March 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Paul T]

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. 

Thanks for the pics.

[Lesley Cox]

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.  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.

[Paul T]

It really is a beauty.  I hadn't realised from Otto's pic that it was a climber. 

[Maggi Young]

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. 

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! 

[Hoy]

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?

[Lesley Cox]

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.

[Paul T]

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. 

[fermi de Sousa]

...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!

A few more "autumn bulbs" - A colchicum I received as "atropurpureum" which might be a dark form of Colchicum cilicium


The promise of things to come - Sternbergia sicula


cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

Well let's be quite open and honest and frank here Fermi. I'm more likely to do the climb that you are.

[fermi de Sousa]

I'll stick to social climbing, thanks, Lesley!

Here's a nice [accidental] juxtaposition of Lycoris radiata and Zephyranthes candida


A pale form of Colchicum cilicium



That clump of Sternbergia sicula the next day


A stunning white Belladonna (probably an Amarygia hybrid)


cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Your accident is a beauty.  The two work well together, don't they?

[Ezeiza]

Fermi, both are marsh plants.

[Anthony Darby]

Bought this lovely wee Nerine for NZ$6 at Howick Market a couple of Saturdays ago.

[Paul T]

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.

[Anthony Darby]

Too tender for me in Dunblane, but a delight here Paul.