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PeterT
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Re: Cryptostephanus vansonii
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Reply #15 on:
August 05, 2010, 10:02:00 PM »
Beautifull Heinie, Allessandro.
Good to see what they look like, the picture I had was in a book on Clivias which I sent back to its owner soon after I bought the seeds
Mine are two and a half years old, may be only 18 months to go?
Gail, Paul -The race is on to be the next to flower it
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living near Stranraer, Scotland. Gardening in the West of Scotland.
Gail
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So don't forget my friend to smell the flowers
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August 05, 2010, 10:22:41 PM »
Quote from: PeterT on August 05, 2010, 10:02:00 PM
Gail, Paul -The race is on to be the next to flower it
Mine are only about a year old so you should win!
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Gail Harland
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JoshY46013
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Re: Cryptostephanus vansonii
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August 10, 2010, 07:01:05 PM »
Does anyone know where I might be able to get one of these? They're very difficult to find
Allessandro, your pictures is very nice!
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Gail
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August 10, 2010, 08:20:35 PM »
I got seed from Silverhill Seeds
http://www.silverhillseeds.co.za/
They don't always specifically list their Amaryllidaceae as they need to be sown quickly but if you ask they will put you on their list and send details of eg. Gethyllis, Haemanthus etc as they collect them.
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Gail Harland
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PeterT
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August 10, 2010, 11:11:34 PM »
my plants came from Silver hill seeds too, but you could try Cameron McMaster, who also sends bulbs and seed from SA and is very reasonable and helpfull - cameron@haznet.co.za or
africanbulbs@haznet.co.za
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living near Stranraer, Scotland. Gardening in the West of Scotland.
JoshY46013
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August 11, 2010, 06:16:19 PM »
Strange enough yesterday PBS had a Bulb Exchange and Cryptostephanus V. was on it
How Crazy Is That?
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PeterT
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August 11, 2010, 07:38:42 PM »
if you are a member -good luck
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JoshY46013
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August 12, 2010, 02:31:09 PM »
I'm a member
They have some great things on their exchanges!!!!!!
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November 18, 2010, 03:10:58 PM »
Some of mine are in bloom right now. I should go back and try pollinating them. The seeds take a long time to ripen, and I get poor seed set even with hand pollination. I grow them year-round in the Clivia greenhouse. The old plants tend to clump up; and I suppose I could divide them although I've never tried.
My plants -- I have several -- seem to bloom at random times through the year. I wonder when they flower in the wild?
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Jim Shields, Westfield, Indiana, USA
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Hans J
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November 18, 2010, 03:36:20 PM »
Jim ,
one of my plants has flowered in last year in Juli :
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=3804.0
Hans
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Heinie
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Re: Cryptostephanus vansonii
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November 18, 2010, 07:50:05 PM »
Jim,
I have two mature plants and they flower in different months each year from March to November which is basically anytime of the year although they are treated the same as my Clivias. My one plant is growing an offset now which is the first one for both plants.
I grow mine in the Clivia shade house too in a position where it is very light and warmer. It seems to grow stronger leaves with lots of daylight. I believe that the Cryptostephanus vansonii can grow in more sun light than Clivia but I have not tried because the wind will break off the leaves and make the plant ugly.
I am still on the look out for a Cryptostephanus haemanthoides plant of descent size. Hans, I am now very sorry that I did not buy that one two years ago.
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Heinie
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Cape Town, South Africa
Paul T
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November 30, 2010, 05:26:38 AM »
Congratulations Alessandro.
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Paul T.
Canberra, Australia.
Min winter temp -8 or -9°C. Max summer temp 40°C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only.
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