October 2011 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Lesley Cox]

Two minds with but a single thought Alberto. I won't finish the quotation. This Watsonia is quite hardy in NZ gardens at least and multiplies well to a good clump.

[Maggi Young]

Watsonia aletroides

I presume you mean the plant in photo  DSC03764.JPG in post #11 on the previous page?

[jandals]

I don't grow early flowering bulbs so I have to wait a bit longer for flowers . Things are under way here now though

Clematis marmoraria



Lewisia tweedyi alba



Lewisia tweedyi



Meconopsis pseudointegrifolia



Paeonia lutea



Caltha palustris alba

[Maggi Young]

Great selection of pictures of those good plants, Steve.
It's turned very cold here... around three degrees at nearly mid-day although bright and sunny.... your shots of Spring are very welcome... the choccie biccies are very sustaining, I'm delighted to say!

[Lesley Cox]

Travelling north to Timaru today for beginning of Trillium Weekend tomorrow. Tonight I'll have dinner out with my son and daughter, having already unpacked and set out plants for the weekend's sales area. There are to be 9 stalls including some very good growers so I probably won't bring much money home. but will enjoy the weekend immensely, I'm sure.

Tim arrives very early tomorrow morning, arround 2.30am I imagine so I shan't wait up for him. One of his two sons is also coming, a budding grower I think.

Hopefully I'll have some pictures to post after I get home late Monday.

[Maggi Young]

Have a great weekend, Lesley! Please give our good wishes to all our Chums who'll you'll be seeing......
I've got my possum socks from Bron McCone on... it's been cold here today and I needed something cosy for the evening!

[Anthony Darby]

Spring definitely here, with 20^oC and gloriously sunny today. Not sure what the tree is.

[Lesley Cox]

I did do, Maggi, as far as I could. It was a full on weekend with 112 registrations. We had brilliant weather for the two days tho' Monday turned cold again.

I have masses of pictures but will start a new thread for them, unless either Susan, Dave or Doug has already done that.

[Lesley Cox]

Anthony can you do a close-up of the flower please? I have a couple of tree IDs I want too and will put the pics on the new thread.

[Olga Bondareva]

Thank you dear Southern Hemisphere friends! You remind me spring will come. 

jandals, Lewisia tweedyi Alba is a real gem!

[Lesley Cox]

My Lewisia tweedyi alba and "ordinary" (pink) tweedyi, looked thoroughly miserable until I realized they need BUCKETS of water. I was lucky enough to be able to buy two yellow tweedyi plants (in full flower) at the Trillium Weekend. Rasied by Doreen Mear I think. There were some wonderful things for sale.

[Olga Bondareva]

Lesley, I am full of jealousy. 

[Anthony Darby]

Anthony can you do a close-up of the flower please? I have a couple of tree IDs I want too and will put the pics on the new thread.

Here it is Lesley. There is no stalk on the flower.

[Lesley Cox]

Do you think it is some kind of cherry Anthony? Whatever, it is very beautiful.

Olga I have a batch of young pinks raised from seed David Nicholson sent to me and they haven't flowered yet but I intend to keep them all until they do and hopefully get some seed of my own. I had 2 whites, both from seed and cross pollinated them but no seed. They were too dry I think and I know better now. The yellows (2) are also from seed, from Ashwoods in the UK and I am already crossing those even though theyre young plants.  IF there is any seed on any of them, you shall have some.

[Onion]

Anthony,

can it be Prunus mume? A cherry as Lesley mentioned.