South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019

[Rimmer de Vries]

Someone asked about Lachenalia trichophylla Seeds and seedlings.
Mature plant and bud about to bloom
And seedlings of two forms from Silverhill started in Sept 2016

[PaulFlowers]

Quite a few moraeas out today. In order Moraea villosa, Moraea gigandra and finally Moraea papillonacae. The Moraea loubseri flowers are still out but looking the worse for wear. I found the villosa in a pot of gladioli venustus!

[Gail]

Very lovely Paul - those blue eyes are very appealing.

[ArnoldT]

First of the Lachenalia's.  This has to be the largest one I've sen.  Ruler added for comparison.

Duncan says scape to 100 to 150 mm.

this is much taller

Lachenalia bifolia.

[bibliofloris]

Such gorgeous blooms and interesting plants, everyone! I love the almost iridescent colors and the unusual combinations...

I didn’t manage to photograph my Lachenalia viridiflora, but it did bloom beautifully. Here’s my Lachenalia namaquensis, from Telos Bulbs.

Thanks again for the advice and help as I get started with these.

—Kelly

[ArnoldT]

Close-up of Lachenalia bifolia or AKA Lachenalia bulbifera

Seems that some of Graham Duncan's revisions have not been accepted universally.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Massonia seedling from seed distributed by Cameron McMaster at the 2011 IBSA conference as Massonia echinata collected in Napier. However, it seems different. Any ideas on identity?

[Darren]

It seems to resemble the fairly newly described M. gypsicola. You can see the paper at massonia.com

http://www.massonia.com/species

[Bert Zaalberg]

the Massonia Rimmer is showing is Massonia setulosa. the little bristles (=setulosa) are visible on the leaves.
Cameron distributed seeds of these plants growing at the Monsanto farm (currently named Sensako) East of Napier in the Eastern Cape. In the beginning he offered them as echinata, last 2 to 3 years correctly as setulosa.

See attached 2 setulosa pictures for comparison I took in my collection last week here in NL.

nb: Massonia gypsicola is a species from the Knersvlakte, far in the Western Cape.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Thank you Bert and Darren.
So if this is Setulosa due to the bristles on the leaves
Then is this ( see link)  from Gouritz that bloomed a month ago also M setulosa?
It does not have bristles on the leaves

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=15942.msg398439#msg398439

[Bert Zaalberg]

@todoplant
there is a post on january 3rd from todoplant showing a picture named as Massonia tenella.

this is incorrect, the picture shows Massonia pygmaea ssp pygmaea.

Massonia tenella has yellow pollen and flower looks quite different.
see 2 pics of tenella

[Bert Zaalberg]

Hi Rimmer
something went wrong it seems since this post ended up in the 2018 subject. i tried to change it but it didn't move. So hereby a 2nd try.
The plants from Gouritz River are currently not considered setulosa. They are known as sp. Gouritz River and still to be described. It is most likely the same species as the ones from Vleesbaai and Plettenberg. They flower 6 weeks earlier then setulosa and have glabrous leaves (or only very fine short hairs). I noticed that setulosa has a very distinct fragrance. My greenhouse is filled with it currently. bit lemony, very fresh and pleasant.
They are also different from the other "yellow-anthered" plants from around Bredasdorp known so far as bredasdorpensis n.n. Those have also glabrous leaves (or only very fine short hairs) but relatively small flowers compared to its large leaves and thin, bended filaments (not thick and stiff like with setulosa and Gouritz).
see some pics attached.
Bert

[Rob-Rah]

The first few flowers on Oxalis obtusa 'Elizabeth' are out in the greenhouse now. These should be lovely mounds of flowers in Feb, along with other pots of different cultivars.

[ArnoldT]

Couple of bright sunny days here.

Two different Lachenalia aloides quadricolor.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Massonia sp? With purple pollen. Bulb came as an unknown winter grower. Leaf substance almost as thick as Massonia depresssa. Any suggestions on identity?