October 2008 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Paul T]

And a couple more.....

A red flowered form of Pulsatilla vulgaris which I just love.
A bicolor form (unfortunately was hoping it was true to it's pure yellow parents, but not in this case) of Velthemia
Wisteria longissima is in full flower right now.

I also have some Rhododendron pics but should I post them here or down in the Rhodo section?  I've also posted some ID pics of an Tall Bearded Iris down in the bearded iris topic.

[Paul T]

And another Gladiolus, this one Gladiolus huttonii.

[Maggi Young]

Your garden must be looking well with all these flowers, Paul. Particularly drawn to Gladiolus liliaceus....love these "odd" flowers.... and developing fondness for gladiolus in general... turning into Dame Edna, I suppose 

[Paul T]

Maggi,

And I still intend to send you a Gladiolus uysiae as promised last season.    One of those real miniatures with the great perfume.  Have had a big flowering of them this year and the scent was absolutely glorious!!!!!

[Maggi Young]

 OOH,  :-*thanks, Paul!

[Hans J]

  

Paul ,

many thanks for sharing with us all this beautiful pics from this topic .....

really fantasic !!!
Hans

[Lesley Cox]

I'm way behind with posting pictures, there's so much to do outside and now that the evenings are longer and the days a bit warmer, it's very tempting to be out there as long as possible. But I've watered my seeds this morning, the most urgent job and Roger's still lying in bed (10.30am) so I'll try some now. I've still to finish the Australian pics from last month but will most likely put them here.

First though, these from the last few days.


Primula x Garryade 'Guinivere'


Primula (which I have as) monroi ssp. yargongensis but I think it looks pretty much like P. frondosa


and a single white-flowered plant from the batch of about 30


A so-called dwarf form of Fritillaria affinis, about 20cms in height

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A standard dwarf bearded iris which may or may not be 'Tiny Tink.' I bought it as that but I wiyld have expected a much shorter flower stem. This is about 20cms and TT should be a miniature.


Draba dryoides imbricata is a nice trough or pot plant, but in a raised bed here.

[Lesley Cox]

Gentians are good at the moment. This one is G. acaulis 'Blue Velvet' which always flowers very freely.


A purple form of G. clusii




From Marcus Harvey last autumn, came this very nice Anemone nemorosa with the name 'Blue Eyes' but


Also from Marcus as seed in 2004, Fritillaria pyrenaica in what he calls a honey-brown form

[Paul T]

Lesley,

Love that last Frit and those Primulas..  The Anemone nemorosa 'Blue Eyes' I think will develop the blue "eye" more as it opens and ages.  I have seen in in flower elsewhere before, which is the only reason I am not sure (i.e I haven't flowered it myself).

[johnw]

G. acaulis [/i] 'Blue Velvet'

Smashing Gentian Leslie!

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

Daphne x Hendersonii which I bought in January, at the NZAGS Study Weekend. D. petraea will be open in less than a week I should think.




And my piece de resistance at the moment, Cypripedium formosanum. After I divided my original which never flowered well, and sold off 30 plants, the remaining parts that I replanted died away gradually, I think through being too dry. This time last year (at the Trillium weekend) someone who had had one of my plants GAVE back to me, two very nice plants, his in the meantime, having grown well and flowered furiously over about 10 years. The two plants now have 3 flowers and 7 noses already (just singles last year), so the trip to Rotorua has done the plant a lot of good.

[Lesley Cox]

After a meeting on Friday I went to the Clive Lister garden, at Dunedin Botanic Gardens, hoping the Fritillaria imperialis may not have finished. They were better than I expected.






I had only seen these in seed before so was surprised to see how many yellows there are and very few bronzy-oranges. I was given a huge bag of seed the summer before last and the 2 cups of parchment-coloured seed to about a quarter cup tan seed is now explained. I plan to ask for some more this year.

Hostas and Arisaemas are pushing through and developing quickly. The Arisaema here is A. nepenthoides.


One of my favourite ferns is Struthiopteris mattuecia, as much for its name as for its gorgeous fronds which take on a golden tint in summer.

[Lesley Cox]

The DBG has Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' as P. versipelle S D. I thought it may be a hybrid of P. delavayi[i/] or veitchii.






This little cushion-shaped Pieris is P. japonica 'Sarabande'

[Lesley Cox]

Still in the DBG, 2 ferns Athyrium nipponicum 'Ursula's Red'


and 'Silver Falls'


then a lovely plant (there were several) of Paeonia mlokosewitschii



 


And finally for today, a seedling of this species, from my garden. Not sure if I like it or not.

[Paul T]

Lesley,

Beautiful pictures!!  That Podophyllum is a stunner by the looks of it, and the Paeonia is gorgeous.  I love the fern (looks a bit big for my place here though unfortunately ) and those Fritillaria imperialis.    Thanks for the great pics.