South African Bulbs 2016

[Maggi Young]

Oh my word! What a fine display of Eucomis! 

[François Lambert]

Oh my word! What a fine display of Eucomis! 

Thank you Maggi,


I have been growing these for almost 30 years now and they slowly multiplied to form this clump - although from time to time I also sell some of my excess bulbs on a local plant fair.  Each 12-liter pot contains 4 or 5 bulbs and there must be something like 8 pots of mature E-bicolor here.  At the other side of the logs on the second picture I have some more pots with E. Bicolor seedlings.  But I only started to sow these bulbs since I'm member of the SRGC and i'm still waiting for them to flower.

[Maggi Young]

Very satisfying, François, when plants establish so well .

[Rimmer de Vries]

Resnova megaphylla seedlings  today- seeds started 3 weeks ago on July 25, 2016

[Maggi Young]

Resnova megaphylla seedlings  today- seeds started 3 weeks ago on July 25, 2016

 Sooooo big in three weeks! 

[ashley]

Beautiful little Resnova Rimmer, and they're in a hurry

For those who haven't seen them, Bert Zaalberg has some wonderful photos of SA bulbs here.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Seeds came from these parants

[Diane Whitehead]

Gladiolus saundersii, from seed sown in 2009, flowering for the first time.

One of those that hangs its head, so I had to tip it.  The markings would show if it were in a pot
on a bench, instead of out in the garden.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hesperantha pauciflora - had to bring the pot into work to take a pic when it was open
cheers
fermi

[WimB]

All three sown in 2014 (from Silverhills seeds), flowering in 2 years, not bad.

Gladiolus gueinzii
Gladiolus mortonius
and Gladiolus saundersii

I think all three would be hardy in the garden here, but for now I still keep them in pots.

[todoplant]

Resnova megaphylla seedlings  today- seeds started 3 weeks ago on July 25, 2016

Really great to have so little time.
Which I have at home that have that size are 1 year to grow.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Really great to have so little time.
Which I have at home that have that size are 1 year to grow.

Resnova megaphylla needs a lot of moisture while in growth- it is not a Desert plant.  the mature plants curl up and dry up if they get too hot or too dry. so i placed the pot of fresh seeds (and pots of other S. African summer rain plants) in a large pan of water , the 3" of rain put them in growth mode.

[ArnoldT]

Here's the last of the summer growing Eucomis.

Eucomis bicolor growing outdoors in New Jersey for greater than 10 years. Plant originally from Ellen Hornig in upstate  New York.

Eucomis autumnalis a very tall plant happy in a large pot.

[François Lambert]

about 8 year ago I purchased something like 100 seeds of Eucomis Pole-Evansii.  For the last 4 years these have been prospering here and flowering abundantly.  And yes, I almost have 100 bulbs of Eucomis Pole-Evansii - I grow them by 5 in 12-liter pots.  Very easy to grow here, they just need a lot of water.

[ArnoldT]

Francois:

Do the leaf margins have an fine serrations.

I have two different Eucomis one with serrations and one without.  Other than that they are very similar.