June 2019 in the Southern Hemisphere

[ashley]

Thanks Fermi.  Most years here I get a few seeds on Correa backhouseana & 'Federation Belle' (supposedly 'Marion's Marvel' x C. reflexa) but never tried sowing them.
Yes I find pruning essential too, to keep them from getting too gangly.

[Jupiter]

Where I work there is a native plant policy and the gardening contractors do a great job of sourcing excellent plants and growing them well. Correas feature heavily and are a real treat at this time of year. Here are a couple I photographed this morning while walking between buildings.

[fermi de Sousa]

A few more from our winter-bound garden:
Gladiolus dalenii - still flowering because we are yet to have a "killing frost" -  but expected this week!
Nerine not filifolia - grown from seed as N. filifolia but the foliage is wrong so it's either a hybrid or something else.
Oxalis hirta - adding some colour to parts of the garden...and lawn...and paths...errrrrrr
Colchcum cupanii - from Jon (mini-bulb lover) but his were finished a month ago
cheers
fermi

[t00lie]

I was given a number of unlabelled bulb pots a few months back including this Nerine which is currently in flower .





An overnight frost is forecast so here's an image of Dahlia imperialis,( tree dahlia),which is about 3 metres in height, in case its fried overnight .



Cheers Dave.

[ashley]

Where I work there is a native plant policy and the gardening contractors do a great job of sourcing excellent plants and growing them well. Correas feature heavily and are a real treat at this time of year. Here are a couple I photographed this morning while walking between buildings.

Oh those are beauties Jamus. 
I grow a few in the garden but in an unheated greenhouse they flower heavily all though winter & into late spring (Nov-Apr here), with sporadic flowers over the rest of the year.  Great plants.

[Jupiter]

On the shortest day of the year, I'm enjoying the last of the 'autumn' flowering Crocus. This is a lovely clone of C. laevigatus.

[Maggi Young]

For those who are  members  of the New  Zealand  Alpine  Garden Society - or  who might  be  tempted  to join, there  is  this  event in 2020 to  give you  impetus !


 25- 27th January 2020

[fermi de Sousa]

A bit closer in time - our group is hosting Oron Peri in August this year.

cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

I would  love to attend your  meeting  with Oron - he has a wonderful wealth  of  knowledge  and  is  a  super  Speaker.

[Parsla]

Thank you for the advice re shredder, Maggi and Jamus, and Fermi for your gift of a blue Moraea.
I will 'mow' the leaves before composting. have done it before, but perhaps need to be more particular and get them as small as possible. Leafmold is such a lovely light compost.

I have a few photos to share.

1 and 2. A lovely leaf form of cyclamen persicum with white flowers blushing and a magenta nose.
3. Helleborus argutifolius coming into bud
4. Some frilly hoop petticoat narcissus
5. The Galanthus elwesii are the first snowdrops to bloom here

[Parsla]

and some more..

6. Crocus biflorus weldenii - at least i think it is

7, 8, 9. A minute galanthus that has flummoxed me. It popped up in the middle of some Galanthus plicatus ssp byzantium kindly gifted by Otto.
It is a little munched and apologies for the quality of the photos are poor - the flower resisted being pulled open.
Bit mean of me really, but wanted to see the markings.

[Jupiter]

Very interesting Jacqui! Most likely a seedling so could be a hybrid, and I've had four petaled drops before but usually an aberration and next year will probably return to normal. Can you take photos clearly showing the leaves and vernation where they emerge from the soil? The colour and form of the foliage makes me think rizehensis or ikariae, but I can't see it clearly enough.
Here is a photo of a four petaled rizehensis I had flower last winter. Otto, please comment!

[Maggi Young]

For those who are  members  of the New  Zealand  Alpine  Garden Society - or  who might  be  tempted  to join, there  is  this  event in 2020 to  give you  impetus !
 25- 27th January 2020

Any body looking for an excuse to come to New Zealand in January 2020.  See the attached flyer for study weekend celebrating the 60th anniversary of the New Zealand Alpine Garden Society.  Awesome speakers and garden tours not to mention the opportunity to get into the Southern Alps. 

For more information visit our website https://www.nzags.com/60th or email studyweekend@nzags.com