Spring in Southern Hemisphere... with crocus! (July- September)

[Paul T]

Thanks Robin.  They Hamemalis doesn't have a great deal of scent to me, nor does the other one I have called 'Ruby Port'.  I am still hoping to get a good yellow flowered variety as well, but never know which one to get.    Not that there are many offered here unfortunately.

[Paul T]

Here's a few more things, taken within the last couple of days....

Tropaeolum brachyceras
Tropaeolum tricolor
Primula vulgaris - the first flowers on the true primrose for this year!! 
Leucojum tingitanum
Anemone blanda seedling.... the first of the season.  Seed came a couple of years ago from Thomas Huber.  Thanks Thomas!!

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[Maggi Young]

Paul, here we find that  Hamemelis do not scent much if the weather is too warm. That seems odd when most plants need a bit of warmth to get the fragrance spreading but our Hamemelis don't follow that line!

[fermi de Sousa]

hi Paul,
you are way ahead of us with your trops - T. tricolor is just in bud. But Acis tingitana (no longer a leucoum!) is finishing here.
Here's the first flower on Leucojum vernum ssp carpathicum (from Otto)


Retic iris "Clairette,


Iris "George"


Iris "Pauline"


However the first flower on iris "Alida" is only 2/3 what it should be!


Crocus "Prinz Claus"


and Tulipa cretica is now open


And just for Lesley, here's Narcissus "Rip Van Winkle"!


cheers
fermi

[cohan]

hi Paul,
you are way ahead of us with your trops - T. tricolor is just in bud. But Acis tingitana (no longer a leucoum!) is finishing here.
Here's the first flower on Leucojum vernum ssp carpathicum (from Otto)
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Retic iris "Clairette,
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Iris "George"
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Iris "Pauline"
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However the first flower on iris "Alida" is only 2/3 what it should be!
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Crocus "Prinz Claus"
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and Tulipa cretica is now open
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And just for Lesley, here's Narcissus "Rip Van Winkle"!
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cheers
fermi

the retics are among my faves--they were one of the earliest things in toronto, when they were most needed! really like the T cretica too!

[Otto Fauser]

Paul , your Colch. luteum is just superb , flowering without leaves  (almost like a Sternbergia clusiana )- mine (when I had it ) always flowered with leaves and therefor not as attrative in my oppinion .
 I'm very fond of my 40 year old small tree of Hamamelis mollis - yes the common one -
 not the most brilliant of autumn colours , butteryellow , but a delicious sweet scent on
a warm day.
  Had terrific storms over the weekend up here in the hills -130 km /hour , many enormous
trees down (luckily not in my garden) and with it the powerlines , so no electricity for
50 hours and as my house is all electric , a cold house and cold food , was just reconnected
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[Luc Gilgemyn]

Sounds frightening Otto - good to hear that you didn't have any dammage yourself !! 

Great show Fermi !  Autumn is in the air here - although quite a warm week is forecasted...  so good that you bring us some Spring !!

[Otto Fauser]

    Ray , maybe your yellow Fit. is not euboeica - the flowershape is similar to conica - but then
 the foliage of conica is a bright green and not glaucus . It just may turn out to be the yellow form of
F. rhodokanakis , in which case you have a rare jewel .
    
       Otto.        

[fermi de Sousa]

Thank you, Luc,
there's more to come in the next few weeks!

Otto,
good to know you are safe - no more large trees smashing up your garden either!
cheers
fermi

[arillady]

Hermodactylus tuberosus
Iris pseudopumila - two forms planted beside each other
Bulbinella with the river and cliff in the background
And the purple oxalis with an Artemesia
And Acanthus mollis with the bicolor wallflower which has spread nicely

[kiwi]

Draba sp and the first of my Asarum flowers for the season.

[arillady]

If the Tropaeolum brachyceras and Tropaeolum tricolor set seed I hope there is some available through the seedlist

[Paul T]

Pat,

If you're meaning my Trops.... I've never had seed off mine.

[Paul T]

A pic today of my Prunus campanulata, in full flower right now.  The Red Wattlebirds (a large honeyeater) absolutely adore it, constantly going through it and the Camellias in my garden (and the Correas, Grevilleas etc).  This has such a gloriously strong colour to it, particularly when standing out against the clear blue winter/spring sky. 

Please click on the pic for a larger version.  If pics are too large, please let me know.

[cohan]

A pic today of my Prunus campanulata, in full flower right now.  The Red Wattlebirds (a large honeyeater) absolutely adore it, constantly going through it and the Camellias in my garden (and the Correas, Grevilleas etc).  This has such a gloriously strong colour to it, particularly when standing out against the clear blue winter/spring sky. 
Please click on the pic for a larger version.  If pics are too large, please let me know.

nice spring view, paul... just wondering, when does your rain come, mainly? (assuming it comes at all