South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2017

[fermi de Sousa]

A repeat performance from Watsonia socium opens the year for these varied plants from South Africa,
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Gloriosa superba can be from South Africa though it is also found in the tropics!
We grow it in pots to avoid it getting too wet in winter when it is dormant and when we get most of our rain!
cheers
fermi

[Rimmer de Vries]

Wurmbea stricta still in bloom. Now with elongated inflorescence.

Prior posting on the progress of this plant here:

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=13900.msg369024#msg369024

[Rimmer de Vries]

A lachenalia forest on my basement floor

[johnw]

Lachenalia aloides 'Quadricolor' with a few reverting.

john


-4c after a few wonderfuls days at 11c

[ArnoldT]

Here's a photo study of Lachenalia bifolia was once known a L. bulbifera

Note the    pedicles at 4-7 mm which droop at bit.

[johnw]

In June 2015 PaulC kindly sent me seed of Massonia saniensis, the seed was sown immediately and sprouted shortly thereafter.  Those seedlings in photo 1 were very distinctive - stout and sturdy with a bluish cast except for dots missing the blue.

This past autumn I received M. sanaiensis seed from the SABG simply labelled ex Africa.  These were sown in mid January under lights and sprouted vigorously within a week.  In photo two you will see they look nothing like Paul's and I doubt their identity. Any thoughts?

johnw


+1c, barometer at 760mm and falling rapidly as a storm approaches, expecting torrential rains to 75mm along the coast.

[Steve Garvie]

Romulea tetragona


Massonia sempervirens


Daubenya coccinea

[Tim Harberd]

Hi Steve,
   Thanks for the wonderful pictures.... They prompted me to have a look round on the internet and I found this website:

http://www.massonia.com/

    More wonderful pictures!!

Tim DH

[GordonT]

Thanks Tim! Wonderful photos on the Massonia.com site.... there may be some new seed hunts in my near future!

[ArnoldT]

Gladiolus griseus

Western Cape province

[ArnoldT]

Here's previously posted images in better light.

Lachenalia bifolia

Gladiolus griseus

[johnw]

My excitement with the first successful germination of Daubenya marginata was rather short-lived.  They don't look like Daubenyas to me after 3 weeks.  Agree?

(Looking like Daubenya Sept 2017!)

johnw


+3c

[Rimmer de Vries]

My excitement with the first successful germination of Daubenya marginata was rather short-lived.  Don't look like Daubenyas to me after 3 weeks.  Agree?
johnw
+3c

That is how daubenya start

[Matt T]

They look ok to me. Photos of my own D. aurea and marginata seedlings attached.