South African bulbose plants 2009

[BULBISSIME]

What a colour !!! 
Big flower ?

[Hristo]

Hi Fred,
Medium sized I guess, about 3cm diameter. Comapred to some SA species the flowers are refreshiingly long lived!

[Alessandro.marinello]

a native South Africa in flower today
Tulbaghia acutiloba

[Ezeiza]

Re: South Africa bulbose plants
« Reply #508 on: April 12, 2009, 10:30:56 AM »
Hristo:
Still the odd SA species going here on my windowsill, this was bought as Tritonia deusta.

Chris, it is Tritonia deusta. There are several stunning variants, one called "var. miniata" in which there are almost black spots surrounded by yellow rings.

[Hristo]

Hi Alberto,
Nice Tulbaghia, always interesting slightly otherworldly flowers on these plants!

[fermi de Sousa]

Some more South African bulbs!
Nerine rosea

Nerine bowdenii "Meninya Forrest" which is probably what is known as var. wellsii elsewhere.

I can't take much credit for this one as I bought it in bud last month!

I showed pics of this Crossyne flava clump awhile back and now look at them!



Interested parties can PM me
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Very cool Fermi.  That was the 3 different coloured ones wasn't it?  Looks like you'll have about a squillion seeds if every one of those flowers has set as many seeds as in that picture!    Never had any luck with Crossyne flava here for some reason, although so many other Amaryllids (Boophone, Amaryllis, Haemanthus, Brunsvigias, Nerines etc.) do brilliantly for me. 

[Miriam]

Ixia viridiflora or Turquoise Ixia has striking and unusual color.
I was amazed seeing it flowering in my garden for the first time.

[BULBISSIME]

You're right Miriam,

very strange colour and gracefull plant.

[Ezeiza]

Hi Miriam:

              Your collection seems to include many goodies. There are several colors in Ixia viridilfora, some being "duck egg green" to the actual color of turquoises (gems). Also dwarf forms. And of course, washed out inferior forms.
 

Regards

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Hi Miriam,
Congratulations for your striking photos. Ixia Viridiflora is really stunning, and quite difficult to grow I suppose ?
Regards
Jean -Patrick

[Lesley Cox]

Not at all difficult to grow but it needs a good summer ripening to flower well.

[Paul T]

Which is why it does so well here.  Plenty of summer ripening.  Have had it for years but it seems to have disappeared in the last 12 months, which is disappointing.  No idea why it went, but obviously it was just it's time to go.    Must get it again as I love the colour, particularly set off by the wonderfully dark centre.

[fermi de Sousa]

Paul,
if you mean the "Teal" hybrid, remind me next summer to send you some.
Here are some Oxalis,
O.massoniana,




O."Ken Aslet" - I don't usually get a flower on this one! But hardly any foliage yet-


Another one that flowers before the foliage is O. palmifrons,


A "common" one but a bit deeper than shown: O. hirta "Rosea"


O. kaajvoegensis,


O. lobata


cheers
fermi

[Hristo]

Super flowers on those Oxalis, Fermi, nice to see 'Ken Aslet' in flower. we have several pots here and I can't remember when or if they have ever flowered!