Flowering now September 2007

[PaulM]

Verbascum splendidum collected north of Lake Egirdir, Turkey is flowering for the first time this year, and it really is a splendid specimen indeed rising close to 3m in height. ( I'm only 172 cm or 5'9'' )

[Brian Ellis]

From the weed walk this morning (amazing how quickly they spring up behind your back).
Tricyrtis x Empress and Clematis rehderiana.

[Paul T]

Brian,

Nice Clematis.  I've only ever seen small pics in books, so your large pic is great.  What does the plant grow like (I've read descriptions in books, but they often don't reflect reality very closely).  How large is it, what sort of habit, flower size etc (if you have the time to supply the info, and the inclination. ).

Thanks in anticipation.  It's a Clematis I have been interested in for a while, but never actually known anyone who grows it or knows it.

[Rogan]

I spent some time recently (last week ) hiking through the mountains of the south-western Cape photographing various plant species ranging from succulents in the Little Karoo to carnivorous plants near the coast. As expected I was not disappointed and came back with many good images to add to my collection (and to share with you!) - here are a few of them:

• two forms of Drosera cistiflora;
• a Hyobanche species (a root parasite);
• a Gibbaeum species (probably G. cryptopoda)
• and the charming flower of Gladiolus debilis

[Rogan]

I had a sudden twinge of conscience - my postings are a little off topic as we don't grow many alpines in this country - I hope you don't mind!? 

[Thomas Huber]

Didn't you find them in the mountains - so why not calling them alpines

[Gerdk]

Paul,
Narcissus cavanillesia (humilis) was so strange for a daffodil that former botanists arranged it in a separate genus (Tapeinanthus). But later it turned out that it is a real Narcissus. It hybridisized with N. serotinus/miniatus with the result of N. x perezlarae - one of the most beautiful autumn flowering daffodils.

Gerd

[Maggi Young]

Is anyone growing  Narcissus x perezlarae  ? If so, would you share photos with us when it flowers, please?


Rogan... don't worry, we are lovers of all plants here, especially those of the mountains, moorlands and wild places of the world... so these you are showing us fit in very well indeed 

[hadacekf]

Here are a few pictures of presently flowers in my meadow.
Sternbergia sicula

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Gladiolus Rogan

[David Nicholson]

and grown to perfection too Franz.

[Maggi Young]

Franz, have there been flowers which did not like to grow in your meadow? Everything looks so good and healthy there, I love it.

[David Nicholson]

From the weed walk this morning (amazing how quickly they spring up behind your back).
Tricyrtis x Empress and Clematis rehderiana.

Lovely Tricyrtis Brian. I wish I had the correct facilities for it in my garden.

[Gerdk]

Maggi,
I grow Narcissus x perezlarae, but it seems they will not flower this year(they are so tricky). If I'll get a flowering specimen from a friend nearby you will receive a picture of course .
Gerd

[Maggi Young]

Thank you, Gerd. The flowers (about 15-18cms?) look like a sort of spikey sternbergia, almost, do they not?

Which is a coincidence, since Franz has posted these pictures now!