August (still winter) in the Southern Hemisphere

[fermi de Sousa]

Here are some reticulta type iris which are in flower in the Rock Garden:
"George"

"Clairette"

And "Springtime"

And yet again, good ol' "Harmony"

Here's a better pic of Narcissus "Topolino"

And a close-up,

And just to keep the white fever burning, here's Galanthus "Ophelia"

and in close-up

cheers
fermi

[arillady]

Wow Fermi you do have some treasures don't you?\
Today I thought I would weed an area where I put in some bulbocodium seedlings years ago - 1997 to be exact and I have left that spot to mother nature. It stays fairly dry as there are a couple of pines nearby which sap up any excess moisture but there were some jolly little flowers blooming so I thought I better check tags and renew.

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Fermi, gives us rain soaked Brits something to look forward to.

[fermi de Sousa]

For those of you who remember the pics from Otto's garden here is a very different view!
These were taken by Margi Petzke from the Ornamental Plants Collection Association of Australia, Now the Garden PlantsCollection, as they were visiting the week after the FCHS Rock garden Group!

Tim was there to lead the group down to Otto's.

It was a bit snowier than when we visited, but Otto was ever the ready host!

And the galanthus looked at home!

And remember this Fritillaria?

And these crocus?

I'm pretty sure there's a cyclamen under here!

And some Narcissus cyclamenius!

And Maggi, just for you, Rhododendron arboreum ssp campbellii

And, yes, I did get Margi's permission to post her pics here!
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

Great pics, I just can't get my mind to relate to snow and Oz combined!

[art600]

Thanks Fermi - wonderful plants.

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Great pics.  The snow must have made viewing the treasures in Otto's garden that bit more challenging! 

I love the Iris retics..... I have some of those out as well, plus 'Gordon' is still flowering, and 'Violet Beauty' is currently out.  A couple more have buds but I don't expect many more after that.  Hopefully next year after they have had this spring in the new garden they will be better flowering.  My 'George' isn't flowering this year unfortunately.  It is a pain to photograph isn't it?  Never as rich in the pics as it is in real life. I am hoping that mine may still send up a late flower, but I think it was one of those that was really suffering in the pots. 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great show Fermi !
Snow in Australia... as David wrote... somehow it feels funny  
The Moraeas you showed earlier on are simply stunning !

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks for all of these Fermi. Can't see too many of Tim and Otto.

Tell me what you can about the differences between 'Springtime' and 'Clairette.' Is it just the one is paler than the other? I may have one wrongly named as they seem pretty much the same. But neither is out yet so I can't compare. Coming, but more rain, more snow and predicted to go on at least to the end of the month.

[Paddy Tobin]

Great show, Fermi,

I notice from one photograph that the labels are quite close together. It seems gardeners everywhere want to squash in as many treasures as possible.

Paddy

[Paul T]

Paddy,

It's gardening addiction combined with space constraints.  Same the world over for those of us who live in suburban blocks I think.  Different for those who have decent acreage of course.... like I would like to have.  permanent water too would be nice, some high tree cover from trees that don't have invasive roots... a nice pond with an island in the middle for the ducks to nest one.... I don't want much really!! 

[Lesley Cox]

In spite of continued rain I had to go and take pics of these. Both are worse for the weather but will most likely be mushed if I wait any longer. Both have some more buds though. I'm hoping the damage to the white one's leaves is continual rain rather than anything nastier.
First Iris aucheri, 1st flower from seed, 5 years.


and Iris nusairiensis in a white form. Hope yours is surviving Otto.

[fermi de Sousa]

Great show, Fermi,

I notice from one photograph that the labels are quite close together. It seems gardeners everywhere want to squash in as many treasures as possible.

Paddy

Hi Paddy, if it's the pic of Galanthus "Ophelia" you mean, it's because that's in one of the few shady parts of our garden, so I do hav eto cram in as much as I can. Unfortunately it does make the place look like a graveyard for mice, especially during the summer when there's no growth above ground.

Tell me what you can about the differences between 'Springtime' and 'Clairette.' Is it just the one is paler than the other? I may have one wrongly named as they seem pretty much the same. But neither is out yet so I can't compare.

Hi Lesley,
I'm not too sure either! I got "Springtime" from Palmiro, another keen grower of Dwarf Iris, and hoped to compare the two of them. The pic I posted was just as it unfurled and the darker colouring maybe due to that. I should've got another pic on the weekend but forgot!
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

Then there is the first flower on Corydalis popovii. I'm very pleased with the colour as I'd expected it to be more white than this.


Not a good pic. With 6 attempts I still couldn't get the flowers in focus!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Super Juno's Lesley - love both of them.