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Heinie

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Cyrtanthus obliquus
« on: December 22, 2008, 06:25:11 AM »
The flowers of one of my favorite plants are opening this morning. Here is a photo and I will post another when more flowers open. The scape is 400mm tall 30mm thick at the base. This bulb is the size of a cricket ball and it is said that they do not flower well in pots. I have a few planted in pots and it is very difficult to find this size of bulb. A second plant is also growing a scape now.


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Hans J

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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2008, 06:30:49 AM »
Hi Heinie ,

my congratulation to this beautiful plant !

What a nice Christmas surprise  ;D

Good luck with this plants
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« Last Edit: December 22, 2008, 11:43:02 AM by Hans J »
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2008, 06:53:14 AM »
Another stunner, Heinie!
And appropriate colours for X'mas!
cheers
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2008, 09:17:07 AM »
OMG OMG  :o :o Many congratulations i really love it!!!
It reminds me of Scadoxus cyrtanthiflorus, my favourite scadoxus species.

By the way, what is that purple flower on the background? A gesneriad?
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2008, 09:48:40 AM »
Lovely plant Heinie.
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2008, 09:54:10 AM »
Breathtaking!!  Beautiful.
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Heinie

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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2008, 12:01:47 PM »
Thanks for the comments guys.

Michael, yes it is a Sreptocarpus which I do not have many of. The three I have were gifts from friends.

Hans, I think I answered your email question but will take a photo of the plant which is not good because it is shedding all the old leaves and growing one new leaf. 
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #7 on: December 22, 2008, 01:56:22 PM »
How lovely it is, reminds me of Australian Christmas bells ( Blandfordia ), are they related?
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #8 on: December 22, 2008, 09:41:06 PM »
I have Blanfordiae in bud at the moment at my place, plus have been photographing them at work, at the ANBG, but haven't uploaded photos as yet.
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #9 on: December 24, 2008, 12:44:52 PM »
Hi Paul, I hope you post some pics soon.
What do you do at ANBG?
Looking at the website it must be a terrific place to work.
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2009, 01:22:17 AM »
Smashing Cyrtanthus obliquus there Heinie!

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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2009, 03:52:14 PM »
Quote from: Paul T on December 22, 2008, 09:41:06 PM
I have Blanfordiae in bud at the moment at my place, plus have been photographing them at work, at the ANBG, but haven't uploaded photos as yet.
Hi Paul
who species and your Blandfordia
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2009, 06:34:30 AM »
Alessandro,

I am asuming you're asking which species I have... if so, it is Blandfordia grandiflora.  I've also posted a pic of those I have photographed flowering at the ANBG up in the "Australian Native Plants at the ANBG" topic.  Mine is definitely slightly different in colour, not being as strongly red and yellow.
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Paul T.
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Re: Cyrtanthus obliquus
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2009, 05:41:39 PM »
Quote from: Paul T on January 07, 2009, 06:34:30 AM
Alessandro,

I am asuming you're asking which species I have... if so, it is Blandfordia grandiflora.  I've also posted a pic of those I have photographed flowering at the ANBG up in the "Australian Native Plants at the ANBG" topic.  Mine is definitely slightly different in colour, not being as strongly red and yellow.

Paul
I have tried to grow for three years Blandfordia punicea-  but I have failed. I have found much difficult one with seeds of Australia :'(
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Re: Blandfordia germination
« Reply #14 on: January 08, 2009, 04:21:22 AM »
Alessandro,

I will check and see whether the Blandfordia need smoke treatment or not.  I don't "think" so, but that doesn't mean that they don't.  ;D  we do have a number of plants that seem to take either a long time to get the right conditions to germinate, or else have impervious seed coats that just sit and wait for years regardless of the conditions.  It depends on what you have been trying to grow of course.
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