South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2018

[David Nicholson]

Roma, have you ever tried it in the garden?

[Roma]

No, David.   It has been growing in the house and this is the first winter it has spent in the greenhouse.  I have a younger potful so thought I would chance this pot in the greenhouse over winter and hoped the extra light would induce it to flower.  It worked!  The temperature in the greenhouse has not dropped much below freezing.  As it is a winter grower I do not think it would survive outside. 

[ArnoldT]

Here's the last Lachenalia of the season and my favorite.

Grows well and wonderfully scented.

Lachenalia nervosa.

[Diane Whitehead]

A misnamed gladiolus flowering in my garden for the first time -
from the AGS 2006 seedlist, listed as G. floribundus miniatus,
neither of which look like this.

What is it really?

[Rimmer de Vries]

Ornithogalum ceresianum

[Steve Garvie]

The recent (brief) heatwave here has meant that these are past their best:

Babiana rubrocyanea


Geissorhiza aspera


Gladiolus carinatus

[GordonT]

Stunning photos, Steve! Is Gladiolus carinatus fragrant?

[Steve Garvie]

Many thanks Gordon.
Yes it is fragrant with a scent Sweet Violets.

[David Nicholson]

For a few years upto 2012 I had a small clump of Ixia hybrids but then all of them disappeared without trace until today when I found this one.

[David Nicholson]

The 'Beast from the East' just about did for a lovely clump of Tulbaghia violacea and I've managed to save only two small pieces to grow on again. Funnily enough this was the first time that I had cut the plant down to around 4" following some advice I read on a specialist nursery's web site. T. 'Purple Eye', which I didn't attack with the scissors on the other hand sailed through the storms and is just as good as ever.

Tulbaghia 'Purple Eye'

[angie]

Wow David I thought my plant looked good until now. That’s a lovely display . I grow mine in the greenhouse . I don’t think it would be hardy enough to grow outside up here .

Angie 

[fermi de Sousa]

A misnamed gladiolus flowering in my garden for the first time -
from the AGS 2006 seedlist, listed as G. floribundus miniatus,
neither of which look like this.

What is it really?

Hi Diane,
I wonder if it is some sort of hybrid involving G. triste?

Here's another "mystery" - this gladdie came up where I don't remember planting any!
From the time of flowering I suspected it might be Gladiolus dalenii which grows in another area (and is not even in bud so probably won't flower before the frosts knock'em down).
However the flower is a bit different to the others - here's a link to a pic I took of one a few years ago: http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11890.msg306613#msg306613
This could just be a seasonal aberration but otherwise it is possibly a different clone - but how would it have got here?
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Here's the last Lachenalia of the season and my favorite...Lachenalia nervosa.

Hi Arnold
just germinating here!
Did you donate seed to the SRGC in 2017?
cheers
fermi

[Hans J]

Good News from here ...my Amnocharis baumii is flowering :

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=16441.0

Enjoy
Hans 

[Paul Cumbleton]

My re-potting has yielded some spare bulbs that I have just put for sale on eBay. Here is a summary list of what's for sale:

South African Bulbs: Drimia nana, Daubenya zeyheri (Jacob’s bay), Gethyllis verticillata (Vanrhyns Pass) 3 - 4 years old,  Massonia depressa with maroon flowers (Uniondale), Massonia citrina (Rooihoogte Pass) various sizes,  Strumaria watermeyeri subsp. botterkloofensis, Polyxena pygmaea (Karas), Massonia hirsuta, Massonia longipes (George), Massonia longipes (Agulhas Plain), Nerine humilis (Piekenierskloof), Strumaria karooica (Meintjiesplaas), Gethyllis hybrid (G. roggeveldensis x G. villosa), Daubenya stylosa, Strumaria truncata (Garies), Massonia depressa (Kamieskroon), Bulbinella graminifolia, Brunsvigia hybrid (B. bosmaniae x B. orientalis)

Also a couple of non-South African: Scilla hughii young bulbs, Tecophilea cyanocrocus var. leichtlinii (young offsets).

You can go directly to my listings on eBay by clicking this: http://ebay.eu/1n3uCgm

Thanks
Paul