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These are the flowers we had in the garden in mid-spring 2022, taken mainly on 21 October 2022. They're not all overly pretty, but the purpose of the photos is to record what was in the garden at the time.
It's been particularly wet this spring—168 mm, or a quarter of the annual rainfall, in the last 10 days alone. Some trees seem to be thriving, like these birches:
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Others are not doing as well. Despite attempts to keep it dry, our Corymbia ficifolia is still looking sick:
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And the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis “Uncle Max” looks like it might really be dead:
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I marked a couple of branches last month to see whether there was any sign of life. Here the comparisons, first last month, then this month:
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About the only difference (not visible here) is that the tree has lost the last vestiges of eaves.
The Abutilons that we cloned less than 2 years ago are showing various signs. Previously the one I planted was doing much better than the one left in the pot, but that has changed:
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My guess is that the one I had planted has wet feet, and that if it ever stops raining, things will improve.
Other plants that have probably suffered as a result of the rain are the Salvia microphylla and the Solanum laxum, normally both relatively robust plants:
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I think a priority needs to be to keep things dryer in winter. I wish I knew how.
Here are the rest:
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