| Greg's garden: flowers in late autumn 2020 |
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These are the flowers we had in the garden in late autumn 2020, mainly taken on 19 May 2020. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
Just before these photos were taken, we had four days with particularly cold overnight lows, apparently breaking decades-long records in some places. In all probability the ground temperature went below 0° every night, though the weather station (3.5 m above the ground) measured between 0.5° and 2.2°. Probably it has affected some of the plants, but it's too early to be sure. Only the daun laksa (Persicaria odorata) is looking significantly unhappy, though new shoots are growing in the undergrowth:
The chilis planted next to the bush are almost all ripe:
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I wonder if the plant will survive after I harvest the chilis.
On the other hand, many plants are still behaving as if it were summer. The Corymbia ficifolia has hardly stopped flowering since we got it:
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A lone Gladiolus is also trying to flower:
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The Honeysuckle is also flowering, if not particularly vigorously:
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The mistreated Epazote seedlings that I planted at the end of March also look better, though I'm not convinced that they'll make it through the winter. Here then and now:
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The garlic that I planted at the same time is also growing:
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On the other hand, the Syngonium podophyllum that I planted at the same time seem to have died.
Indoors, two of the five Buddleja cuttings that I took in early March have taken and are growing well:
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The original Hibiscus rosa-sinensis “Uncle Max” has not taken kindly to being repotted. Strangely, whole branches have died, while others are doing well:
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The clone that I moved from Yvonne's bedroom to the loungeroom has developed new leaves that look less sickly than the old ones:
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Other plants are behaving appropriately to the season. For only the second time since moving here, the Betula pendula (Birch) are behaving as if it were autumn:
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The Hibiscus syriacus has also lost flowers and leaves since last month (here before and after):
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The other Hibiscus-like plants are still doing well. The Alyogyne huegelii) is flowering profusely, more than ever before:
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I thought that the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis “Uncle Max” looks happier than this time last year, though that's not that clear. Here last year and now:
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Hopefully it will handle the winter better this year.
Another plant of some concern is the Robinia pseudoacacia that we transplanted last month. It had started to grow new leaves, but they're not looking very happy either.
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My best bet is that these shoots will grow well in the spring:
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The Banksia integrifolia has been one of the success stories. It has grown well and consistently since we planted it, and it's now 4 or 5 m high, with many cones:
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Spring is on its way already, though. We have the first Snowflake:
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And one of the Iris has been flowering for a couple of weeks:
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And the Arums are coming into flower:
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The Syngonium podophyllum that I moved to her room at the same time is doing well:
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Last month I noted that one Spathiphyllum plant, in the dining room, was quite sickly, and moved it to the bathroom. I thought that it had improved, but in fact there's very little difference to be seen. Here last month and now:
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And last month I wrote:
The only issue with Yvonne's plant is that it doesn't flower.
But that has solved itself:
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Here are the rest:
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