South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2018

[Rimmer de Vries]

These Massonia jasminiflora
look very similar to this clone of Massonia hirsuta. The latter has larger flowers with greater reflexed petals.   Other in the M hirsuta seed lot are more hairy but not flowering yet.

Any opinions on what they are.

[fermi de Sousa]

Sandersonia aurantiaca, "Golden Lily of the Valley" or "Christmas Bells" flowering now
cheers
fermi

[PaulFlowers]

Babianas All
Coming out at once

[PaulFlowers]

Moraea Aristata- and a stray moraea cilata I think!

[Diane Whitehead]

Lovely flowers!  What conditions are they growing in?  And if you grew them from seed, how long before they flowered?

Diane (still waiting)

[PaulFlowers]

Diane

They are growing in doors under LED lights from November onwards but they start outdoors when ever they start waking up-some as early as July! I've a real mix from bought bulbs and seeds.

I'll post some pics of my not very pretty set up. It's two levels, with shorter plants and growing seedlings underneath. Bigger plants on top ( ferraría, gladiolus and big moraeas).

I love the room and my weeding with tweezers! But I know it's a bit mad. But it makes me very happy!

All the best
Paul

[Diane Whitehead]

A good place to be in the winter.

Yours stand up better than mine do, but mine are just in a cold greenhouse with no extra lighting.  Maybe that's why yours are doing better than mine.

[PaulFlowers]

I had fun yesterday with my books and learned that Lachinalia Gillettii  is now a kind of Pallida. The blues are amazing. The last photo is another pallida ( that used to be pustulata).

[Reborn4ever]

Hi Bro and Sis,

Happy new year 2019 to all of you.

Can anyone show me how Lachenalia trichophylla seeds and seedlings look like?

Thanks alot.