January 2017 in the Southern Hemisphere

[fermi de Sousa]

I can't see "our" Maggi demolishing an Orb spider or her web
Here are a couple of "rock gardeny subjects" in flower now:
1 & 2) Origanum 'Kent Beauty' from the Plant Swap last month, so still in pots!
3) Ceratostigma 'Forrest Blue'
4 & 5) Monsonia emarginata
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

I think I would be avoiding all spiders in Oz as best I could, fermi. Too many legs.

Jacqui was tempting me with the soft yellow Nepeta and now fermi shows Monsonia emarginata - another one I don't know.  I love the things I learn from this forum!

[Otto Fauser]

a few lilies flowering in my garden just now . The dark L. martagon is late this year as it usually flowers in December and L. leichtlinii is very vigorous . From 3 bulbs planted 4 years ago there are now 3 clumps with about a dozen stems each .

[Otto Fauser]

and a few more

[Jupiter]

Gorgeous photos Otto! Beautiful plants. It is a very late season everywhere this year. I'm really enjoying the milder summer but something tells me we shouldn't get too used to it.

[Maggi Young]

Otto, what a treat to see these summer beauties  from you when our weather is so dull and damp. Gives hope!

[Lesley Cox]

Jamus, would you please send me your postal address, preferably in a PM of this Forum. The G. acaulis seed is ready to go. Would you like some Cyc. cilicium as well? I have lots this year and fresher the better.

[Cfred72]

Otto, your Lilium nepalense is well supplied in flowers. It seems in a pot? Perhaps the photo gives that effect?
Your Paris pollyphylla are well loaded in berries. This promises a good harvest of seeds.

[Parsla]

Otto you have such green fingers. It's a real challenge in this climate.

The liliums are beautiful, especially amidst the lush foliage.
A picture of abundance and grace
Thank you for showing them.

Jacqui.

[Parsla]

And the size of the Paris polyphylla!

[fermi de Sousa]

. i planted the Huonville crab for its purple toned foliage, but the fruit are the most wonderful claret

Hi Jacqui,
we planted one last year but no fruit yet. You might just be able to make it out through the dwarf agapanthus!
cheers
fermi

[Jupiter]

About as far from an alpine as you can get, but too pretty not to share. Nelumbo nucifera has 5 buds this year and the first one opened today.

[Maggi Young]

About as far from an alpine as you can get, but too pretty not to share. Nelumbo nucifera has 5 buds this year and the first one opened today.

Oh my word, how lovely.  Does it need a large pond, deep water, Jamus?

[Gail]

About as far from an alpine as you can get, but too pretty not to share. Nelumbo nucifera has 5 buds this year and the first one opened today.

I don't think anyone will complain! That is gorgeous. Love the pepper pot centre.

[GordonT]

I hope that my Siberian lotus seedlings (Nelumbo nucifera var komarovii) finally bloom this year. the drought we had last year came just as one of the plants was forming a bud. The plants didn't like it when the water level dropped by almost 1.5 meters due to lack of inflow, and evaporation.