October 2008 in the Southern Hemisphere

[fermi de Sousa]

A few things shot in haste this morning.
Two from the Shadehouse,
Pelargonium incrassatum

Chamaecytissus pygmaea, grown from SRGC Sdx 2006, and in flower in just over 2 years but embarassingly, still in the seedpot!

In the Rock garden, Calochortus amabilis, which I thought I'd lost until I saw it about to bloom!

Also in that part of the Rock garden, Dianthus anatolicus ( received as D. echidiformis), I sent seed of this to one of the Seedexes last year so I hope someone else is now growing it!



On a larger scale, we have the king's spear, Asphodeline lutea,



A rather ragged Dichelostemma pulchellum,

and one of my favourite Evening Primroses, Oenothera acaulis,

cheers
fermi

[ranunculus]

Beautiful as ever ... many thanks Fermi.

[David Lyttle]

A few things flowering in my garden that I photographed after work.

Myosotidium hortensia blue

Myosotidium hortensia white

An  orange azaela

Paeonia mlokosewitschii

Last Chionohebe densifolia

[art600]

Thanks Fermi and David

Beautiful plants to brighten up a miserable day here.

[Joakim B]

Nice plants Fermi and David 
David no hint of red on this peony as was seen on the one Paul showed earlier. I like them both anyway
Thanks for the information Lesley I presumed they were either on their way in or out and You have 3 strong reasons for the bag that I can not disagree with maybe squered pots would be an alternative regarding filling a tray but they are generally not "straight" so might lose out on points 1 and 3. Even if the bags are not that nice looking after buying the plant, one takes it of so who cares
Kind regards
Joakim

[Lesley Cox]

This has been posted elsewhere but southern thread readers and lurkers may like to see it as well. I visited a Southland nursery yesterday and found a large batch of our rare and endangered Ranunculus godleyanus in flower. There were probably more here, all raised from their own seed for many generations, than there are in the wild now!





The only other pic I took was of Lewisia tweedyi rosea.



I got distracted by nototriches, shortias, dionysias, onco irises etc and forgot I had a camera with me. I also chose some of the late Alistair Blee's rhodos and trilliums. Something of a lucky dip but great value all the same. I'll go back in a couple of weeks and spend another not so small fortune (Govt. superann! ) and take more pictures. In the meantime, it's Rhododendron day at the DBG on Sunday and Hokonui will have a stall there, well worth photographing I should think.

[Lesley Cox]

I hope everyone will join with me in sending our friend Otto their very best wishes and will spare him a thought over coming days. Otto goes into hospital in Melbourne today (in about an hour) for surgery on his spine tomorrow. There is every expectation it will go well and he will be relieved of much pain and anguish which have made his life difficult recently. I certainly hope so, and I send my love Otto for a speedy recovery and return to all the little plants you love so much.

[rob krejzl]

Otto,

Best wishes for a speedy recovery

[fermi de Sousa]

Otto had asked me to pass on his wishes to the Forum and apologize for his absence due to his impending hospitalization and recovery (away from his computer!); he hopes to be back on deck in a month's time.
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Here's an amazing plant; I got the seed from NARGS in 2000, sowed it in 2001 and had germinations over the next three years which damped off or rotted before i could plant them out! Then I got one seedling in 2005 (I think) which I planted out into the rock garden and has now come into flower! Only 8 years after I first received the seeds! Asphodeline damescena:

Making a good show is a dwarf Yellow Wallflower, Erysimum helveticum, seed of which has been sent to the seedexes!

cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Lesley,

That Ranunc is amazing.

Fermi,

What exactly IS that plant you posted a pic of?  Am I missing something, or didn't you put a name to it?  I am assuming that it is not the Erysimum helveticum! 

[Lesley Cox]

Is it Xerophyllum tenax? $1000 to the first SHer to guess (from Fermi ). I'm just getting in before Dave T who grows it. I do too (one of Dave's) but very small as yet. Otherwise known as bear grass, if it IS that.

[fermi de Sousa]

Fermi,

What exactly IS that plant you posted a pic of?  Am I missing something, or didn't you put a name to it?  I am assuming that it is not the Erysimum helveticum! 

How silly of me! I labelled the pic but then embedded it so that you couldn't see the label!
I'll amend it to show that it's Asphodeline damascena (? not sure about the spelling now!)

Is it Xerophyllum tenax? $1000 to the first SHer to guess (from Fermi ). I'm just getting in before Dave T who grows it. I do too (one of Dave's) but very small as yet. Otherwise known as bear grass, if it IS that.

If only! Tim has some seedlings growing but the one I got from Roy Pavelin last year didn't survive the transplanting!
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

Fermi, if you get a chance please pass on my best wishes to Otto and indeed I hope he is soon back in full form.

Enjoyed your pics by the way.

[Maggi Young]

I am quite sure that there will be many forumists, like Ian and myself, who are most anxious about Otto's surgery and who wish him a speedy and complete recovery........let's hope good wishes can pass across the world to him