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 > > > > < > http://avg.com/email-signature/… > > > Virus-free. > http://www.avg.com/ > < > http://avg.com/email-signature/… > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 2:48 PM Vlad Hempel via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>