tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post1033193596036884864..comments2024-01-25T16:21:50.456+11:00Comments on Chookie's Back Yard: A Gardener Goes Away (3): The Garden at Corynnia StationChookiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-1585530520867305662008-11-07T15:43:00.000+11:002008-11-07T15:43:00.000+11:00I am still puzzled about the flower -- yes, it loo...I am still puzzled about the flower -- yes, it looks like a <EM>Dietes grandiflora</EM> to me too, except frilly. I have the ordinary kind. Maybe this is a cultivar rather than a separate species? <EM>D. bicolor</EM> doesn't have a space in my garden at the moment; that yellow shade is tricky.<BR/><BR/>Quu, lovely to hear from you! I think Finland would be as amazing to me as Australia would be to you. Let me know if you get your wish!Chookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230973711859964063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-57352952396915384732008-11-06T14:40:00.000+11:002008-11-06T14:40:00.000+11:00The flower is Dietes Grandiflora. I think that it ...The flower is Dietes Grandiflora. I think that it is native to South Africa but grows well in our climate in Australia. Gorgeous gardens. <BR/>You can also get Dietes Bicolour which is brown and yellow, also pretty and the leaves are narrower than the grandiflora varietyhan_ysichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01869649893259740949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-24360286548760683642008-11-05T12:11:00.000+11:002008-11-05T12:11:00.000+11:00What a beautiful garden! I agree that that flower...What a beautiful garden! I agree that that flower is some sort of iris, but I have no idea what sort.<BR/><BR/>KateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-92130532844507631652008-10-31T21:05:00.000+11:002008-10-31T21:05:00.000+11:00Wow, I have always loved Australia and I would lik...Wow, I have always loved Australia and I would like to see more photos!<BR/><BR/>I wish, that I could someday visit your country. :)<BR/><BR/>Interesting indeed :)<BR/><BR/>Hugs from cold and snowy Finland<BR/><BR/>Quuquuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10430114974420547683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-13648152831459039432008-10-27T15:22:00.000+11:002008-10-27T15:22:00.000+11:00It looks like a variety of Dietes / wild iris.It s...It looks like a variety of Dietes / wild iris.<BR/>It sounds like you've had a good holiday (although I will have to come back and read all these posts later as I've got to get organised for school pickup/ swimming lessons etc)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4476190367076399004.post-84002706331363851892008-10-26T23:50:00.000+11:002008-10-26T23:50:00.000+11:00It is just beautiful. I love the statuary. Sorry I...It is just beautiful. I love the statuary. Sorry I can't help you ID the plant.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.com