November 2016 in the Southern Hemisphere

[fermi de Sousa]

This came to us as "Moraea alpina" but appears to be Herbertia lahue
cheers
fermi
PS All quiet here due to The Horse Race

[David Nicholson]

What horse race?

[Parsla]

I do love your troughs Jamus.
I really don't know where you find the time to know as much as you do.

After visiting some beautiful AGS gardens on Saturday, I took a few photos in Otto's garden where there are always flowers; totally wonderful, despite a serious hail onslaught last week.

I will post a few photos and hope the names are mostly correct. Some I am unsure about, but hopefully Otto will fill in the detail.

1. A daphne, but one I cannot recall the name of ...
2. A beautiful  fern unfolding. Osmunda regalia atropurpurea.  i didn't even know ferns came with purple leaves!
3. Ranunculus asiaticus grown from seed collected by Marcus and Susan
4. Pretty as a picture. Rhododendron glomerulatum and Clematis cartmanii
5. Rhododendron serpylifolium - with blooms only 1 cm deep

[Parsla]

6. A Japanese tree paeonia suffructicosa "Hana daijin"
7. A herbaceous paeonia that I didn't note down but think P. mascula.
8. A miniature ornithogalum - terribly dainty
9. A species oncocyclus Iris with glorious intricate markings. Fallen over in the storm but intact
10. A white paeonia with claret centre - close to P. rockii but not.

[Parsla]

The list continues:
11. A dark velvety iris. Apologies for lack of a name.
12. The petite blooms of Rhododendron tephlopeplum
13. A second specie Ornithogalum
14. Iris innominatum
15. A striking epicedium, both in the camouflage-patternedd leaves and the large white and plum flowers

[Parsla]

one last...
16. Iris verna is oh so petite

jacqui

[Jupiter]

Hi Jacqui, thanks for taking those pictures and sharing them with us! It just highlights for me what a tiny snapshot of Otto's garden I saw when I was there. Your pictures are beautiful, I especially like Irises. I think number 9 is Iris korolkowii, Otto mentioned to me on the phone the other day that he had it in bloom. The dark velvety unnamed one is a glorious colour. I hope Otto names it for us.

I accidentally posted some pictures back on the old October thread, so I'll post them again here and not bother Maggi.



Pelargonium x ardens, a lovely deep red which always draws my eye.



Tellima grandiflora, you need a macro lens to do this one justice.



Podophyllum pleianthum, challenging to photograph!



Weldenia candida. What can I say, I LOVE this plant. It's my first time seeing it in person and I'm smitten. I can't stop going out and gazing at it.



This one not in my garden but in Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens. Not on public display but I have special privileged access behind the scenes.   It's Amorphophallus maxwellii

[Jupiter]

And an Aroid of my own, Arum dioscoridis

[fermi de Sousa]

What horse race?

This one, David,
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-37795762
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

Ah, an Antipodean extravaganza 

[Maggi Young]

I accidentally posted some pictures back on the old October thread, so I'll post them again here and not bother Maggi.

Such a thoughtful chap!

[Jupiter]

You're welcome m'lady   

I'm not a fan of the Melbourne Cup or the Adelaide Cup or any other horse race for that matter. Dirty business and not kind on the animals either (the horses or the punters).

[Lesley Cox]

What horse race?

 

Oh really David? You've never heard of the Melbourne Cup? Australians and NZers think it's the only sporting event in the world and both countries come to a stop when it's run. Having been married to a race horse trainer, I learned very quickly to loathe horses when it became plain that they were all important and I was rubbish.

[Anthony Darby]

I think it was mentioned in our staff room, and they ran two sweepstake. $2 a horse with $24, £15 and $9 being handed out in each one. I didn't bother. Wouldn't know one end of a horse from the other. However, I do remember watching Nijinski win a race, and the commentary raising the hairs on the back of my neck.

[Jupiter]

I seem to be building a collection of Phlox subulata, this one is nice.



Dianthus barbatus 'Sooty' was given to me by a gardening friend and has just started to flower. So sumptuous.



Of all the Aquilegia I've raised from seed A. formosa has really settled in here. First flowers of the season.



Agrostemma githago is looking better than I've ever seen it. The front garden is full of them, and no horrid pink ones this year.