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ArnoldT

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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #30 on: February 03, 2015, 10:58:33 PM »
Well done Pete.  I can't seem to get mine to rise very far from the base before the flowers wilt.

Do you give supplemental light?

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Arnold Trachtenberg
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #31 on: February 03, 2015, 11:53:08 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on February 03, 2015, 10:58:33 PM
Well done Pete.  I can't seem to get mine to rise very far from the base before the flowers wilt.

I wonder how variable this species is? While the flowers on mine don't wilt, they do remain close to the base and are certainly not as fine a specimen as Pete's. Mine are nowhere near flowering yet - photo from 2014.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #32 on: February 05, 2015, 10:43:49 AM »
Thanks Darren and Arnold.
It doesn't get any extra light, in fact just our normal, dull, Winter light through bubble polythene greenhouse insulation, so in fact "drawn"?
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #33 on: February 14, 2015, 07:57:26 PM »
A very small Lachenalia mutabilis.  Named so because of the  changing  color of the flowers.
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Arnold Trachtenberg
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #34 on: February 14, 2015, 09:32:27 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on February 14, 2015, 07:57:26 PM
A very small Lachenalia mutabilis. 

Nice Arnold, mine is finished now. 

When do you stop watering? as the flowers begin to fade or later? 
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #35 on: February 14, 2015, 09:46:03 PM »
Rimmer:

I water until the foliage begins to wither and dry.  My feeling is the leaves have to produce some starches to maintain of increase the growth of the bulb.

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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #36 on: February 15, 2015, 01:09:16 PM »
Quote from: SJW on February 03, 2015, 11:53:08 PM
I wonder how variable this species is?

My Lachenalia reflexa has spotted leaves :)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #37 on: February 15, 2015, 02:52:30 PM »
Tatsuo:

Duncan describes L. reflexa a having "upper leaf surface plain the heavy spotted with light to dark brown"

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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #38 on: February 15, 2015, 11:39:55 PM »
Massonia (Whiteheadia) bifolia. Interesting rather than beautiful...
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #39 on: February 17, 2015, 02:44:37 PM »
Despite the heavy hail both color forms of Daubenya aurea have recovered,
only leaves are damaged
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #40 on: February 17, 2015, 06:34:43 PM »
Beautiful plants oron.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #41 on: February 21, 2015, 06:14:10 PM »
Lachenalia reflexa from a different source.  Flowers still not full above leaves.

I did play a bit with white balance.  Photo taken in  cloudy and SNOWY weather.

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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #42 on: February 21, 2015, 06:21:09 PM »
Lachenalia aloides var. aurea a long lasting flower.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #43 on: February 22, 2015, 06:29:05 PM »
Romulea cruciata, Romulea exima, Lachenalia mutabilis and Lachenalia carnosa
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Re: South African Bulbs 2015
« Reply #44 on: February 25, 2015, 10:18:20 AM »
Hesperantha humilis and Romulea luteoflora :)
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