Exploring Plants of Italy.

Exploring Plants of Italy.

26th May at 2.00pm 

 Not only does this man grow beautiful dwarf bulbs as is shown here, Jon is going to speak to our group on the 26th May at 2.00pm at the Olinda Community Centre, Olinda-Monbulk Road, Olinda Melways Ref 122 A7. We do hope you will come along and listen to Jon speak about what he saw in Italy and share a cup of tea and afternoon tea with us as we would love to meet you.
Galanthus elwesii an Autumn flowering form (above) and what a strong grower it is, as well as being a beautiful form.

Iris vartanii ex Mt Carmel, Israel raised from seed by Jon 2016 a fast germination of this exquisite Iris Jon says it has interesting blotches on the falls. Otto thinks it is probably the only one in Australia if you or any one grows it in Australia we would love to hear from you.

Iris vartanii from Brian Mathew's book on Iris says  'It is a native of Israel, and probably adjacent Syria, and it flowers from November to January over there and it is flowering May here, it flowers at low altitudes in scrub on rocky hillsides. It is not an very easy plant in cultivation.' It is part of the Iris reticulata group so well done Jon.