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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #240 on: June 15, 2009, 11:53:22 PM »
This the rare "fluffy double" form, Lesley!?  ;)
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #241 on: June 16, 2009, 12:00:21 AM »
It is Paul and you could even say it's snowy white. :D
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #242 on: June 16, 2009, 12:23:44 AM »
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #243 on: June 18, 2009, 09:28:23 AM »
Brrrrrr! Lesley!

I found this little "tulip" growing in the southern Cape some time ago and assumed it to be a species of Ornithogalum. As I know just about nothing when it comes to ornithogalums, I was wondering if anybody can enlighten me - it is certainly very beautiful and bright?
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #244 on: June 18, 2009, 09:54:47 AM »
Maybe Ornithogalum maculatum Rogan.

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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #245 on: June 18, 2009, 10:44:30 AM »
I've never seen an Ornithogalum with only one flower per stem before.  Didn't realise they existed. ???
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #246 on: June 18, 2009, 07:32:43 PM »
beautiful ornithogalums
This is Gladiolus antholyzoides
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #247 on: June 18, 2009, 07:37:03 PM »
What a beautiful shade of Yellow Rafa, it's a lovely plant.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #248 on: June 18, 2009, 09:43:29 PM »
Both plants are lovely. :)
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #249 on: June 18, 2009, 10:15:17 PM »
That's a beautifully clear yellow Rafa.  Nice form to it too.  Thanks for the pic.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #250 on: June 19, 2009, 10:11:17 AM »
Very nice Gladi Rafa, how tall does it grow please ??
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #251 on: June 19, 2009, 12:46:52 PM »
Luc, this is a very big and robust gladiolus, 80cm. In Goldblat monogrph he mentioned it is very close to D. dalenii...
I love this genus, is very beatuiful and interesting to me because they have many species with different adaptations for pollinators.
I would like to grow all of them!!  :o :D
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #252 on: June 19, 2009, 12:59:09 PM »
Rafa,

I'd never have taken it for that big.  I love dalenii (was flowering here until our -6'C last week) even if it does tend to wander around the garden somewhat and is getting to the stage of having to start controlling it before it takes over that area.  8)   I rather like the idea of a yellow version like in your pic. :D
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #253 on: June 23, 2009, 12:24:06 PM »
Here are a couple of pics of something that comes as a nice surprise for me since I certainly didn't expect flowers this year. Grown from SRGC Seed Ex. seed from the 2007/8 distribution under Number 100 and described as 'Albuca JCA 15856'. These were sown on 25 February 2008 and have been under glass and have survived the worst winter frosts we have had here for a number of years.

Can anyone have a guess at a likely species please?

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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #254 on: June 23, 2009, 09:11:05 PM »
Maybe Albuca humilis which is very short but under glass could be drawn up somewhat. Does it smell (reputedly) of marzipan? Mine flowers with just a cm of stem, outside all year round. The bulbs become very large for the size of the plant. There's a yellow and green form apparently, called 'Karl King.'
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