Author Topic: South African Bulbs 2014 (Read 53611 times)

Darren · « **Reply #345 on:** October 25, 2014, 03:55:20 PM »

I've had this in flower in september some years. Late october is more typical. This year looks like being into November - the warm early autumn has kept some things dormant for longer - this being one of them.

According to Graham Duncan's monograph we should now be calling it L. punctata.

Culture for me is exactly as Steve says. The maximum light thing is important if you want to keep it 'in character'. In years when it flowers early the light is better and the better it looks. When it flowers in November it reaches for the light and gets leggy and has a pronounced lean to the south!

YT · « **Reply #346 on:** October 26, 2014, 05:59:16 AM »

Hello, Oxalis luteola 'Splash' MV7689 opened its first flowers this morning

fermi de Sousa · « **Reply #347 on:** October 28, 2014, 11:59:42 AM »

Quote from: Robert on October 10, 2014, 12:20:24 AM

The Ixia viridiflora hybrid is quite sweet.

Robert,
more are flowering now,
cheers
fermi

fermi de Sousa · « **Reply #348 on:** October 28, 2014, 12:03:49 PM »

more ixia hybrids
cheers
fermi

Robert · « **Reply #349 on:** October 28, 2014, 01:33:28 PM »

Quote from: fermides on October 28, 2014, 12:03:49 PM

more ixia hybrids
cheers
fermi

Fermi,

It appears that you get an extended bloom cycle from the Ixia hybrids. They are all very nice and good to see.

johnw · « **Reply #350 on:** October 31, 2014, 02:54:39 PM »

Nerine ['David Lionel' x 'Hotspur'] selection #1 just coming in to flower. The colour is a shade or two darker than the photo shows. Hopefully it will hold its colour.

No frost in sight but a wild nor'easter is threatening us.

johnw

Mark Griffiths · « **Reply #351 on:** October 31, 2014, 03:00:11 PM »

wow, never seen a Nerine that colour - the Ixia hybrids are stunning too.

johnw · « **Reply #352 on:** October 31, 2014, 03:15:57 PM »

Mark - The darkest one was a more complex cross - Nerine PS-09 ['David Lionel' x ('Bagdad' x 'Pantaloon')-25519a].

johnw

johnralphcarpenter · « **Reply #353 on:** October 31, 2014, 03:50:09 PM »

That really is superb!

johnw · « **Reply #354 on:** October 31, 2014, 04:10:54 PM »

Ralph - The colour is good but the truss is too loose.

johnw

johnw · « **Reply #355 on:** October 31, 2014, 04:12:43 PM »

Those 1 year old Massonia pustulata seedlings have decided to do some serious growing.

johnw

johnw · « **Reply #356 on:** October 31, 2014, 07:58:22 PM »

Unbelievably lovely Ixia hybrids there Fermi.

johnw

fermi de Sousa · « **Reply #357 on:** October 31, 2014, 09:44:51 PM »

Thanks, John,
I love the look of your new nerines, too - appear to be a good clear purple without the muddiness of some of the earlier hybrids, congratulations!
cheers
fermi

johnw · « **Reply #358 on:** November 01, 2014, 12:53:54 AM »

Quote from: fermides on October 31, 2014, 09:44:51 PM

Thanks, John, I love the look of your new nerines, too - appear to be a good clear purple without the muddiness of some of the earlier hybrids, congratulations! cheers fermi

Fermi - Ah, but now comes the difficult part. It is easier to start with a good truss and then improve the colour rather than the reverse which necessitates going backwards rather than forward and likely to those grey mauves of 15+ years ago. Purples in rhodos are especially difficult too when you have to add hardiness.

johnw

fermi de Sousa · « **Reply #359 on:** November 01, 2014, 10:29:02 AM »

I'm sure you'll keep at it, John

Here's the first flowers of Gladiolus wilsonii
cheers
fermi

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