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Paul T

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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2012, 06:38:16 AM »
Otto.  Lovely!!

I wouldn't mind seeing the masses of banaticus and nudiflorus if you have a photo?  No sign of banaticus here as yet, but I have nudiflorus 'Orta' with 2 flowers, and the first pulchellus.  And of course lots and lots of Cyclamen, Colchicum, Rhodophiala, some Lycoris, Dahlias, Salvias etc.  Great time of year.

Your Prionotes cerinthoides looks rather interesting as well.  I'm figuring ericaceous?  Lovely little thing, and great to see obscure Aussie stuff.  8)

Thanks for the pics.
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #16 on: March 13, 2012, 10:07:19 AM »
Lucky you Otto, and clever you, to have the lovely Prionotes in flower and looking so well. Of course you are carefully pollinating each flower. :D  These two were taken in the Mt Field National Park when Don and I stayed with Marcus. It was quite lovely climbing up tree trunks. I think it would be happy where a Lapageria or Philesia would grow.
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #17 on: March 13, 2012, 10:32:05 AM »
It really is a beauty.  I hadn't realised from Otto's pic that it was a climber.  :o
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #18 on: March 13, 2012, 01:48:44 PM »
Quote from: Paul T on March 13, 2012, 06:38:16 AM
Otto.  Lovely!!

I wouldn't mind seeing the masses of banaticus and nudiflorus if you have a photo?  No sign of banaticus here as yet, but I have nudiflorus 'Orta' with 2 flowers, and the first pulchellus.  And of course lots and lots of Cyclamen, Colchicum, Rhodophiala, some Lycoris, Dahlias, Salvias etc.  Great time of year.

Your Prionotes cerinthoides looks rather interesting as well.  I'm figuring ericaceous?  Lovely little thing, and great to see obscure Aussie stuff.  8)

Thanks for the pics.

Paul, it is Crocus nudiflorus 'ORLA'   :)

Otto, Super Prionotes. It's in the Epacridaceae, Paul,,, which is near enough an "eric" for my taste!  ;) :)
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #19 on: March 13, 2012, 05:58:32 PM »
Prionotes cerinthoides looks great!
I have read that it can climb to 10 meter and is hardy! Is that true?
Does anyboy have seed of this one?
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #20 on: March 13, 2012, 07:26:01 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on March 13, 2012, 01:48:44 PM
It's in the Epacridaceae, Paul,,, which is near enough an "eric" for my taste!  ;) :)

Same as the Richea on the "Germinating Now page Paul.

I think Marcus Harvey in Tasmania listed the Prionotes a few years ago and I seem to remember that it was listed (but supplied by Marcus) in a JJA list as well. Marcus' email is hillview400@hotmail.com and would be worth an enquiry. He didn't send me a bulb list this year. :'(
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #21 on: March 13, 2012, 10:08:11 PM »
Thanks for the name correction, Maggi.  And the family for the Prionotes.  The flower looks more Erica than Epacris, but I should have realised given it is a Tas native and we have so many Epacs.  ::)
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #22 on: March 13, 2012, 11:02:14 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on March 13, 2012, 10:07:19 AM
...in the Mt Field National Park when Don and I stayed with Marcus. It was quite lovely climbing up tree trunks.
The image of you climbing up the trees will stay with me for quite sometime, Lesley! ;D

A few more "autumn bulbs" - A colchicum I received as "atropurpureum" which might be a dark form of Colchicum cilicium
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The promise of things to come - Sternbergia sicula
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #23 on: March 14, 2012, 12:22:46 AM »
Well let's be quite open and honest and frank here Fermi. I'm more likely to do the climb that you are. ;D
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #24 on: March 14, 2012, 06:54:49 AM »
I'll stick to social climbing, thanks, Lesley! ;D

Here's a nice [accidental] juxtaposition of Lycoris radiata and Zephyranthes candida
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A pale form of Colchicum cilicium
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That clump of Sternbergia sicula the next day
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A stunning white Belladonna (probably an Amarygia hybrid)
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #25 on: March 14, 2012, 09:50:12 AM »
Fermi,

Your accident is a beauty.  The two work well together, don't they?
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2012, 10:54:09 PM »
Fermi, both are marsh plants.
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #27 on: March 17, 2012, 09:34:06 AM »
Bought this lovely wee Nerine for NZ$6 at Howick Market a couple of Saturdays ago.
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #28 on: March 17, 2012, 11:19:06 AM »
Anthony,

Isn't 'Fothergill Major' such a good nerine?  Finished here already, but flowers well every year for me.  Always the first or nearly the first Nerine each year.  Sometimes beaten by things like N. angulata, but not this year.
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Re: March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere
« Reply #29 on: March 17, 2012, 08:34:05 PM »
Too tender for me in Dunblane, but a delight here Paul.
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