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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 4:36 am

It's just past midwinter here, so I'll share what brightens up the garden at the moment, a few camellias, and a Kowhai (Sophora sp.) And a Tui, that wouldn't sit still long enough to get a clear pic

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:28 am

Brings back memories!
Had the most beautiful camelia's when we lived in the North Island. Funny growing up in the South Island and what was indoor plants there were growing outdoors where we lived after moving north.
We used to have a tui and a brilliant blue kingfisher that visited almost everyday then suddenly disappeared.
Miss that, although we now get lorikeets and cockatoo's now. Even the odd Kookaburra.
Very Happy

Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:35 pm

very nice!

my dandelions are doing very well.

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My peonies are a bit past their prime. (and I was too lazy to get the cages around them to hold them up this year)

My daylilies are just starting to open. (I have to admit, I was kind of giddy when I caught that little bee in flight)

And, I don't know what this perennial is called (the bride knows, but she is out of town) but my sedum is looking good in the background. Not much else flowering at the moment. Pics taken with an old Cannon Power Shot S1 IS 3.2 MP

Edit to add the hydrangea, my favorite. It has a month or so before it blooms. The plant in the background, with the white flowers, is a mock orange.

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:39 am

Love em all and peonies are one of my favorites. jump_4_joy

Glad you back, grumpy old man! Wink

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:05 am

Cracking pics, Irish and Frank. Very Happy

Frank, I think the third pic is a lupin, but no doubt Mrs PF can put me straight when she gets back. Smile

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:59 am

Here's my calistemon (bottle brush). I blame global warming.

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:51 am

Nice Gnasher, there's one in flower on the street verge here as well, not as flamboyant as yours yet though

Any Banksias out as well?

Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:04 am

A few. We just haven't had any really cold weather this year (well, cold by my pommy standards!). Rainfall is pitiful too but that's an ongoing problem.

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:36 pm

The Banksia ericifolia cultivar "Little Eric" I transplanted near six months ago has come along reasonably well, considering the drought and record heat wave last March.

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:19 pm

No prizes for guessing what my favourite variety of flowers are:

Sadly my Callistemon has struggled badly this year, and looks nothing like Gnasher's.

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:24 pm

@Simba,

beautiful garden there Simba, is that a young cordyline or a yucca in amongst them?

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:34 pm

@Irish - Yep its a Cordy, because all Cordys go on the left hand side of my garden in amongst the Lillies and Canna.
Phormiums go down the bottom of the garden with Fritilaria, Azalea and Crocosmia, and Yuccas in the gravel beds Laughing

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Great looking flowers all! I have been gone for a few days and have returned to find these new blooms in the perennial beds.

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:08 am

They are all gorgeous and thanks for sharing. Very Happy

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 10:08 am

The pictures look absolutely amazing and I think I received the last two flowers as a bouquet couple of weeks ago. Do you know their names?

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Jane wrote:

Do you know their names?

The red/yellow one is a Blanket Flower, Gaillardia. As for the purple flower, I am not sure, but I will consult the Chief Master Gardener (First Class) and get back to you. Wink

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:17 pm

It's on the tip of my tongue. Embarassed

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:20 am

I live in an apartment, so my garden is all in pots. Everyone has such beautiful, sharp photos of flowers, but somehow all of mine just keep coming out fuzzy.

Must be all the rain here lately.

Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:46 am

Great time of year this. Loads growing in my garden but I don't have a clue what these are. Second one is possibly a Triffid.

Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:46 am

Pastor Frank's first one is Phlox, I think!

Slightly, I don't know the first one, second one is a Lilly and I have one just like it with a double flower. Mine grows wild in the mountains. The third is a Dianthus. Wink

They are beautiful! jump_4_joy

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:04 am

@SOOI - Your first photo is Crocosmia Lucifer, the second is a variey of Hemerocallis called Kwanso... Thumbs up

Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:54 am

Slightly OT but still a horticulture question (not worth a new thread). I have a lemon tree that was already here when we moved in. It's very healthy and full of fruit but they aren't like any lemons I've seen before. They are oval/lemon shaped but with a pale orange, smooth, thin skin that peels very easily just like an orange. The flesh is also a pale orange and it smells more like an orange than a lemon but when you taste it it's most definitely a lemon Shocked

I'm wondering if it's some kind of lemon/orange hybrid or a specific type of lemon. I've certainly never seen them in any market or shop.

Here's a pic (yeah, I know they look like normal lemons here but they are much more orange in colour than shown)

Edit: Mystery solved! It's a variety of lemon called Myer. I'm sure you are all very relieved.

Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:49 am

Crepe Myrtle

Lunar Hibiscus

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:14 pm

These have come out in the last day or so.

Dhalia

Passion Flower

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