September 2015 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Anthony Darby]

Don't see many pines around here, but I'll try the "shake a wattle" trick tomorrow at school. There are plenty self seeded ones around the boundary.

Here is Babiana ringens from seed. Just love the stalk the flower produces to allow birds to perch and sup nectar. Will take this and an insect pollinated Babiana into school for tomorrow's lesson on natural selection (see http://academic.sun.ac.za/botzoo/bruce/pollinator_adap.htm).

[Robin Hill]

Anthony,
The Howick Horticultural Society are holding the Spring Show on Saturday. There will be lots of daffodils from some of New Zealand's top growers on display. Hope that you can come and visit.
Robin

[Maggi Young]

Anthony,
The Howick Horticultural Society are holding the Spring Show on Saturday. There will be lots of daffodils from some of New Zealand's top growers on display. Hope that you can come and visit.
Robin

Lots of details of the many New Zealand Shows from daffodil.org  here:  http://daffodil.org.nz/showinfo/calendar.php

[vivienne Condon]

I agree Anthony on the stem on Babiana ringers it is so strong it holds the Wattle Birds in our garden, mine are not flowering yet you must be ahead of us. Nature is extraordinary.

Two pictures of Daphne blagayana    Daphne genkwa one in bud the other just coming out, pity it does not have much of a scent, but its colour makes up for any short comings in the scent department.

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Viv,

Do you mean Daphne genkwa?

Cheers, M 

[Anthony Darby]

Anthony,
The Howick Horticultural Society are holding the Spring Show on Saturday. There will be lots of daffodils from some of New Zealand's top growers on display. Hope that you can come and visit.
Robin

Thanks Robin. Only 10 minutes up the road from us, so will pop in.

[vivienne Condon]

Of course I do Marcus I don't know where my brain is lately it certainly isn't where it is supposed to be Thank you Marcus.
Maggii would you be able to change Daphne blagyana to Daphne genkwa please I am so sorry
Viv

[Maggi Young]

Of course I do Marcus I don't know where my brain is lately it certainly isn't where it is supposed to be Thank you Marcus.
Maggii would you be able to change Daphne blagyana to Daphne genkwa please I am so sorry
Viv

  Fixed, Viv.   Good to know I'm not the only one who gets muddled!

[vivienne Condon]

Thanks Maggi its kind of you, its because I am trying to obtain a plant of Daphne blagayana (wishful thinking and a one track mind), I used to have a lovely big patch of it and lost it in the drought we had about 4 years ago. It did not like all that hot weather we had, but Daphne genkwa did not turn a hair just loved it. The best thing about bulbs is they just pull them selves down further into the soil and survive the heat that way, especially Erythroniums they are divine here at the moment.
Viv

[t00lie]

Lovely Daphne Vivienne

Hellebores have 'done' particularly well this season with the continued cool conditions and are up there near the top of my list of desirable Genera ,just a place below Trilliums .......

A number are starting to go over while others are still in full bloom.
If seed isn't collected,( which is given way), then seedlings appear all over the place.   
 
A couple of montages showing a small sample growing here.

Cheers Dave.   

[Hillview croconut]

Fantaaaaastic Dave!

Cheers, Marcus

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Guys,

Few more fritillaria:

Fritillaria thessala

Fritillaria montana

Fritillaria nobilis - never gets to it's peak here.

Cheers,Marcus

[t00lie]

Fantaaaaastic Dave!

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks Marcus
Actually some of the original doubles I raised from seed ,came many moons ago, from Otto's neighbour ,Tim Orphin.

Cheers Dave.

[Parsla]

Marcus, I'm really pleased to see  your new seed catalogue is up online!
 
Jacqui.

[Maggi Young]

Marcus, I'm really pleased to see  your new seed catalogue is up online!
 
Jacqui.

   Marcus' list here : http://hillviewrareplants.com.au/nursery-catalogues/2015-seed-list