Flowering down under in October.

[Goldfields]

Lovely time of the year here, except for all the mosquitoes following the floods we had. The Aquilegias are just starting to flower, also the vine I put on the tank stand last year, Pandorea jasminoides. It has Pandorea pandorana for company, which has a smaller, more tubular flower that is cream with a pink throat but my camera doesn't seem to like the colour, I always get blurry photo's.

[Love4himies]

Beautiful flowers, we are going into fall now so much different sort of colour, lol, so seeing your pics brings some thoughts of summer back.

[Goldfields]

You may appreciate our Summer then when you are in the depths of Winter. Not that I have much of a Summer garden, it's too hot here.

[Goldfields]

Got a photo of Pandorea pandorana this morning. Nicknamed the Wonga Wonga vine. Second photo is a native plant , an Eremophila nivea (emu bush), and both it and the Pandoreas are bird attracting.Third photo is just a daisy that is part of my "pot city", a cutting a neighbor gave me earlier this year that must like it here.

[Goldfields]

The start of the irises.

[Goldfields]

Some variety. The rose is Lavender Pinnochio. I shouldn have removed the leaves with Black Spot first but oh well .

[pbpatti]

It is spring down under and you are treating us with your beautiful garden. Thank you Goldfields for these. You will be able to remind us NAmericans that yes we will have our gardens back in ummmm 6 months . patti

[Melinda]

wow..those are gorgeous flowers!!! thanks for sharing, for some reason my rose bush decided to treat me with a few blooms...I have 3 ready to open.

[luckypenny]

The second flower in post 6, is that a sort of Poppy? So pretty .

[Goldfields]

The yellow iris is really showing itself off, so had to include today's photo of it. The second one is a colour the camera is now determined it can't take, it's so frustrating when it blurs slightly. I'll keep trying for a better shot. The third plant is just a little favorite of mine, Mathiola, or Evening Scented Stocks.

Melinda, what rose is going to flower, do you know its name? All mine are budding but we are on the verge of a locust plague and I have no idea whether they are going to want to eat rosebushes or just grass.

LP. that, I think, is an opium poppy. People here still grow them as garden flowers because they are so beautiful, especially the doubles, but I tried them one year, found they suffocated my young roses and tried to get rid of them. There are just a couple up and I'll cull them before they send seed everywhere. I'll show you photo's of my doubles.

Patti, I'd go crazy if I couldn't have a garden for 6 months. Do people grow indoor plants during the cold months? I hope I can find something nice for you all during your Winter.

[cell]

Sometimes I think about how everything under the equator is backwards and it blows my mind.......

[Goldfields]

I may just include some irises here that bloomed last year, as chances are they may not bloom this year. They are so beautiful, pity they don't repeat flower like most roses.

[Dee-O-Gee]

Originally Posted by Goldfields

I hope I can find something nice for you all during your Winter.

Oh Goldfields, I envy you! I would LOVE to see pictures of your beautiful gardens all winter long. The Pandorea pandorana's are absolutely stunning. Never seen anything like them before.

Keep'm coming please.