South African Bulbs 2014

[fermi de Sousa]

Lachenalia kliprandensis
cheers
fermi

[Hans J]

Thanks to everyone for the recommendations.

johnw

Hello JohnW ,

I have just seen that you are looking for Cyrtanthus ...
In this time I could send you bulbils of :
Cyrt. elatus x montanus
Cyrt. montanus
Sorry no seeds ...
If you are interested so please send me a PM

Hans

[fermi de Sousa]

Romulea sabulosa has started to flower but the weather hasn't been bright enough to get them all to open wide,
cheers
fermi

[jshields]

Cryptostephanus vansonii is from Zimbabwe and Mozambique, so while Southern African it is not strictly speaking from South Africa. 



This genus represents the closest cousins to the Clivia, but the two genera have never been successfully crossed, so far as I know.

Jim

[Maggi Young]

Lovely Jim - just the merest hint of pink in it, isn't there?

[jshields]

Lovely Jim - just the merest hint of pink in it, isn't there?

Yes, Maggi, they open pure white with a bit of green in the throat, then develop a little pink here and there as the flower ages.  I've heard that some may open pale pink, but I've never seen one of those.

They are somewhat self-fertile, so I occasionally get a couple fertile seeds from a blooming.  This particular plant was collected some years ago in Zimbabwe for me by a South African friend.

Jim

[ArnoldT]

Crytostephanus vansonii

Pink is clearly visible and fruit are red.

[fermi de Sousa]

More South African bulbs coming into bloom now!
Firstly a romulea I grew from NZAGS seedex as R. cruciata but is probably R. hirta;
Second: a "volunteer" Romulea flava with yellow flowers (the only other one I grow is "white", actually pale lemon),
Third: Moraea macronyx with delicious citrus scent (Ashley, still hoping to get seed of this one for you!)
Fourth, also from NZAGS Seedex, Hesperantha pauciflora (magenta),
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

All nice Fermi, lovely colour on the Hesperantha.

[fermi de Sousa]

All nice Fermi, lovely colour on the Hesperantha.

Hi David,
the colour is repeated by Hesperantha latifolia, which is a smaller plant. Grown from seed from NZAGS Seedex 2008,
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

A little beauty Fermi. I see latifolia was in last years SRGC Seed Ex I'll have a look for it when this years comes out.

[fermi de Sousa]

David,
It should do well for you under glass - it survives -5^oC at least here! Ask me in a month if any seed formed

Here's Gladiolus abbreviatus (syn Homoglossum abbreviatum)
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

David,
It should do well for you under glass - it survives -5^oC at least here! Ask me in a month if any seed formed

Cheers Fermi, will do.

[jshields]

Gladiolus saundersii (my #1544) raised from seed from Silverhill Seeds in South Africa.  Only one flower is open at a time and only for a day or so.





It's blooms usually mean summer is over.

Jim

[johnstephen29]

Here is my Agapanthus in bloom, it's making a great display.

image by johnstephen29, on Flickr