South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019

[Rimmer de Vries]

Some of mine out at the moment

Lachenalia namaquensis
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Hi Rob-Rah can you show the leaves on your Lachenalia namaquensis.

[Rob-Rah]

Hi Rob-Rah can you show the leaves on your Lachenalia namaquensis.

Oooh - yes, it's not L. namaquensis is it? It was acquired as that and this is its first flowering. I didn't even think when I took the photo! Here are the leaves and a few more photos if it helps get a correct ID.

It came from RV Roger, and the simplest explanation is they mixed up plants. I wonder if it could be L. bachmannii, which they also sell, and which looks rather like my plant?

[ArnoldT]

 Have a look at L. latifolia

[ArnoldT]

Lachenalia juncifolia with a guest.

Another of a fully open Gladiolus  splendens.  Looks to be a landing pad for a pollinator

[Michael J Campbell]

 Moraea aristata, the first couple of flowers this year, four weeks later than last year.

[fermi de Sousa]

Autumn bulb season has started 
Here's Brunsvigia marginata a couple of weeks later than last year
cheers
fermi

[Steve Garvie]

Wonderful!!!

What minimum temperatures will it tolerate Fermi?

[fermi de Sousa]

Wonderful!!!

What minimum temperatures will it tolerate Fermi?

Hi Steve,
It got down to -7 ^oC last year. It’s growing in a bed which has a large amount of coarse sand or “pea gravel” mixed in which may have helped,
cheers
fermi

[Steve Garvie]

Thanks Fermi!

[ArnoldT]

Nearing the end of the Lachenalia season here.

Lachenalia vanzyliae

[Rimmer de Vries]

Lachenalia rosea

[Rimmer de Vries]

Lachenalia liliflora

[Rimmer de Vries]

Lachenalia orchidioides

[Rimmer de Vries]

Lachenalia vanzyliae

[Rimmer de Vries]

Lachenalia bachmanii. Often shows up under other names in seed exchanges.