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Paul T

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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2009, 08:22:50 PM »
Quote from: Giles on November 01, 2009, 06:36:09 PM
..is it because they're bulbs ??

Giles,

Nope, it's 'cause they're beautiful!!  ;D Excellent pics!! 8)
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2009, 08:42:54 PM »
Oh yes, 'Henrietta' does it for me too, along with the slightly smokey one in the first set of recycled (150) and the silver Cyc hed.. and the stunning Petrocosmea. Many thanks Giles.

I see Oxalis palmifrons is not doing what it doesn't do for me either. :'(
« Last Edit: November 01, 2009, 08:45:28 PM by Lesley Cox »
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2009, 09:14:45 PM »
i'll continue the chorus for the cyclamen with silver lanceolate leaves!
also love the crassula..
like lori, i'm just pleased and a little befuddled seeing so much flowering at this season, though i assume some of the wisley things must be under glass?

i have to admit, those chrysanthemums are quite interesting--not usually being so much for heavily altered plants, but these have something about them--like some art deco wallpaper..
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2009, 09:34:19 PM »
Giles

Nerine 153 is smashing.  The kind of stamens we like to see.

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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2009, 10:48:02 PM »
Brightening up the greenhouse on the occasional sunny day we've had between all the rain this month.
Crocus caspius
Crocus goulimyi
Oxalis massoniana
Oxalis perdicaria 'Cetrino'  a recent purchase at the Discussion Weekend.  The flowers are more yellow than in the picture.
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2009, 11:16:52 PM »
Nerine 153 and 160 are very nice
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #21 on: November 14, 2009, 07:36:23 AM »
Quote from: Roma on November 13, 2009, 10:48:02 PM
Brightening up the greenhouse on the occasional sunny day we've had between all the rain this month.
Crocus caspius
Crocus goulimyi
Oxalis massoniana
Oxalis perdicaria 'Cetrino'  a recent purchase at the Discussion Weekend.  The flowers are more yellow than in the picture.

an excellent argument for having a greenhouse!
do you heat yours in winter, or is it enough in your climate to control moisture and contain what warmth there is?
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #22 on: November 14, 2009, 09:10:21 AM »
Roma, lovely pictures 8), this is what I was hoping to achieve. I wanted to grow plants that would flower in the winter and I could be in my greenhouse in cold days enjoying the flowers sunny faces. Maybe with more experience I will manage to do this one day.
Angie :)
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #23 on: November 14, 2009, 11:02:30 PM »
Cohan, I have a gas heater in the greenhouse and aim to keep it just about frost free.  It does occasionally drop below zero but not for very long.  We have had no prolonged spells of low temperatures in recent years.  It is a lean to, west facing and the back wall would retain heat on a sunny day.  My main problem is lack of ventilation so it can get quite warm at times.  I grow such a wide variety of plants it is difficult to keep them all happy all of the time.

Angie,
The Oxalis massoniana seems very happy with minimum attention and a dry rest in summer.  I have some spare I can pass on to you.  It certainly brightens the place up.
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #24 on: November 14, 2009, 11:27:08 PM »
Hi Roma
Thanks that's very generous of you, we could sort something out, it is nice to have flowers in the greenhouse this time of year.
Angie :)
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #25 on: November 15, 2009, 09:00:56 PM »
If you have a few bulbs to spare Roma/Angie, try Ox. massoniana outside in a rock garden or scree bed. It is incredibly hardy, much more so than all other SA Oxalis species.
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #26 on: November 15, 2009, 10:00:54 PM »
Flowering now in the rock garden - a lovely deep purple form of Linaria supina.
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #27 on: November 15, 2009, 10:14:06 PM »
Super  deep purple..... and look at the great striping on the spur..... 8)
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #28 on: November 16, 2009, 02:26:09 AM »
Great colour, Simon. 8)
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Re: November 2009 (Northern Hemisphere).
« Reply #29 on: November 16, 2009, 09:35:05 AM »
Mmmmm My favourite colour, Simon, what a treat to see Linaria supina flowering in your rockery - does it always flower so late?
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