alpine and subalpine Plants from New Zealand

[Leucogenes]

Now Acrothamnus colensoi blossoms third sometimes this year. And every time these are more blossoms. Unfortunately, there is no suitable dusting. I have tried it already myself. With a tiny paintbrush. Unfortunately, without success. Thus I will further take pleasure in the small blossoms. A sign for the fact that it goes well to him.

But today for it I have discovered with my Coprosma petriei over again two berries. 😊

Thomas

[David Lyttle]

Thomas, My Acrothamnus colensoi has yet to produce any flowers but with a few days warm weather many of the plants in my crevice garden have started to flower. Just a couple of pictures of Hebe buchananii for a start.  I have several plants from different collections.

[Leucogenes]

Hello David,

a nice flower splendour. On the right side I recognise Helichrysum selago... correctly?? Also the yellow lichens on the stones proves a nice contrast.

Daily a photo of your garden... and my day is saved.

Thomas

[David Lyttle]

Yes, the plant in the picture is Helichrysum intermedium var tumidum (or to use its former name Helichrysum selago var tumidum)
Next picture is Anaphalioides bellidioides. This grows as a wild plant on the family farm but makes a nice plant for the rock garden.





Next three pictures of Myosotis saxosa



close up of flowers


(with Acrothamnus colensoi)

[David Lyttle]

Some more plants;
Astelia nivicola A really good rock garden plant with its lustrous foliage.  Astelia nervosa is the species that is more commonly grown as there are several forms with red foliage.


Anisotome haastii The plant is rather small as the site is not suitable for it as it is two dry


Carmichaelia monroi (originally purchased from Hokonui Alpines). It grows well in a pot.


Close up of flowers Note that the calyx is hairy. This is the easiest way to distinguish it from Carmichaelia vexillata which has glabrous calyces but otherwise is very similar.

[David Lyttle]

Staying with the Carmichaelia collection, Carmichaelia vexillata which has glabrous calyces. This is the common species of dwarf broom found in Otago. C. monroi does not occur in Otago but is found in the northern part of the South Island.




Close up of flowers


A rather beautiful Celmisia originally collected from the Black Birch Range in Marlbourough and propagated by Stuart Murray. It is a hybrid most likely between Celmisia sessiliflora and Celmisia insignis

[ranunculus]

A glorious celmisia, David.

[Leucogenes]

Hello, David.

I lack almost the words. What for nice plants you have in your garden. My absolute admiration. Particularly has impressed me the nice small Celmisia - hybrid. And with both Carmichaela I do not know whether I should laugh or cry. So an absolutely fantastic C. monroi I have never seen. A splendour. Violet of the blossoms shines particularly. It becomes a time that Hokonui alpine open an establishment in Europe. This would be nice for me. 😊

I had really big trouble to concentrate upon my work (carpenter), after I have seen your pictures. I always had to think of these plants.

Thanks and greetings
Thomas

[David Lyttle]

A glorious celmisia, David.

Hello Cliff,
It is a marvellous plant; far better than any other Celmisia sessiliflora hybrids I have seen. A range of Celmisia sessiliflora hybrids are frequently encountered in the wild and usually are identified under the epithet C. x linearis. Most are hybrids with C. lyallii but I have one here that is about to flower that is a hybrid with C. spedenii. I am hoping it does not die after flowering as  cultivated celmisias sometimes do.

[David Lyttle]

Hello Thomas,

Carmichaelias are very good plants to grow in pots. However you need to be careful to water them as they do not wilt if they dry out and can be dead before you are aware there is a problem.

Continuing with the Celmisias

Celmisia bellidioides. This grows near mountain streams often in running water so in needs a cool damp spot in the garden.


Celmisia prorepens This is a snowbank plant very common in Otago. It is closely related to C. densiflora which has tomentose undersurfaces to it leaves The leaves of C. prorepens are glabrous and slightly sticky.


A Celmisia hybrid from Hokonui Alpines. Probably a C. gracilenta hybrid


Now something different Gaultheria crassa.

[David Lyttle]

A close up of the flowers of Gaultheria crassa


Ranunculus insignis 'monroi' This is a form of R. insignis which grows on the Black Birch Range in Marlborough. It is smaller than R. insignis and has brown hairs on the leaf margins.


The final plant I will post is not a native of New Zealand but a native of Chile, Ourisia coccinea. The flowers are red and tubular so I am assuming they are pollinated by humming birds (like N. American Aquilegias). All New Zealand species of Ourisia have white flowers. O. coccinea needs to be grown in a really damp spot as it requires constant moisture.

[Jan Tholhuijsen]

The final plant I will post is not a native of New Zealand but a native of Chile, Ourisia coccinea. The flowers are red and tubular so I am assuming they are pollinated by humming birds (like N. American Aquilegias). All New Zealand species of Ourisia have white flowers. O. coccinea needs to be grown in a really damp spot as it requires constant moisture.

This would be suitable for planting in the 'moraine'. (I made him last year)
I have made water running through the roots. Well the full sun.
A small video 

How I made them  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8wSWiwm_WABaDBzaGczZF9MYjg

[Leucogenes]

Hello Thomas,

Carmichaelias are very good plants to grow in pots. However you need to be careful to water them as they do not wilt if they dry out and can be dead before you are aware there is a problem.


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... I do not have the problem. Since, unfortunately, I have at the moment no Carmichaelia in my small collection. 😭 to thanks for the tip with C. bellidioides. Now I know why my only copy has died. Too drily. With C. prorepens likes me particularly the foliage. All plants feel very well with you.

 I got the last week a Celmisia cracilenta. However, I do not know it whether a hybrid is. The foliage shines very metallically.

Thomas

[t00lie]

Nice to see Celmisia gracilenta Thomas.

They can be quite variable and those with mottled leaves are lovely.

I used to grow a few different forms however as space over time became a premium I gave most of them away although I still have a couple left including a plant that is rhizomatous.

 Leucogenes leontopodium flowering today in the newish front sand bed.

Cheers Dave.



   

[ranunculus]

Beautiful, Dave. Best regards from the UK.