September 2009 - Southern Hemisphere- Spring

[Tecophilaea King]

Here are a some of the white N.cyclamineus crosses I've made, mainly with Snipe and other white seedlings under number, often crossing back 2 or 3 times with other fertile species or white hybrids to improve the shape and the colour, and hopefully remain fertile for futher future hybridising.
N.cyclamineus sdgs. #1 and #2 are the same, after 3 days the flower turned almost to pure white.
Enjoy.

[Tecophilaea King]

A couple of my favourite white miniatures, which don't need introdudtion.
Snipe of course is a very good fertile parent variety, which I use extensively when I cross it with the cyclamineus species and other white fertile hybrid/seedlings.
Xit, no doubt is always a very good variety in any ones miniature cup class on the show bench, and not to forget the rock garden.
Cheers and enjoy.

[Maggi Young]

.....mentioned earlier that I had another aurea about to flower from Frit Group seed. It's still a couple of days away but so far appears to be almost cream rather than yellow and without any chequering at all. Wierd!

You might be getting into the realms of tubiformis then, Lesley!!

Judging from your Frit aurea and the various notes about this species, mine may be F. collina, not aurea as it has rounded shoulders, not the square ones which are so evident in your pic. Maybe Maggi or Ian would like to have another look at mine and give an opinion.

 Lesley, take a read of Ian's frit article again, it should help!
 
F. collina has toothed edges/  serrations to the edge of the tepals. aurea does not.

I attach two pix.... one showing whole flower of F. collina.... this does have square shoulders,  as you can see.... and a close-up of the toothed edges.....

click the pix to enlarge

[Tecophilaea King]

Sometimes, different, nicely shaped N.bulbicodium seedlings pop up in the boxes, from natural open pollination.
These three bulbicodiums are just a few of many that I collected and grow on, to see if they come true next season.

Thanks for the warm welcome by all your friendly SRGC members, I am little overwhelmed.
Hope you get as much pleasure from the pictures as I do showing them, your responses make it all worthwhile.
BTW: One of my other hobbies is of course photography, I often take many exposures at different settings, and select the best image. One GB card can hold over 1000 pictures, cheap for digital photography nowadays.

[Maggi Young]

A couple of my favourite white miniatures, which don't need introdudtion.
Snipe of course is a very good fertile parent variety, which I use extensively when I cross it with the cyclamineus species and other white fertile hybrid/seedlings.
Xit, no doubt is always a very good variety in any ones miniature cup class on the show bench, and not to forget the rock garden.
Cheers and enjoy.

 Bill, you have hit my favourite cyclamineus spot!! I think 'Snipe' is just stunning and yours are all standing so neatly in their box.... just perfection! Thanks!

[Tecophilaea King]

Bill, you have hit my favourite cyclamineus spot!! I think 'Snipe' is just stunning and yours are all standing so neatly in their box.... just perfection! Thanks!

Maggi, it has been mentioned by several members that you're very fond of chocolate and could be persuaded to do deals. OK, lets get down to some serious bargaining.
I'll send you a truckload of Cadbury creamy chocolate in return for a small favour, to be discussed privetly, none of the other members should know anyhing about it.
I'll even throw in a few cyclamineus Snipe for good measure.  
Mum's the word.

[Maggi Young]

Strictly, Bill, as Global Moderator I should be as Ceasar's wife... above suspicion and all that....... but  what the heck...you're talking my language here.... bribe away.... I'll await your  choccy message!  

[ranunculus]

Maggi - how COULD you sell the Bulb Despot into slavery for a couple of cream eggs and some little yellowy-white blooms?   Ask for a bottle of something for the conference!!!  

[Maggi Young]

Maggi - how COULD you sell the Bulb Despot into slavery for a couple of cream eggs and some little yellow blooms?   Ask for a bottle of something for the conference!!!   

Oh, Cliff, sometimes a girl's just gotta do...... etc!

[Lesley Cox]

Thanks Maggi, for the pictures. It's definite then, mine is aurea, not collina. Smooth as a baby's posterior. The second is showing the merest suggestion of chequering but still quite cream in colour. Few more days. For some reason there is also an erythronium in bud, in the same pot.

[Lesley Cox]

Bill, those 'Snipe' x cyclamineus hybrids are exquisite. I especially love the really spikey ones. Will you have some for sale in the reasonably near future? I'm now a paid up member of the oldies/wrinklies society and realize that time is flying rather quickly.

[Maggi Young]

For some reason there is also an erythronium in bud, in the same pot.

 Gregarious little bulbs, bless 'em! 

[johnw]

Bill, you have hit my favourite cyclamineus spot!! I think 'Snipe' is just stunning and yours are all standing so neatly in their box.... just perfection! Thanks!

Maggi, it has been mentioned by several members that you're very fond of chocolate and could be persuaded to do deals. OK, lets get down to some serious bargaining.
I'll send you a truckload of Cadbury creamy chocolate in return for a small favour, to be discussed privetly, none of the other members should know anyhing about it.
I'll even throw in a few cyclamineus Snipe for good measure.  
Mum's the word.

Bill

Do you not know who is IN the Cadbury egg?  By the time she emerges it will look like a Narcissus Bulb Fly has been at work.

johnw

[Lesley Cox]

Do you suggest Maggi is IN the egg? I would have expected the egg to be in Maggi. Which reminds me of a silly thing from my youth, which went...

"Algie met a bear, the bear met Algie.
The bear was bulgie, the bulge was Algie."

[fermi de Sousa]

Bill, you have hit my favourite cyclamineus spot!! I think 'Snipe' is just stunning and yours are all standing so neatly in their box.... just perfection! Thanks!

Maggi, it has been mentioned by several members that you're very fond of chocolate and could be persuaded to do deals. OK, lets get down to some serious bargaining.
I'll send you a truckload of Cadbury creamy chocolate in return for a small favour, to be discussed privetly, none of the other members should know anyhing about it.
I'll even throw in a few cyclamineus Snipe for good measure.  
Mum's the word.

Bill

Do you not know who is IN the Cadbury egg?  By the time she emerges it will look like a Narcissus Bulb Fly has been at work.

johnw

Shock horror! Business news here mentions that Kraft is trying to take over Cadbury! That Creme Egg could turn out to be filled with peanut butter!
cheers
fermi
PS a belated welcome to the Forum, Bill. I've enjoyed your pics on the PBS site for years.