August 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Jupiter]

Jacqui, Acis tingitana is a nice thing isn't it? I haven't seen that one. One to look out for for sure. Primula marginata is gorgeous isn't it? I'd like to grow that one too. Adding it to my wish list. Are you able to upload photos as jpegs? Easier for most people to view.

[Parsla]

Hi Jamus,

thank you for your wise words.

I'll reload them now. The pdf was an experiment to see if I could get better visuals.

As prev: Acis tingitana growing happily in dappled shade
Cyclamen (label has gone and i'm not confident to identify the species)
(both the above came from Otto's garden)

The beguiling Hepatica japonica (from Marcus's collection)
Muscari chalusicum (from Marcus)

Primula x marginata (from Sue W)

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Jacqui,

Great picture of Acis tingitana. One of my favourites.  Have you seem tricophylla or valentina?

The cyclamen is either repandum or rhodium ssp pelopponesiacum f. vividum but would need to see the leaves.  Yikes these things get complicated!

Cheers,  M

[Jupiter]

This is the largest of my Oncocyclus irises, a complex arilbred hybrid created by Pat. If this doesn't flower next spring I'll be surprised.

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Guys,

Just a follow up to Jacqui's muscari and her cyclamen.

Clump of Muscari chalusicum (originally from Harry Hay) - that's probably had a name change

Cyclamen repandum (Sicily)

Cyclamen rhodium ssp peloponnesiacum forma vividum - from the eastern Peloponnese. Not the most shrieking pink I have seen.

Cheers, Marcus

[Otto Fauser]

Marcus , I think the one leaf with Jacqui's Cyclamen tells us it is repandum .For years I successfully grew Dionysia aretioides in the open rock garden but the unusually heavy rainfall this winter killed most of the them . Fortunately I had a few plants  under cover as shown . Also a few shades of blue .from today .

[Parsla]

Hi Marcus and Otto, Thanks for your help with the cyclamen. I'll label it as repandum.

I am unfamiliar with acis Valentina. I searched the name and it looks like a real sweetie.

Otto, what a winning combination of broad sculpted leaves and sky blue florets in the hyacinthella ieucophaeus! The Dionysia is delightful.

Jamus, love your neatly organized potting bench.

Jacqui.

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Jacqui,

I'll give you A. valentina when you come over.

I love the Hyacinthella I wish I had more of them.

Lovely day here and so I couldn't resist snapping a few pictures (not very good ones!)

Crocus veluchensis - from Mt Kaimaktsalan in northern Greece. It is such a ubiquitous plant up there.

Fritillaria graeca - used to be called variation gucciardii but don't know if this is still maintained. It comes from Mt Parnitha or Parnis to the foreigners.

Fritillaria kittaniae - a controversial species from ranges inland from Kas and Kalkan in SW Turkey.

Cheers, Marcus

[Jupiter]

Jacqui, that's my winter nursery! I have two benched areas in the garden for potted plants, one picks up the sun in winter, but is too hot and exposed in summer. The other is too shady in winter, but nice and protected from harsh sun in summer. Hence I called them the winter and summer nurseries respectively.

[Parsla]

Marcus, while the crocus veluchensis may be common in Greece, what a lovely graceful form it has. Such a treat to see your flowers.

Jamus, love the boronia - that particular one has a wonderful fragrance but can be quite temperamental.

I like your summer winter system. Great idea. I have a niggling concern about where to site things in summer. It is almost a choice of too much light of nome at all. Unless I move everything indoors into the bath!

Jacqui.

[Hillview croconut]

Hi,

Fritillaria are now making a bit of a bolt.

Three more:

Fritillaria obliqua - Rare Greek endemic. It's imminent departure from the wild brought about by habitat destruction and NOT over-exploitation by the  horticultural industry.

Fritillaria davisii - collected as seed just north of Areopolis in the Mani. Weirdly coloured in comparison to its more dusky brethren.

Fritillaria pinardii - a very boring form of this variable Turkish species.

Cheers, Marcus

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
Marcus, nice fritillaria. We have a few things from you but I get a bad case of the wants when I see photos of ones we don't have. I have also enjoyed seeing Otto's and Jupiter's plants.
I have attached a few photos of our cyclamen. While they are mostly in pots we have a few in our house garden as well.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Graham,
Your kniphofia is actually a Bulbinella (maybe B. robusta) and looking very good, too!
cheers
fermi

[Mini-daffs]

 
Hi
Fermi, while I may know my narcissus I obviously don't know my bulbinellas or kniphofias all that well!! I had a recollection of having purchased a kniphofia. Not sure about having purchased a bulbinella.

[Jupiter]

I'm loving everyone's posts here as spring approaches. This is a magic time of year.

My little pan of Pickwick blew me away today with seven flowers open at once.




I picked up this Lewisia from a farmers market on our way up to Pat's place on Saturday. A nice surprise! Definitely didn't expect to find anything to spend my money on on the plant stalls.