South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019

[Rimmer de Vries]

Big yellow Massonia depressa from Kamiesburg

[todoplant]

Lachenalia trichophylla.

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Lachenalia trichophylla.

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 Empodium flexile

[Steve Garvie]

A very interesting looking Massonia Rimmer.
Do you grow all of your winter-growing S. A. bulbs under artificial lighting?

[todoplant]

Massonia pygmae.

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[PaulFlowers]

A lovely moraea comptonii. So easy to see the relationship with Moraea elegans

[PaulFlowers]

Gladiolus lillaceous - these were taken across a few hours. The flowers are supposed to be getting darker (a bit?) - they definitely smelled stronger and sweeter as it got darker

[PaulFlowers]

Lachenalia vanzyliae - one of my favourites. Up close you can see it’s blue dots. Its hard to believe it’s an aloides from the colour

[David Nicholson]

Lovely plants everyone.

[Rimmer de Vries]

A very interesting looking Massonia Rimmer.
Do you grow all of your winter-growing S. A. bulbs under artificial lighting?

Yes. But i start them outside until the temp gets too cold or unprectable.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Massonia pustulata -Napier from McMaster seed.
Confirmed as pustulata by Paul Cumbleton on this list last January.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Massonia tenella from Silverhill 2011 seed- small plant in seed here now.