Title: Blooming in autumn in Auckland, N.Z.
Post by: Wayne Carter on April 26, 2022, 06:12:37 PM
Post by: Wayne Carter on April 26, 2022, 06:12:37 PM
Narcissus tazetta blooming, from seed from the late great William Welch (aka 'Bill the Bulb Baron').
Title: Re: Blooming in autumn in Auckland, N.Z.
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 02, 2022, 03:21:31 AM
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 02, 2022, 03:21:31 AM
I meant to add that these are from Bill's 'Autumn Colours' strain and are blooming very early in our season.
Bill very kindly sent me the seed after I emailed him to see whether he would sell me some.
Bill very kindly sent me the seed after I emailed him to see whether he would sell me some.
Title: More of what is blooming in Auckland (N.Z.) at present, May 2022.
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 02, 2022, 03:27:32 AM
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 02, 2022, 03:27:32 AM
More of what is blooming here at present, 2 May 2022. Cyclamen and Hypoxis (Pauridia).
Title: Re: Blooming in autumn in Auckland, N.Z.
Post by: Martin Bohnet on May 02, 2022, 02:36:54 PM
Post by: Martin Bohnet on May 02, 2022, 02:36:54 PM
Hi Wayne, I merged this to keep topics in tidy packages - I left the oxalis one on its own for now, as it seems to be intended as a more narrow topic. As for this mixed one, I wonder if we should keep two separated monthly topics, one per hemisphere. My first impulse was, long before the forum went public, to just have an ongoing "general current photos" topic, but but @Diane Whitehead praised the merits of a lookup quality like "I need something that flowers in March, let's see what the others had". While I really like that Idea, I guess for that purpose we really need a hemisphere split.
PS: I like the hypoxis, very nice and tidy compared to my Hypoxis villosa
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PS: I like the hypoxis, very nice and tidy compared to my Hypoxis villosa
Title: Re: Blooming in autumn in Auckland, N.Z.
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 03, 2022, 04:50:03 PM
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 03, 2022, 04:50:03 PM
Thanks for that Martin, still getting my head around how this should work!
I guess one issue is that both the northern hemisphere land area and the human populations are much bigger than us here in the south.
I guess one issue is that both the northern hemisphere land area and the human populations are much bigger than us here in the south.
Title: Re: Blooming in autumn in Auckland, N.Z.
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 03, 2022, 05:17:16 PM
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 03, 2022, 05:17:16 PM
Also have Moraea polystachya, Crocus niveus and Oxalis purpurea 'Ken Aslet' blooming, the last two in a home-made hypertufa trough.
Title: Re: Blooming in autumn in Auckland, N.Z.
Post by: Mike Rummerfield on May 04, 2022, 11:29:09 PM
Post by: Mike Rummerfield on May 04, 2022, 11:29:09 PM
Wayne,
Like Martin, I also really like the Hypoxis.
Well grown - beautiful!
Like Martin, I also really like the Hypoxis.
Well grown - beautiful!
Title: Re: Blooming in autumn in Auckland, N.Z.
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 06, 2022, 06:57:26 PM
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 06, 2022, 06:57:26 PM
Thanks Mike, as well as growing from seed, I have bought many bulbs from Tony Palmer's nursery 'Kellydale' here in west Auckland, and those bulbs came from there.
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Title: Re: Blooming in autumn in Auckland, N.Z.
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 06, 2022, 07:04:38 PM
Post by: Wayne Carter on May 06, 2022, 07:04:38 PM
Currently blooming in another one of my hypertufa troughs - Ipheion hirtellum (yellow) and Oxalis polyphylla var. pentaphylla.