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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #195 on: November 03, 2020, 12:40:59 PM »
Ixia polystachya doing well in a pot - I really must try some in the garden!
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #196 on: November 03, 2020, 12:45:40 PM »
Some more of the Ixia 'Teal' seedlings including one that looks a bit like its "grandparent", Ixia viridiflora. These are seedlings of some 'Teal' seedlings given to me by Garry Reid from "Obscure Bulbs"
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #197 on: November 03, 2020, 12:48:11 PM »
These 'Teal' seedlings arose here and are quite varied
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #198 on: November 04, 2020, 07:21:10 PM »
My ZA bulbs have just started to show themselves here in London! Can't wait..... those and the orchids are the joy of winter and early spring.
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #199 on: November 09, 2020, 05:12:16 PM »
Freesia fucata

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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #200 on: November 11, 2020, 07:38:30 PM »
Lachenalia calcicola

Lachenalia pgymgaea corymbosa
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #201 on: November 13, 2020, 05:49:29 PM »
Moraea polystachya

Not 100% sure of the ID.
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #202 on: November 16, 2020, 05:05:02 PM »
Sorry - haven't posted anything for ages! So here are a few images taken over the past few weeks

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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #203 on: November 16, 2020, 05:07:22 PM »
....and a few more.

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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #204 on: November 16, 2020, 08:16:58 PM »
Lovely plants everyone.
That Strumaria is gorgeous Paul, the foliage looks good as well as the flower.
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #205 on: November 19, 2020, 08:31:41 PM »
Paul, your Oxalis Massoniana is stunning
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #206 on: November 23, 2020, 10:49:16 AM »
In 2018 I sowed a tray of pots with bulb seed which tipped over! I scraped up the potting mix and added it to the top of a foam box. Some of the seeds actually germinated over the next few months, but I couldn't be sure what was what.
These all flowered today and though I sowed 3 different types of Ixia I'm pretty sure they are all Ixia odorata and different to a form I already had (pic posted on 11-10-2020 https://www.srgc.org.uk/forum/index.php?topic=18129.0 )
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #207 on: November 23, 2020, 03:45:07 PM »
Daubenya zeyheri.

A song bird pollinated member of the species.
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #208 on: November 23, 2020, 04:51:37 PM »
A bit closer.

Clearly visible are the stamens and anthers.
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2020
« Reply #209 on: December 05, 2020, 02:06:05 PM »
When re-potting the Babiana cedarbergensis I found a curiosity - some stems had little clusters of small cormlets developed below the surface of the potting mix
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