November 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Jupiter]

John, it's not that tall. I'm going from memory as I'm at work at the moment, but the leaves are perhaps 15 to 20cm tall and to the top of the flower possibly 30 to 35cm at most? It might not be that tall, I'll have a better look tonight, when I go out to gaze at it.

Another picture.. sorry I can't help myself.

[arilnut]

Jamus, that short stature would support mariae as a parent but the veining
suggests something other than haynei.

John

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Jamus,
sorry if I gave you the impression that I was doubting your label. I was really just interested to note the similarity in coloration between the two hybrids!
Peter and John have much more experience with Oncos so trust what they say,
cheers
fermi

[Jupiter]

No worries Fermi, Peter thinks it's correct and I'm inclined to believe him. Also Fred Depalle thought it looked right and said it's very hard to distinguish arilbreds apart. This is all pretty new to me, although I have well over a hundred onco plants in cultivation a grand total of ONE has ever flowered to date.

[fermi de Sousa]

Glad you've got it sorted now, Jamus.
In the garden we have some Australian native plants in flower:
Banksia blechnifolia x2 pics;
Conostylis aculeata - first pic taken a month ago and 2 from yesterday
cheers
fermi

[ashley]

... I am blaming the kids at this stage. There no way I could have mixed up labels!   

I think those poor kids deserve an ice-cream

[Jupiter]

hahaha! Yes, perhaps you're right Ashley. To be fair they are very well trained and hardly ever cause any trouble in the garden.



Butter wouldn't melt..

[ashley]

Looks like you have an excellent little assistant there Jamus
I found that if you make the effort to involve them then most kids are really good in the garden.  However mine are grown now so a collie keeps me company (until she gets bored)

[Otto Fauser]

Jamus , a beautiful photo of a beautiful Iris . I can certainly see iberica blood in this hybrid . Plants of I, 'Dardanus'  and 'Thor' may flower next year . ( imported plants , so hopefully true to name )

       charming photo of Isabelle and so well behaved when visiting here last month .

[fermi de Sousa]

Aquilegia viridiflora - hard to notice against the background of fallen leaves and petals!
cheers
fermi

[Jupiter]

Fermi that gorgeous! I have 4 or 5 plants of this in the garden but have never had a bloom (actually one misshapen one last summer not worth a photograph). Maybe this year... you must be well ahead of us. Do you have any poppies in the garden? They are a pretty good indicator of timing.

[Jupiter]

If you're sensitive to bright coloured, gaudy flowers divert your eyes now.

[fermi de Sousa]

Nice variety of poppies, Jamus.

We had a quick walk in the nearby "Blackhill Bushland Reserve"  - I think this area had not been affected by the fire last year.
1) Open land with light tree cover, chocolate lilies, etc
2) Chocolate Lily - Arthropodium strictum
3) Grey Parrot-pea - Dillwynia cinerascens & a common invasive grass - Briza maxima
4) Bulbine bulbosa en masse
5) Bulbine bulbosa close-up
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Still at Blackhill Reserve:
1) a grevillea bush -looks like G. rosmarinifolia - not sure if it is endemic;
2) close up of Grevillea flowers
3) Wax-lip orchid - Glossodia major
4) wax-lip orchid
5) Milkmaids - Burchardia umbellata
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

More from Blackhill Reserve:
1) edge of track with sundews and sun-orchids (drosera and Thelymitra);
2) it had been a rainy morning so these sun-orchids (?Thelymitra pauciflora) stayed closed;
3) Tall Sun-dew - Drosera auriculata;
4) Sun-dew stem;
5) more sun-dew flowers;
cheers
fermi