South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2017

[Paul Cumbleton]

OOps - forgot this one - Steve Garvie asked to see this (sorry Steve its taken so long!). This is the first flowering for me of Brunsvigia bosmaniae.

Paul

[ashley]

Very nice Paul.  How old is the bulb?

[Steve Garvie]

Many thanks Paul.
A cracking plant!
-As are the Strumaria and Nerine.

[Paul Cumbleton]

Ashley,
I've had this bulb 4 years, but I don't know how old it was when I first got it, but from the size I would guess it must have been at least another 4.

Paul

[ashley]

Thanks Paul.  Lovely strumarias too, and what a fine clone of N. humilis

[fermi de Sousa]

This is the first flowering for me of Brunsvigia bosmaniae.

Wow, Paul, it looks like an autumn visit to your place is called for

We got this Gladiolus virescens ssp virescens last year from Greg Boldiston, Longinomus Nuresery, Romsey; it opened its first flower today,
cheers
fermi

[johnralphcarpenter]

Empodium flexile.

[Maggi Young]

Empodium flexile.

Little yellow fireworks 
 You've got a lot of goodies flowering now, Ralph!

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Gladdies Fermi, Dane Edna would have been proud

I do like your Empodium Ralph.

[johnralphcarpenter]

The Empodium is sweetly scented too!

[Karaba]

2 Gladiolus grown from seeds from Silverhill Seeds :
- Gladiolus saundersii
- Gladiolus oppositiflorus
About last species, I have two forms, one more pink, lax spike, glabrous and tight bracts, an other form more salmon, dense spike, with hairy and loose bracts. Both were from a pack of seeds labelled G. oppositiflorus ssp. salmoneus but this subspecies seems not to be recognized anymore in South-Africa (http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1549-124). Does anyone know if this difference is only from the variability of the species or any thing else ?

edit : I have the answer from Rachel Saunders

* IMG_2056.jpg : Gladiolus saundersii

* IMG_2062.jpg : Gladiolus mortonius

* IMG_2063.jpg : Gladiolus oppositiflorus ssp. salmoneus

* IMG_2066.jpg : Gladiolus mortonius on left, Gladiolus oppositiflorus ssp. salmoneus on right

[Chris Johnson]

Veltheimia capensis

I had these in a cool room in the house earlier in the year, but they were not happy. I moved them to the covered rockery where they have grown well, hence the late flowering.

[ArnoldT]

Here's one from the other side of the globe.

Veltheimia capensis

[Chris Johnson]

A better image Arnold, my close-up has a yellow cast. The complete plant is truer.

[David Nicholson]

From seed Polyxena longituba. Yes, I know it's Lachenalia  now but it isn't on my labels! Some two months earlier than last year.