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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #120 on: February 17, 2011, 10:21:54 PM »
A couple more....

A Cyclamen hederifolium starting into flower now.

A Zephyranthes I received as labuffarosea but I think we worked out it wasn't (and that that wasn't the right spelling anyway! ;)).  Pretty, whichever it is. :D

I've also posted last night some pics in the ID area, a couple of pics of a Calostemma down in the Amaryllidaceae section, and I'm about to post a couple of pics of Diplodium coccineum in the orchid area, just in case any are interested.  8)

Have a great day.  8) 8)
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #121 on: February 17, 2011, 11:54:27 PM »
Yes, I DO mind. You should be at work at this hour. As soon as I posted that I thought "probably Paul T will have one up there before I can." >:(
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #122 on: February 18, 2011, 12:15:46 AM »
Lesley,

I'm surprised that Bill D didn't get them up here weeks ago.  So often he gets in a week or two before mine are in flower.  ::)
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #123 on: February 18, 2011, 10:34:15 AM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 17, 2011, 11:54:27 PM
Yes, I DO mind. You should be at work at this hour. As soon as I posted that I thought "probably Paul T will have one up there before I can." >:(
 ;D ;D ;D

 ;D  When I saw you say about the double Galtonia, Lesley, my thought was of surprise at you growing a double! It looks a pretty enough thing, though... if it is robust enough I could imagine it being a successful florists'  blooom, but not one I expected you to be growing  :o  ;)
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #124 on: February 18, 2011, 11:14:52 AM »
Maggi,

The flower stem is well over a metre tall, so fairly robust. ;D
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #125 on: February 19, 2011, 11:08:54 AM »
A couple more pics from yesterday.....

A pink form of Hibiscus 'Southern Belle'
Seedpods of Clematis viticella
A basket of Bacopa and Heuchera.  I've just got this sitting in the top of a blue glazed pot at present, which actually works quite well in the position it is in.  ;D
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #126 on: February 19, 2011, 11:26:52 AM »
Quote from: Paul T on February 18, 2011, 12:15:46 AM
I'm surprised that Bill D didn't get them up here weeks ago.  So often he gets in a week or two before mine are in flower.  ::)

Yes I might as well keep up the habit of getting the plants to flower noticeable earlier than the rest and this time with the beautiful Bessera elegans.
Don't forget our climate and the specifics that most of our plants/bulbs are grown in pots/containers, will all add to them flowering that little bit sooner.
Paul, did you manage to find your Bessera's? I am also pleased you managed to keep yours Lesley, otherwise I can always spare a few more.
Anyway, these small corms have grassy leaves and stems carry numerous dainty flowers shaped like small parachutes, ranging in colour from bright red to pink or purple.
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #127 on: February 19, 2011, 11:51:23 AM »
Just a few more interesting perennial plants flowering for us at the moment, with a couple of the pictures without a name.
Could someone ID them for me please?  Thanks.

Campanulata EK Toogood
Convolvulus Blue Lake
Odontospermum Gold Coin
DSCO4186
DSCO4279
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #128 on: February 19, 2011, 09:00:54 PM »
Maggi, surprisingly (to me) the double galtonia is a lovely thing. It was first isolated I think, at a Tauranga (where Bill comes from) nursery called Parva Plants, now near Christchurch. Named 'Moonbeam' it was extensively micropropagated and released to an unsuspecting public and is indeed mostly grown now as a florists' flower, down this way at least. I had half a dozen bulbs when I lived north of here and never had a flower but was given a few more recently and these are about to bloom nicely. The individual flowers are rather gardenia-like.
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #129 on: February 19, 2011, 09:02:06 PM »
The lower one looks like a Pelargonium Bill, don't know which and the white could be either a Pratia or Scaveola.
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #130 on: February 19, 2011, 09:06:21 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 19, 2011, 09:02:06 PM
The lower one looks like a Pelargonium Bill, don't know which and the white could be either a Pratia or Scaveola.
Could the white one be a Lobelia
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #131 on: February 19, 2011, 09:55:57 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 19, 2011, 09:00:54 PM
Maggi, surprisingly (to me) the double galtonia is a lovely thing. It was first isolated I think, at a Tauranga (where Bill comes from) nursery called Parva Plants, now near Christchurch. Named 'Moonbeam' it was extensively micropropagated and released to an unsuspecting public and is indeed mostly grown now as a florists' flower, down this way at least. I had half a dozen bulbs when I lived north of here and never had a flower but was given a few more recently and these are about to bloom nicely. The individual flowers are rather gardenia-like.
Yes, I see what you mean about gardenia like... I think that's what I liked about it too. I could see it being a lovely bridal flower.
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #132 on: February 19, 2011, 10:10:54 PM »
Bill,

Until I get a flower I'm not going to know if what is in that pot is Bessera or not, unfortunately!  ::)  Frustrating.  I've never seen other than the normal orange/red iridescent colour here in Australia.
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #133 on: February 20, 2011, 08:10:34 AM »
I have not come across Bessera elegans before - how really lovely. Must try to source seed or bulbs.
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Re: February 2011 - Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #134 on: February 22, 2011, 08:13:52 PM »
Hi there,

Just a couple of average crocus pics for Paul.

Vallicola
serotinus ssp clusii
kotschyanus ssp hakkariensis

The last I obtained from Dr Pilous, it has an upright corm but it doesn't look the same as stocks I had from JJA seed. These were more violet, and as stated in Mathew, more "wedge-shaped".

Cheers, Marcus
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