South African Bulbs 2014

[angie]

Really nice Darren. Hurry up and bulk those plants up  Mine are all finished now. I was a bit disappointed again this year. Lots of lovely leaves but my flowers were poor. Bulbs are getting bigger so hopefully next year they will flower better,  hope so anyway.

Angie 

[YT]

Gladiolus arcuatus, from Silverhill Seeds

[FrazerHenderson]

The Veltheimia first came into flower in early November and then when the temperature cooled I just left it - with no watering - and then this week when temperatures increased to 8c it came back to life. It was grown form SRGC seed.

[ArnoldT]

Very nice Tatsuo.

Is it scented?

Should have scent of apples.

[ArnoldT]

Here's tow I have as Lachenalia namaquensis and I'm not sure that that is the correct ID.  Should have included stamen and style.

[fermi de Sousa]

Nice to see all the spring flowers over that side of the equator
Here the autumn ones are starting; first one for us, the cerise form (?hybrid) of Amaryllis belladonna
cheers
fermi

[YT]

Is it scented?
Should have scent of apples.

Thank you, Arnold. I sniffed the flowers just now.
The scent likes a mixture with some orchids with citruses rather than apples. I cannnot remember similer scent...

Nice to see all the spring flowers over that side of the equator
Here the autumn ones are starting; first one for us, the cerise form (?hybrid) of Amaryllis belladonna

Nice autumn colour, Fermi I feel some crinum influence from your naked ladies.

[Menai]

Veltheimia bracteata 'Lemon Flame'. If only all South African bulbs were so accommodating! I can't detect any scent in this.
To be fair Lachenalia aloides v. aurea also did me proud this year but I failed to photograph it at its best.
My winter growing gladioli have all been badly infested with green- and white-fly and look a mess.

Erle
Anglesey. 2 successive dry, sunny days the first I can remember for weeks.

[SJW]

Lachenalia reflexa.

[YT]

Hesperantha vaginata, from Silverhill Seeds.
Gladiolus arcuatus, an odd flower. Yellow blotches on all tepals (normaly lower three).

[fermi de Sousa]

Nice autumn colour, Fermi I feel some crinum influence from your naked ladies.

Tatsuo-san,
These "Amaryllis belladonna" cultivars are quite likely to have influence from other amaryllids, particularly because of their radial symmetry - for many years it had been presumed that they are the result of hybridizing with Brunsvigia and a few years ago it was suggested that Cybistetes longifolia (now Ammocharis longifolia) is the more likely parent. They are also known to cross with Crinum but tend to have different foliage with that crossing,
cheers
fermi

[Steve Garvie]

Hesperantha vaginata is also in flower here.

[YT]

Thank you, Fermi. So many inter-generic hybrids are created using with crinum and its relatives.

Nice pictures as usual, Steve. I love this vivid contrast.

[pehe]

Daubenya aurea is flowering now

Poul

[Steve Garvie]

Very nice Poul!!!

Mine is also in flower. The flower gets even better with time.