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fermi de Sousa

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Crossyne
« on: February 26, 2015, 12:05:55 AM »
I checked this bed on Sunday and there was nothing showing - yesterday (Wednesday) I found these already up and flowering!
Crossyne flava originally grown from seed from Silver Hill Seeds,
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Re: Crossyne
« Reply #1 on: February 26, 2015, 12:15:04 AM »
These are plants which can break the speed limit!
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Re: Crossyne
« Reply #2 on: February 26, 2015, 06:20:15 PM »
Fermi,

That is beautiful. This is one of my favourite bulbs although None of mine have flowered yet. I have a few small bulbs and one large bulb which I am hoping to see a flower this year. I also have a number of small Crossyne guttata bulbs.
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Re: Crossyne
« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2015, 11:03:57 AM »
Crossyne sp. in the hills around here. I have yet to see them in flower but, the seed heads are fascinating and, those seeds are now young plants in my collection!  ::) ;D
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Re: Crossyne
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2015, 03:33:32 PM »
Hi Rogan,
How wonderful to be able to see them in the wild! Currently we only have Crossyne flava (see above)?
We only have five flowering size bulbs at present - a couple of the second generation may flower next autumn - but we get well over a thousand seed produced! I took a lot to Europe in 2013 when we attended the 2nd International Czech Rock Garden Conference and distributed it to any takers. I wonder how they are going?
This year I gave most of the crop to a nurseryman friend of mine as he is always giving me free bulbs! I have to collect the seed heads as soon as they ripen otherwise they scatter their seeds and they would soon become a carpet of seedlings!
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