October 2012 in the Northern Hemisphere

[Leon]

Yes Paul, I agree.  They are amazing.  I have some trouble determining the structural parts of the flower.  It seems there are parts that don't readily appear in other flowers.  Perhaps the parts that I take to be petals are actually sepals and the petals are the fine tubular structures instead.   And don't most flowers have a one carpel/one ovary/one stigma rule.  These flowers seem to have one ovary/3 stigmas.  Also note 5 anthers.  They are very unruly flowers, they just don't follow the rules.

[meanie]

There is the most amazing architecture in a passiflora flower.  Thanks for showing us.  In combo with Meanie's pics at the start of this page, they are a beautiful range of them.

Sue, my OH, has these two blooming in her garden at the moment.
P.antioquensis...............


And P. x exoniensis............


The first frosts will cut then back, but up to then they'll produce a steady number of blooms. Seem to overwinter in the shed kept frost free ok.

[Gerdk]

Here is Ranunculus bullatus - a mediterranian autumn flowering 'weed'

Gerd

[Tim Ingram]

Crocus speciosus is one of those plants that almost appears overnight. These are in a circular bed in the middle of the lawn and I am trying the trick of photographing it every day to make a video of how it changes over the year - there are masses of spring bulbs and then small perennials through the summer.

Little else in flower apart from a small form of Saxifraga fortunei in a shady trough and Cyclamen hederifolium (planted next to an Arbutus, subsequently removed, so hence the mushrooms!). The final picture was taken in Blean Woods near Canterbury - a striking specimen!

[ronm]

This is the only one we grow. Seed was from Vietnam.

[Maggi Young]

Crocus speciosus is one of those plants that almost appears overnight.

Yes, we find it it's one of the most exciting features of crocus that they can achieve this sudden appearance.  Does the heart good!

[Leon]

Ron,
That is an interesting plant.  The flower is similar in structure to P. incarnata. 

[Hoy]

Had this little beauty blooming in a pot outdoors all summer - Impatiens kilimanjari..................

Hi meanie

I like your pictures! This one of I kilimanjari reminds me of all the Impatiens I saw both on Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro

Here are Impatiens kilimanjari and I pseudoviola (? a very variable species or many different ones??) in situ:

[Hoy]

I once grew Passiflora in my garden too but it didn't survive for long. Would love to grow some though in the garden as they are too big for pots (for me). Have read about new hardier types but they are not available here yet.

The autumn Crocuses are finished but some plants like Fuchsia 'Mrs Popple' still linger on although we got some snow last night. Picture taken now.

[kentish_lass]

Hi everyone
Jennie here in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, USA.  I am trying to upload some autumn tint photographs I took today on a lovely trip through the mountains into Tennessee.  However, I am trying to load them from a Mac which I am not used to - so this is a dummy run to see if the photos are too big

[kentish_lass]

Me again
Yes they was too big.  I am trying with a few more.....

[pehe]

Here is Ranunculus bullatus - a mediterranian autumn flowering 'weed'

Gerd

Lovely 'weed'!
I have been searching for that for some time because of its habit of flowering in the autumn. Last year I got seeds and some tubers from Malta. Both seedlings and tubers are in leaf now, but no flowers until now.

Poul

[meanie]

Hi meanie

I like your pictures! This one of I kilimanjari reminds me of all the Impatiens I saw both on Mount Kenya and Kilimanjaro

Here are Impatiens kilimanjari and I pseudoviola (? a very variable species or many different ones??) in situ:

Nice to see them in their natural habitat Hoy - thanks!


I've never been to Africa, but I did find this stunning Madagascan species via Flickr if that counts?

(original image here............  http://www.flickr.com/photos/afriorchids/2454066734/#)

Regarding Passiflora Hoy, the P.antioquensis grows very well in a surprisingly small pot allowing it to be overwintered frost free.

[Hoy]

Nice to see them in their natural habitat Hoy - thanks!


I've never been to Africa, but I did find this stunning Madagascan species via Flickr if that counts?
Regarding Passiflora Hoy, the P.antioquensis grows very well in a surprisingly small pot allowing it to be overwintered frost free.

You are welcome, meanie Impatiens is an extraordinary genus, almost as diverse as orchids!

My problem with growing passiflora in pots is their demand of water. I am away several weeks every summer and nobody waters the pots so I have to grow drought tolerant plants in them

[Paul T]

Meanie,

 

Wow, what an impatiens.  I want to grow that!!