October 2012 in the Southern Hemisphere

[Paul T]

John,

I think this is about normal for it here.  It's definitely earlier than the majority of others that I grow, but there are a lot of Rhodos around the city already well and truly in flower before now.

Pat and Anthony,

Not sure whether you're saying that this was closeup or that you were wanting a closeup picture?  I'll try to get a closer pic for you this morning, to make sure I'm covered either way.    It was originally thought to be an aroid, was even in the aroid family, but they eventually realised it wasn't even close.

I'm glad everyone is enjoying the pics.  Thanks for the comments.

[Anthony Darby]

I'm saying it's a fabulous plant.

[arillady]

Paul and I had to click on the photo to enlarge it to see that is was not a mangled huge butterfly sitting on the plant

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Folks,

Lots of lovely pictures to enjoy.

God you have some DBIs Fermi and I like that, native Dampiera rosmarinifolia, such a flurry of snowflake flowers, its almost buried the bush!

Did you raise the asarum from seed Paul?

I have a couple of iris pictures I managed to take before the wind whipped up. Such a shame for these beauties to be battered from pillar to post by constant gales. If I were them I'd just give up.

Iris Shebas Jewel - complex hybrid originally imported from Janis.

Iris stolonifera - what an intricate weave of patterns - who says there isn't a God ? Or a mighty fine Mandelbrot set. Sets you thinking why evolution would produce such incredibly complex stimuli - sheer waste or genius ?

Iris ? complex hybrid - Originally from Pat with label data that resembled a runaway piece of string. Shamefully I am not across all of the crosses . Super Moon I recall featured. Can you help Pat?

Cheers, Marcus

[Paul T]

Marcus,

Sheba's Jewel is glorious. 

I reckon you made that last one up.  You took the standards off a white one, and after emasculating the poor yellow one you glued them on.  That is an amazingly crisp colour differentiation, isn't it?

I just love all 3 of them.  They're beauties.

[arillady]

I replied to Marcus privately re the cross of that Super Yellow arilbred. It was seed from Pete McGrath in 1994.

[Paul T]

Just such an amazing colour combination, never seen anything quite like it anywhere in the irises before.  And of course the contrast on Shebas Jewel.

Marcus,

Just realised I forgot to answer your question.... no, I didn't raise the Asarum from seed, it was given to me as a plant.

[fermi de Sousa]

Marcus has his new seedlist available! If you'd like a copy please send me a PM with your e-mail address (don't worry, Paul, you'd be getting it regardless! ) -  see here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9633.0 
Here are a few more pics from the garden this morning:
Narcissus obesus ex JJA from AGS Seedex 2008
Pelargonium triste x2
Iris from SRGC Seedex 2009 as I. schaachtii - but is it? There's no stem to speak of - and I like it whatever it is!
cheers
fermi

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Paul,

You think I've created the "Platypus Iris" just to confuse the folks back home?

Does look a bit that way though I can't claim any hand in it. I have never seen another one like it.

Currently the wind here is horrendous so fingers crossed on any more flowers surviving. I have "Peresh" within an inch of blooming.

That iris looks like I. taochia Fermi. Though I am far from an expert.

Cheers, Marcus

[Hillview croconut]

Hello again,

Rough day to attempt photos but mad dogs and gardeners will go out in a blasting gale ...
Some raggedy pics:

Gynandriris sisyrinchium - collected as seed at the Kedros plateau in Crete alongside Iris unguicularis
Iris paradoxa - I think this came originally from Pat. One year it set 3 seeds and I now have another pot.
Ranunculus asiaticus - from JJA seed - from memory it was supposed to be white (which I haven't got and which apparently grows in sheets around Phaistos in Crete.

Sorry for the quality.

Cheers, Marcus

[Maggi Young]

Marcus has his new seedlist available! If you'd like a copy please send me a PM with your e-mail address (don't worry, Paul, you'd be getting it regardless! )

No need for that. ...... see here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9633.0 

[fermi de Sousa]

No need for that. ...... see here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=9633.0

Thanks, Maggi,
the work e-mail seems to be playing up at present and I've had to re-send to most people via my hotmail account!
cheers
fermi

[arillady]

Uhm I wonder what I grew years ago as Pelargonium triste as it had more red in it I thought.
Love it Fermi.
SRGC comes up really fast even with a slowed connection - go slow till the 10th. No way would facebook come up for me.

[Otto Fauser]

uMarcus , you posted some beautyful images of wondrous Irises - like you I wonder why evolution would produce such incredibly beautyful flowers for us to marvel at and not believe in a higher life force .
  also your Ranunculus asiaticus 'Picotee' is to dye for .

    Fermi here is a pic of Iris schachtii - just going over in my garden -a large patch of it

   I grew this Iris (Juno ) albomarginata from seed - would someone know for certain if it is correctly named ?

    Paul ,your Camellia 'NucciosGem ' is beautyful , must try to get it as well as some other hybrids raised by Nuccio .I am enjoying Cam. 'Peggy Burton' at the moment -raised in New Zealand

[Hillview croconut]

Hi Folks,

At the risk of boring the pants off forumists - can anyone please provide names for these DBI?

Cheers, Marcus

PS Fermi I think you previously gave a name to the blue stitch variety.

Cheers, Marcus