South African Bulbs 2016

[ArnoldT]

A Lebedouria species from the Huntsdrift area Of SE South Africa.

From a fellow Forum member.

[David Nicholson]

From the garden today, Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'. This will still be in flower in November, wonderful value for money. in the background is Aethionema 'Warley Rose'

[fermi de Sousa]

At our Rock Garden Group today there were a couple of South African bulbs in flower:
1) my Nerine crispa (now considered to be included in N. undulata)
2) George S's Lachenalia congesta
3) George also had this Haemanthus which he thinks is a hybrid of H. albiflos and H. pauculifolia
cheers
fermi

[Rimmer de Vries]

Why does George think this is a hybrid?
I have a H albiflos (i think) with wide fuzzy leaves that produces lots of seed by self. The reaulting seedlongs are variable, some narrow, some wide, some more fuzzy than others.

George also had this Haemanthus which he thinks is a hybrid of H. albiflos and H. pauculifolia
cheers
fermi

[Rimmer de Vries]

In the Northern hemisphere, Resnova megaphylla responded to a recent thunderstorm

[Gabriela]

I like this Resnova very much Rimmer. Is it fully dormant in the winter or do you grow it as a house plant and bring it out in the spring/summer?

[Rimmer de Vries]

it is dormant in winter and grows in warm weather April -~ Nov.
 the roots need a tiny bit of moisture while dormant. so stored in pot on basement floor at ~50F- 60F  (cool) in winter

[Gabriela]

Sounds very good, thank you. Can I ask you where from you got it?

[johnw]

Palpitations here Rimmer.  Hope you have the pollinating brush in working order.

john

[ashley]

Fabulous.
Bulbs are offered here at least, and seeds here.

[Gabriela]

Isn't nice to have someone else do the google-ing for you ;-) Thank you Ashley.
And thx again Rimmer.

[ashley]

Isn't nice to have someone else do the google-ing for you ;-)

For myself too Gabriela, as a hopeless case who can never have too much seed

[Gabriela]

For myself too Gabriela, as a hopeless case who can never have too much seed

Is there such thing as 'too much seed' Ashley?

[Diane Whitehead]

Gladiolus undulatus has opened in my garden.  This and the earlier-blooming tristis are the hardiest ones I grow.
Neither is very exciting, and I will keep trying with ones like uysiae.

I googled undulatus and discovered it is considered a weed in Australia and New Zealand.

[johnstephen29]

Beautiful for a weed Diane