February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere

[fermi de Sousa]

Nice crocus, Marcus; none out here yet!

The Belladonna Lilies aren't as floriferous this year despite the extra rain - just wasn't hot enough I guess. This is the cerise/deep pink one common in the area,




My favourite combination of morning and evening! Ipomaea sp (Morning Glory) and Oenothera acaulis (Evening primrose) taken yesterday morning,


The first flower on Lilium speciosum rubrum "Uchida" which will hopefully do better as the tree cover increases (it got a bit burnt on the few hot days that occurred this summer!)


cheers
fermi

[fleurbleue]

Waouh Paul ! I have just discovered now your Galtonia Moonbeam, such a beauty 

[Ray]

This is the first time I have grown Brugmansia and its looking pretty good at this time,what do you reckon Gail.
bye Ray



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[Maggi Young]

Ray, your Brugmansia is a really healthy looking plant and a super colour.

[Paul T]

Ray,

Niiiice!  I have one growing here as well, but only a small one in a pot against a wall to protect it from the cold.  It does flower on occasions, but nothing even close to your wonderful display!! 

[Gail]

This is the first time I have grown Brugmansia and its looking pretty good at this time,what do you reckon Gail.
bye Ray

Wow - that is a good flush of flower, is it scented?  Sadly I've lost a lot of mine overwinter this year.

[Paul T]

Datura inoxia is in flower for me now.  Lovely perfume when the flowers open at night (hence the opening flower has flash in use), and the flower collapses sometime during the next day/evening.  I quite like the difference between them... there's a different texture when they're fresh or old.

The first pic is yesterday morning of an older flower, then the second pic is of a fresh flower opening yesterday evening.

Enjoy.

[Gail]

Nice Paul - I must get some more seed sown; I had it a couple of years ago and it is one of my favourites for scent.

[Paul T]

Gail,

It's one of those scents that is strong, but not stomach-churning.  Very nice, particularly when wafting from a distance.

[cohan]

Datura inoxia is in flower for me now.  Lovely perfume when the flowers open at night (hence the opening flower has flash in use), and the flower collapses sometime during the next day/evening.  I quite like the difference between them... there's a different texture when they're fresh or old.

The first pic is yesterday morning of an older flower, then the second pic is of a fresh flower opening yesterday evening.

Enjoy.

Lovely--worthy of Georgia O'Keefe!

[fermi de Sousa]

The Rhodophiala bifida have come into flower


And more Belladonna Lilies (Amaryllis belladonna hybrids)






And the fabulous Lycoris sprengeri, three stems this year! A record breaker!




cheers
fermi

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Fermi,

Fabulously exotic flowers!

Cheers, Marcus

[Paul T]

Fermi,

I've not flowered sprengerii as yet.  Well done!!!!!    I think I still have it.  I put a couple of species into the ground last year, so I expect they are building up size now and hopefully there might be some flowers next year.  The Lycoris elsae is due to open their first flowers in the next day or two, for the second year in a row, so I think they're nicely settled and building size now.  If only I had the space to put more things into the ground.

[fermi de Sousa]

The Lycoris elsae is due to open their first flowers in the next day or two, for the second year in a row, so I think they're nicely settled and building size now. 

Hi Paul,
did they flower so early for you last year? I think mine didn't appear till mid-March in 2010. No sign of them or any others (other than the 2 I've already shown) here yet.
cheers
fermi

[annew]

Fermi, that Lycoris is an amazing colour.