August 2017 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Parsla]

More beauties from Otto's collection...

Iris danfordiae
Iris histrioides - not sure which cultivar
one of the miniature colchicums (doeflerii?)
a strikingly attractive  corydalis

[Parsla]

Last few from Otto's garden...
 

A double hepatica in shrieking pink
Two species crocuses - sadly reluctant to open in the cold weather - but promising great beauty
A special primula otto described in his post.

jacqui.

[Mini-daffs]

Hi
Not sure I should look at too many more photos of Otto's gems. It is slightly hotter here so a lot of work would be required to make a suitable home for them.
We have a few things flowering in our gardens at the moment.

[Mini-daffs]

Hi
More photos. We need to visit Otto's garden at some time but we don't travel during daffodil season and we have a long season..

[Mini-daffs]

Hi
The last of the non-daffodil garden plants. I will post some photos of our garden daffodils in the Narcissus part of the forum.

[Jupiter]

Hi Otto and Jacqui, thanks for the pictures! Jacqui firstly that "plumpish" snowdrop is gorgeous... I wonder if it is the one I'm thinking of? Don't answer that, I'll ask Otto directly. Iris histrioides is a gorgeous shade of blue, I have some germinations of seed from a couple of different sources so all going well I'll have my own some day. The "strikingly attractive Corydalis" might be Corydalis henrikii? I am noticing signs of bulbs self seedling and naturalising in my garden, just a little since it's all so new, but very encouraging! We're having some very wet weather here which is flattening a lot of little flowers but the forecast ahead looks better. Fingers crossed.

[Parsla]

Hi Jamus,

Otto says the Corydalis is C. diphylla from Kashmir and that he has had it 40 years but never sets seed or offsets. What a shame. It's beautiful.

And galanthus John Gray.  I loved the markings but hadn't realised it was quite so parachute-like. Gorgeous.

[fermi de Sousa]

More from our garden:
Retic Iris 'Alida'
Narcissus "Snook x Nanty"
Pseudomuscari azureum
Muscari armeniacum "purple form"
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

Looking all good Fermi

[Jupiter]

1) C. vernus, common 'Pickwick'
2) common camellia cv.
3) common C. tommasinianus 'Ruby giant'
4) common daffodils, possibly 'Stella' and 'Campernelle'
5) C. tommasinianus 'Yalta'

[vanozzi]

Erythronium dens canis has decided to grace us for only the second time in 3 years  with a couple of blooms! The last time it flowered was 2014 (last pic) with a clean bloom, this year the flower looks a little ratty.

[David Lyttle]

Here is a survivor of years of neglect; I have had it so long the label has become totally illegible so I had  to use Mr Google to ID it; Callianthemum anemonoides



Next Primula sibthorpii which grows well here but is rather susceptible to slug damage. (it has been a sluggy season and many my bulb seedlings are getting clipped off at ground level)

[Parsla]

It almost feels like springtime with so many bulbs flowering on these pages. Such charming blooms on the callianthemum.


a few from my garden.

1. Hyacinthella leucophae kindly gifted by Otto has emerged from the ground
2. another in a pot with slightly different colouration - or perhaps simply a little longer in bloom
3. Galanthus 'Ophelia' - again from Otto - is flowering
4. Fritillaria verticillate (thunbergii?) seems to grow well here. the yellow in the background is from kerri japonica flora plena, which brightens the winter garden

[Parsla]

...and a few more...

5. Narcissus cantabricus var petuniodes came from Marcus Harvey
6. A tiny Fritillaria - i think F. pudica, also from Marcus.
7. A nicely upright deep rose pink hellebore bred by Peter Leigh
8. Muscari macrocarpum is clumping up nicely after a couple of years in.

[Jupiter]

A few flowers from yesterday.