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Haemanthus 2012
« on: January 18, 2012, 07:57:56 AM »
A plant of H humilis "Pink Giant" that I bought a couple of years ago,bye Ray

Haemanthus humilis "Pink Giant"
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2012, 03:50:26 PM »
Maggi, let's move this to Amaryllidaceae, please?
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2012, 04:27:57 PM »
Good idea, Jim.... I was so smitten by the pink colour I missed the point!
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2012, 06:21:49 PM »
Wonderfull Ray, very beautifull !
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2012, 06:29:03 PM »
Very nice!  It is great to see Haemanthus blooming somewhere in the world during our down-season for this genus!  My humilis humilis still have their leaves, but they are starting to brown off.  Their greenhouse stays at around 45°F  unless the sun comes out.

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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2012, 10:50:20 AM »
Wow, Ray, that's a beauty.  Such a good deep pink.  I'm definitely jealous!!  ;D ;D  Doesn't take much. ;)

Here, Haemanthus coccineus is flowering in pots and the open garden.  No signs of albiflos yet, but there shouldn't be this early.
Cheers.

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Min winter temp -8 or -9°C. Max summer temp 40°C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only.

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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #6 on: September 08, 2012, 12:46:50 PM »
now here in northern hemisphere starting my Haemanthus with flowers ...

Before some weeks i have received from a very friendly person a interesting form of Haemanthus coccineus :

Haemanthus coccineus f. coarcatus
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2012, 12:52:16 PM »
here is the normal form of H.coccineus  - the stem is different to this coarcatus form and also the petals ( they are thin) - the petals of coarcatus are very thick
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2012, 12:55:44 PM »
here is a comparison from the H.coarcatus with a other H.coccineus form ( small flowers )
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2012, 09:16:55 PM »
Haemanthus (coccineus x barkerae) and the reverse are blooming all together this year.  This is H. (barkerae x coccineus) #2109.B with a somewhat unusual flower.

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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2012, 07:14:30 PM »
Haemanthus barkerae #2219.C, grown from seed from Silverhill Seeds.   The flowers open while the peduncle is still short, but it continues to lengthen.
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2012, 07:27:15 PM »
I have a lot of Haemanthus coccineus, but this one is the most striking.  The flower always looks like two spikes had been fused together, and it sometimes produces another spike soon after the first.  Seeds ex Richtersveld, from Silverhill Seeds in ca. 1997.

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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #12 on: September 14, 2012, 04:06:00 PM »
here is flowering a other of this older H.coccineus forms :

Haemanthus incarnatus
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #13 on: September 14, 2012, 10:40:24 PM »
Really nice, mine are just coming into flower  :)

Angie  :)
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Re: Haemanthus 2012
« Reply #14 on: September 21, 2012, 11:19:27 AM »
Wonderful plants Hans and Jim!

I try to upload some pictures the next days

 :)

Kind regards

Bernie

 


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