We got enough sun for the Oxalis purpurea 'Garnet' to have a flower open.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Carlos on February 08, 2025, 07:31:23 AMHi. Not an autonomous region like Madeira in Portugal, but there are specific phytosanitary regulations for exchanges with and from the mainland. These regulations can only affect operations within the country, but have no force between other countries, as that would be against the free circulation of goods witin the EU.I noticed that on the Rareplants.eu site, that they are located in Spain but don't ship to a lot of areas in Spain because of regulations and paperwork. That's like a popular Portuguese domestic goods shop will ship large items to Madeira but not to the Azores. I have found that customs in Lisboa can be very, very restrictive. I just bought some seeds from Rareplants, and the latest update says they are going through customs in Lisboa, even though it is one EU country to another.
Quote from: Carlos on December 09, 2024, 10:53:21 PMHi again, I was puzzled by how different your plant looks from the photos of brevifolia I have seen... I asked two colleagues and it's Erica azorica, the Azorean tree heath, related toErica canariensis and Erica arborea.You are right, it does look like the Erica. I was going by the photos on Azoresbioportal | Portal da Biodiversidade dos Açores
Brevifolia subsp. maritima seems to occur only at the Miradouro de Alagoa.
Juniperus Alagoa - Terceira
Quote from: Carlos on December 09, 2024, 12:38:15 AMHi, I already sent seeds to the SX, but I haven't enough left to make five portions, I prefer that you send me your address. Having a contact in the Azores is cool! I wonder if you know Juniperus brevifolia...The Juniperus breviflora is one of those rare endemic plants that the Azores have. In my backyard, I have what looks like Juniperus breviflora var. montanum. It popped up there, and is considered a protected species. From what I have observed, it hates to be moved, even a seedling risks the tap root being damaged, so I didn't try to put it in a more convenient position.
Carlos
Quote from: Carlos on December 08, 2024, 07:14:33 AMI keep my offer of sending seeds or bulbs of both to those who want to see with their eyes.I am interested in the seeds/bulbs and would like to see them in the next BX.
Quote from: Mikent on October 31, 2024, 12:58:37 PMThe first picture is from a few days ago, it was the second day of flowering. It's a bit deeper pink color in the picture than is accurate, because the sun was shining on the petals, and all I was getting was a white glare instead of pink. I had to block the sunshine with my body while taking the picture which caused the pink to look a few shades darker. The second picture is from today, and is fairly close to the actual color (more gray than sunny today).Trying to photograph Nerines is very difficult for me. They tend to over saturate the image and since I don't a photoshop type program, just keep fiddling with camera settings. The first photo is 'Prince Valient', which is supposed to be a Barbie pink. The second is just a group photo.
Quote from: Too Many Plants! on October 04, 2024, 11:29:12 AMHere's a curiosity...unless I'm mistaken. I have some Ferraria leafing out when we're still in full summer mode! We've been around 100°F the last handful of days, with still a few to go. And we've had no days in recent weeks of cool temps. Mostly 80's n 90's.Mine have started to put up leaves, as well. My temperatures dropped from 29°C to 25-27° and a little bit of rain. I also noticed that the first Nerines have put up flower spikes, practically overnight.
I do need to (somewhat) correct myself. We did have a short few days a couple weeks ago with somewhat cooler day temps (still not winter cool) with a few nights that got into the low 60's and into the 50's. I wonder if that short cooler nighttime temps blip could have triggered these? I don't see any others (of the many I have) leafing out.
Quote from: Too Many Plants! on July 28, 2024, 11:20:13 AMSince I was a music major at University instead of Botany, I refer to the American Daylily Society for a lot of definitions. For hybrid, they say: " An individual descending from crosses between two or more species. (This is a botanical definition that is also widely used in horticultural commerce.) While in the AHS we may loosely refer to the results of our crosses as hybrids to distinguish them from the original species, they are more appropriately referred to as cultivars if registered, and seedlings if not registered."Quote from: Wylie on July 28, 2024, 01:17:35 AMIt's a selection (cultivar) of a sp., different than a hybrid?Quote from: Too Many Plants! on July 27, 2024, 11:21:39 AMI think A. Graskop is a cultivar. I do have another A. inapertus, 'Midnight Cascade'.Quote from: Wylie on July 27, 2024, 06:57:59 AMI have a border of Agapanthus, and the star is Agapanthus inapertus 'Graskop'. It is one of those colors that a camera has trouble with. There is a Philodendron behind it and a Crinum to the side.A. Graskop is listed as a species agapanthus, right?
I wonder if this is related to an agapanthus I've seen that's not easy to find available for sale, called "Elaine". It looks very close in dark rich color, and pendulous flowers, but at least pictures make the flower heads look more substantial, with larger bells. I suppose those could be due to growing conditions...
Here's a picture of A. Elaine I was talking about...