July 2010 in the Southern Hemisphere

[fermi de Sousa]

This is cheating a bit as I actually took these pics last week
If they look like they're a bit tropical for this time of year in Victoria, it's because we were in Queensland!
Firstly a magnificient Tibouchina,


A very healthy Cestrum


And the stunning Thunbergia mysorensis (I presume) growing in the Mt Tambourine BGs






cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

If they look like they're a bit tropical for this time of year in Victoria, it's because we were in Queensland!

  I like it!

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Gorgeous flowers Fermi !!

The Thunbergia really is a stunner !

[Lesley Cox]

It's probably obvious from Fermi's pics that the Thunbergia is falling from the ceiling, not growing from the ground, if you see what I mean. Of course the plant is in the ground but it forms a wonderful canopy over a roof or wooden framework (in my north-of-Auckland friend's garden), with these amazing dangling streamers of flowers, falling almost to ground level. As I sat outside on the patio eating my breakfast cereal and strawberries, I had to brush the Thunbergia stems out of my plate.

[fermi de Sousa]

Very excited this morning - actually discovered by torchlight last night, but photographed this morning - my first flowering of a Juno from seed! I know that others will very quickly advise that this is the easiest Juno to flower but nonetheless it's the first one I've ever flowered from seed!

Iris planifolia sown 20-04-2008; first seedling 25-06-2008!




I'll post more "tropical" pics later!
cheers
fermi

[Rogan]

Well protected against slugs and snails I see...   

[Diane Clement]

Very excited this morning - actually discovered by torchlight last night, but photographed this morning - my first flowering of a Juno from seed! I know that others will very quickly advise that this is the easiest Juno to flower but nonetheless it's the first one I've ever flowered from seed!

Certainly not easy in "our" climate, probably suits yours better, Fermi!  In the wild it flowers in January/February, but here our weather is not good at that time of the year, it has to be grown under glass, and it flowers too early.  It's also very prone to virus.  Two years from seed is pretty impressive! 

[David Nicholson]

Well done Fermi.

[arillady]

Now I bet you have the seed growing bug with Junos.
It has been so cold in the morning with frost and by the time I get home it is nearly dark so I have not been able to check the flowering on my main clump. But I seem to have three shades of this iris now. Light, medium (like your photo) and darker blue. Did I send you some seed Fermi?

[Lesley Cox]

Well done Fermi, I've found planifolia far from easy from seed and the easiest for me is the white magnifica. You have a lovely form too, both in colour and shortness. Mine tends to be very leafy with almost never a flower. The white magnifica I've found to have that same characteristic as Frit. acmopetala. For every 5 "other" species I grow from seed, 4 turn out to be the white magnifica, which is beautiful but I don't need it again and yet again under other names.

[Tecophilaea King]

Very excited this morning - actually discovered by torchlight last night, but photographed this morning - my first flowering of a Juno from seed! I know that others will very quickly advise that this is the easiest Juno to flower but nonetheless it's the first one I've ever flowered from seed!

Nothing easy or common about your Juno planifolia Fermi, they're always special, well done.
Our Junos are not even budding up, but I.riticulata's won't be long flowering.

[Tecophilaea King]

It's a different story with the miniature daffies, they're budding up just fine, with the first of the species Narcissi cyclamineus flowering, followed closely by some N.cyclamineus seedlings showing their flowers for the first time.
Looking forward to more mini's flowering soon.

[galahad]

Well, we have finally had some sunny and non-rainy days!  I have been itching to get out in the garden but the ground is still so wet.
The first of the Crocus pushing through.
I don't know what I would do without the winter colour from the Oxalis

[Tecophilaea King]

Hi Folks, I was wondering ( almost desparate) if someone on this forum could help me aquiring/locating some Crinum species seed, and as always, I am more than happy to return the favour with seed from our extensive collection of bulbs.
For more info look under SEED WANTED or SEED EXCHANGE  forum.
Thanks,   Bill

PS: does any forum member in New Zealnd grow Crinum species/varieties?

[Maggi Young]

I don't know what I would do without the winter colour from the Oxalis

Be sure and have a look at this thread from a new Member in Taiwan...
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5707.0