Australian and New Zealand Gardening: My first epi flower for the year., 1 by 77sunset

77sunset wrote:
Good morning Sue. Isn't it a beauty ? I am putting up another pic just taken this morning. I have been taking a photo of it every week as the buds grew. Once they get to the blooming time, they all just seem to burst out overnight. This was my first and never fails to bloom every year. The flowers get to be about 8" across when fully open.
Another lovely day today and getting very hot by the weekend so they say. It seems Summer is arriving for Christmas.
Better not speak too soon as the way the weather has been changing it may snow by then.
I have a bit of tidying up of the plants that have been flowering, but the gardening is moving into the warmer weather stage, where little is needed except for some dead heading etc of the roses. Enjoy your day, Jean.