South African bulbose plants 2009

[Rogan]

"Rogan were those multicoloured Babianas once called Synnotia?"

Hello Lesley,

I don't think they are what used to be called Synnotia, I think these are 'true' Babianas - B. ambigua, B. patula, B. sambucina or something like that ? I'm not much of a Babiana 'fundi' (expert) so my identification is tentative at best or just plain wrong at worst   

It is quite interesting that, to my nose, they have no scent at all, yet according to the descriptions of the three species I listed above, all are strongly scented - but then the wind was quite fresh at the time...

"...do you know how far Mandurang is from Redesdale?!"

No idea at all Fermi! Sorry, I don't think we meant to send you on an epic cross-country seed-collecting expedition, I'll just have to keep an eye open for similar cultivars in this neck of the woods.

[fermi de Sousa]

"...do you know how far Mandurang is from Redesdale?!"

No idea at all Fermi! Sorry, I don't think we meant to send you on an epic cross-country seed-collecting expedition, I'll just have to keep an eye open for similar cultivars in this neck of the woods.

Just joshing, Rogan!
It's not far away (about 30km) but I don't get up there often - I'll have to watch for seeds here to know when to go collecting.
cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

"...do you know how far Mandurang is from Redesdale?!"
No idea at all Fermi! Sorry, I don't think we meant to send you on an epic cross-country seed-collecting expedition, I'll just have to keep an eye open for similar cultivars in this neck of the woods.

Speak for yourself Rogan.  They were good Sparaxis!!    No hassles Fermi.  I have no idea how far away it is either, and I live a lot closer than Rogan.   And noting that the 30km has now been mentioned...... I visit friends within Canberra that are further away than that!! 

Lesley,

The Synnotia are now Sparaxis as far as I recall, rather than Babiana.  I think my Sparaxis meterlekampiae used to be a Synnotia at one point. 

[Hristo]

Rogan, Fermi, super pics of some great plants, thanks for showing!

[Michael J Campbell]

Bulb offer
.I have quite a few Tritonia tangerine to spare, if anyone is interested send me a PM. They go in the bin on Monday morning 12Th October at 9am if no requests before then

Here is a pic.

[cohan]

great stuff, all!
rogan, love both the microloma and that little babiana!
if you should ever happen across seed .....

[Alessandro.marinello]

in flower Polyxena odorata

[BULBISSIME]

pretty flowers !
Does they smell ??

[mark smyth]

These are some of my Polyxena. Just now I can't remember what is on the label. This year is the best they have been since I got them

[BULBISSIME]

Superb Mark, great miniatures 
how many bulbs in the pot

[Alessandro.marinello]

Mark
someone has demanded a bouquet

[mark smyth]

Fred I just went out for a look. There are 44 flowers with many buds coming. It is P. ensifolia with a strange but nice fruit scent

[fermi de Sousa]

Bulb offer
.I have quite a few Tritonia tangerine to spare, if anyone is interested send me a PM. They go in the bin on Monday morning 10Th October at 9am if no requests before then

Here is a pic.

Sorry I can't receive them here! I hope you get some takers, Michael, it would be a shame to bin them.

Some more pics of ixias; we have a few varieties of yellow, from the bright yellow with broad petals

yellow with reddish exterior,

A paler yellow with thinner petals,

And what looks like an even starrier version of the last,


Another yellow just starting to flower is one of the Moraeas which used to be an Homeria,


And in mauve we have a lovely Geissorhiza which I think is G. aspera,


cheers
fermi

[Paul T]

Fermi,

Nice, broad petalled yellow Ixia.  Had cloudy weather here the last few days (but not much rain unfortunately) so the Ixias here have barely been open.

Great pics.

[Rogan]

"It is P. ensifolia with a strange but nice fruit scent"

Mark, are you sure it's P. ensifolia with those narrow leaves? This is a pic of 'my' P. ensifolia growing in the 'wild' - the lawns of an historic church within its range of distribution. It shares its habitat with Massonia aff. pustulata, a Ledebouria species (L. ovalifolia ?) and several other little bulbs and things.