bird damage. Here in California the Sparrows, Juncos, and Towhees dig and scratch at everything all winter. I have to use bird netting to keep them out of the seed pans. This year they are now plucking all the flowers off the Crocuses, and all of the foliage off of new planted perennials and annuals, a first time occurrence. It certainly is making gardening a challenge!  :(
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #140 on: January 28, 2015, 05:08:19 PM »
Quote from: Hoy on January 28, 2015, 11:55:39 AM
A pretty good idea, Maggi!
When the blackbirds eat my berries, I eat the blackbirds (no need of cherry pudding for dessert either). Then I'll have more cherries next year!
Joking, I hope?
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #141 on: January 28, 2015, 05:35:19 PM »
Lori,

what do you think?

Blackbirds are not rare so it shouldn't matter if I ate a few ;) But I don't. It is the neighbours' cats which do the eating here - and a few birds of prey.
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #142 on: January 28, 2015, 09:05:05 PM »
Hi Guys,

If I may break the blackbird nexus? (Which I will quickly add are considered an introduced noxious pest in Tasmania and I would presume NZ?)

A few lilies from a very cool and wet Tasmania.

Lilium speciosum
Lilium duchartrei
Lilium davidii var. willmottiana
Lilium davidii var. unicolor

I have a few more out and will post later.

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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #143 on: January 28, 2015, 10:00:45 PM »
Lovely, Marcus.  Speciosus is in flower here for me too, earlier than some years by quite a bit.

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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #144 on: January 28, 2015, 10:24:58 PM »
Hi Paul,

I have a pure white one out in flower too. I will post a few more when I get through a batch of seed orders.

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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #145 on: January 28, 2015, 11:07:52 PM »
Speciosus albus hasn't done well for me this year..... half the height and no flowers.  No idea what it hasn't liked this year (or didn't like last year).  Maybe just not enough food as so much has been neglected the last couple of years.
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #146 on: January 29, 2015, 07:08:04 PM »
Hi Paul,

It's great to have you back here :)

My white is quite floriferous but short.  I haven't been home much so none of my lilies are getting any special care.

They are almost over now. There's a few Lilium nepalense and primulinum to go. The weather here is extremely depressing.
I will post later.

Cheers,  M
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #147 on: January 31, 2015, 03:54:29 AM »
Thanks, Marcus.

My nepalense flowered weeks ago..... only phillipense to start yet, with 'Leslie Woodriffe' and similars in flower, Black Beauty, plus the speciosus have first few flowers out and last of the henryi.
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #148 on: January 31, 2015, 05:18:00 AM »
Hi Paul,

This has been a very slow season. We have had 4 days in a row around 15 degrees!

I will check L. nepalense when the sun comes out ... :-[

Meanwhile I am posting:

White henryi
oriental hybrid - massive flowers and tones of them. Does anyone know its name? I came in a batch from Lake Nursery. I gave these to Susan as bulbs.
auratum hybrid
Lankon - the other, darker spotted version.

Cheers, Marcus
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Re: January 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #149 on: January 31, 2015, 05:29:09 AM »
Again, lovely, Marcus.  Love that white henryi in particular.
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