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Haemanthus 2014
« on: March 25, 2014, 11:52:00 AM »
There is no "Haemanthus 2014" Thread till now.

Time to start one
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #1 on: March 25, 2014, 11:59:01 AM »
These look wonderful.
 what soil mix do you have these potted in
 what watering regime do you use and
 where are you located?

 
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #2 on: March 25, 2014, 12:37:14 PM »
Hi Rimmer,

i use pure mineralic soil, normally a mix of pumice, lava and zeolithe.
I start watering around september and stop when they want go dormant and the leaves start to get yellow.
Watering is different from plant to plant and it depends also on the temperatures.
When it is warmer i water about once a week, more sensible species like namaquensis only every 2 weeks and also not as much as the easiere species like coccineus .
In winter, especially when it is very cold and the greenhouse windows are closed all the time, i water every 2 weeks and the sensible species sometimes only once a month.

I live in Bavaria, southern Germany

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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2014, 10:39:01 AM »
Hi Haemanthus fans

I can offer fresh seeds of H.deformis for swap :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11716.0

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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2014, 04:15:26 PM »
The first Haemanthus to bloom this spring is Haemanthus montanus.  Said  by someone to be the most cold-hardy species of the genus, it looks like 5 out of 7 pots of montanus survived a temperature drop to 16 F this past winter -- the last night (of about a dozen) when the temperature outdoors dropped below 0 F (-18 C),  two of the heaters in the Haemanthus House failed.  It remains to be seen how many others of various species died or survived.

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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #5 on: July 23, 2014, 12:01:46 PM »
I'm in this days really glad for my summerflowering Haemanthus - maybe a result of the hot days in last time ?
Here a view from today of a tray with many flowering plants  ;D
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #6 on: July 23, 2014, 12:04:03 PM »
now some single pics :

Haemanthus humilis
Haemanthus humilis Giant
Haemanthus humilis Keibolo
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2014, 12:06:16 PM »
some more :

Haemanthus humilis hirsutus
Hamenathus humilis pale form
Haemanthus carnus
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2014, 12:09:51 PM »
...and more flowers will open in next days  8)

I have to say that all this plants are grown from seeds ( sowing in 2005 + 2006 ) - the seeds came from Cameron Mcmaster ( African Bulbs Nursery )

My hope is to produce in this year also some seeds  ;)

Have fun
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #9 on: July 23, 2014, 03:23:45 PM »
So many flowers!  You must be pleased with these, Hans.
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2014, 05:35:59 PM »
 :D :D :D :D
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #11 on: July 23, 2014, 06:11:41 PM »
A brilliant show Hans.
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #12 on: July 23, 2014, 06:33:01 PM »
Thank you David  :D

I celebrate my success with a good cigar and a nice drink ...

Hans  8)
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« Reply #13 on: July 23, 2014, 07:19:23 PM »
That's the way to go Hans. ;D
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Re: Haemanthus 2014
« Reply #14 on: July 23, 2014, 07:36:18 PM »
Thank you David  :D

I celebrate my success with a good cigar and a nice drink ...

Hans  8)
Don't celebrate too much , Hans  - we must ride the Tourmalet and  to Hautacam tomorrow:o ;)
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