August 2010 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Martin Baxendale]

Doug, you can also post photos of snowdrops you're not sure about here  http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5087.0  for identification in the ID thread of the galanthus section of the forum.

[kiwi]

Thanks for the advice everyone. I will post some onto the Id page soon.
This one was bought as S.Arnott and is similar to the other so I guess would be right.
I was very lucky to be given this bulb of Narcissus hybrid.
A new Helleborus hybrid in the garden.

[Maggi Young]

That narcissus is very sweet, Doug, even soaking wet!

[arillady]

A few flowers taken late afternoon - hence the darkness.
Helleborus from June Morley many many years ago
Narcissus
Narcissus
Both Narcissus have lost their tags.
I will add another aril hybrid to the onco thread.
A couple of photos taken a couple of days ago of
Sorry having a very bad senior moment for names.

[Lesley Cox]

Hermadactylus tuberosus and Narcissus odorus 'Campernellii' for the last two?

[arillady]

Yes those were the names needed Lesley.

[kiwi]

Something for exellent foliage, Pseudowintera colorata or Horopito. Native to NZ, shade lover.
Never seems to stop flowering  Ipheion sellowianum.
Narcissus tete a tete.
Galanthus ikariae (Bought as)

[Lesley Cox]

Well maybe we down under could compare it with what's out here at present - or maybe not. The only one I can think of is G. nivalis 'Viridipice' or however it's spelt. (I have it as 'Viridipicis' which makes it easy to spell with all those alternate i's)

Doug, the foliage on yours looks like G. plicatus. Not sure how close that is to ikariae. Come in please Martin or Mark.

[fermi de Sousa]

No more snowdrops in my garden but Otto says he has thousands! Actually he gave a talk on Galanthus on Saturday night at our local group meeting which went very well.

Viv Condon put on a display of snowdrops in little vases as well as some superb auricula primulas.






And this wondrous Adonis vernalis!


Remember these are my pictures but the plants are grown by Viv Condon!

[fermi de Sousa]

A few from our garden,
Retic iris "Natascha" is now in bloom!


And the rather stunning Romulea sabulosa


Romulea atrandra ssp atrandra


Romulea (maybe hirta or discifera - came as seed of R cruciata)


The delightful elfin Anemone heldreichii is new this year from Marcus Harvey,


And this clump ofNarcissus "Stymie" raised by Rod Barwick (Glenbrook Bulb Farm, Tasmania) is nicely set off by some rock plants,


cheers
fermi

[Ragged Robin]

And this clump ofNarcissus "Stymie" raised by Rod Barwick (Glenbrook Bulb Farm, Tasmania) is nicely set off by some rock plants

This is what I love about your rockery Fermi, everything socialises so well 

[arillady]

Fermi some lovely little gems in your garden and on show.

[Maggi Young]

No more snowdrops in my garden but Otto says he has thousands! Actually he gave a talk on Galanthus on Saturday night at our local group meeting which went very well.
(Attachment Link)
Viv Condon put on a display of snowdrops in little vases as well as some superb auricula primulas.
(Attachment Link)

(Attachment Link)

(Attachment Link)

And this wondrous Adonis vernalis!
(Attachment Link)

Remember these are my pictures but the plants are grown by Viv Condon!

 And so our kind thanks to you and to Viv! 

[cohan]

Viv Condon put on a display .... as well as some superb auricula primulas.
Remember these are my pictures but the plants are grown by Viv Condon!

those prims are interesting, i don't know anything about these---interesting colours/textures

[David Nicholson]

Lovely stuff Fermi and Doug.