New Year's flower Count

Laura Grant via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sat, 02 Jan 2021 21:30:31 PST
On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 9:50 PM Robert Parks via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

>  In misty San Francisco, a wander around the yard produced: Zantedeschia
> White Giant, Calceolaria mexicana and a dwarf hybrid (red, both are
> questionable annuals in my conditions), Canaria canariensis, Haemanthus
> albiflos (the H. pauculifolius are showing that they are albiflos, as I
> expected), Dombeya macrantha (small tree, the pink inflorescences are more
> robust in the winter), Lachenalia viridiflora, Rhododendron (spoiling the
> spring show), Oxalis purpurea of a number of forms, Oxalis obtusa
> (various), flava, stenorhyncha, Sisyrinchium Quaint & Queer (everblooming,
> but not interestingly so), Leucoryne tiny Jewels (amazingly long lasting
> flowers!), Arctotis hybrids(groundcover daisies), Mimulus bifidus (bush,
> white, native), Acis tingitana, Narcissus romieuxii, Albuca Augrabies Hills
> and osmynella?, Nemophila menziesii (Baby Blue Eyes, native), Cotula
> linearloba (another daisy groundcover), Sidalcea malviflora Purpetta (time
> to deadhead), Lotus jacobeus (black flowered bean relative), Thunbergia
> alata. In the back, there are flowers on the Hydrangea, Abutilon, and the
> common calla lily.
>
> Thanks to the BXs for several of these!
>
> I'm right on the border between USDA 10a/10b with rare visits to the lower
> 30s and chance of radiational frost in open areas, normal lows are in the
> 40sF/5+C.
>
> Robert
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> On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 2:48 PM Vlad Hempel via pbs <
> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
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> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > Here in Berlin Germany, I have these in bloom at the moment:
> >
> > 1. Cyclamen coum ‘Rubrum’
> > 2. Cyclamen coum silver leaf form
> > 3. Narcissus Bishop Joy
> > 4. Narcissus Autumn Colors
> > 5. Crocus laevigatus fontenayi
> >
> > Hope it stays mild!
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Vlad
> >
> >
> > On Sat 2. Jan 2021 at 22:59 Mary Sue Ittner via pbs <
> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Gastil lives south of me and Jane north of me and I have a couple of
> the
> > > same things in flower for each, but others as well.
> > >
> > > In Northern coastal California where it is foggy and cool here is my
> > > report. Bulbs in the ground or pots outside, partly sheltered from the
> > > rain or not: Narcissus romieuxii, Crocus laevigatus, Cyclamen coum,
> > > Cyclamen cilicium (one pot flowering since July), Cyclamen cyprium,
> > > Cyclamen pseudibericum, Massonia longipes, Clivia robusta, Lachenalia
> > > quadricolor I think, Lachenalia hybrid (viridiflora x aloides, before
> it
> > > was split), Oxalis luteola, Oxalis glabra, Oxalis purpurea (the Oxalis
> > > flowers are closed today because of the weather), Iris unguicularis,
> > > Moraea polystachya (flowering since September, but not for long I
> > > suspect), and Fessia greilhuberi.  A few in the unheated greenhouse:
> > > Haemanthus deformis, Haemanthus paucifolius, and Canarina canariensis.
> > > As for non bulbous flowers, many of the flowers and shrubs are looking
> a
> > > big worse for the wear after rain overnight and no sun to dry them off.
> > > After our fires and our continuing drought I'm not complaining however.
> > > My garden has low nutrient acidic mostly decomposed sandstone soil  and
> > > gets very little summer water and has a lot of trees, especially
> > > redwoods and those roots travel to any source of water (including
> > > compost piles). So to live in my garden you have to be tough. In flower
> > > now, a number of South African Ericas and one from Europe, a Protea, a
> > > Kunzea, several Grevilleas, an Epacris, a few Correas, one of my
> > > Camellia japonicas; even a Rosmarinus and Tibouchina urvilleana has a
> > > few rain soaked flowers. There are a few annuals that have lived more
> > > than a year (snapdragon, calendula, cuphea.) All these are in the open
> > > garden except for the annuals which are in containers. There are
> monocot
> > > bulb leaves coming up everywhere as well as Cyclamen leaves. It's
> > > probably a bit out of control.
> > >
> > > Mary Sue
> > >
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