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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #495 on: October 20, 2009, 12:53:22 AM »
A couple of little treasures...

Gladiolus alatus is one of the tiny species.  I think someone posted pics recently... Bill perhaps?... but I hope no-one minds more?  I used to have a few different colours forms but lost them over time.  This is a first flowering from seed which is wonderful, as I have missed it dearly.

Geissorhiza monanthos is a striking flower as you can see.  The colours are so strong, and the flowers are actually shiny.  It looks like it has finally multiplied after having it for a number of years.  I never remember to repot it, so it has had no food or care for a few years.... I just remember it when I see the flower.  It glows!!

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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #496 on: October 20, 2009, 12:56:56 AM »
Tulbaghia comminsii is a good flowerer every year.  It is maybe 10 inches tall, and covered in flowers.  I don't feed it or repot it or anything and it loves it.  Nicely perfumed too.

This is a dwarf Watsonia species, maybe 75cm tall or so.  Brilliant plant.

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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #497 on: October 20, 2009, 01:01:00 AM »
All these are very attractive Paul. I especially like the pink and yellow ixias and the Tulbaghia. Good that it's scented. Most smell like alliums.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #498 on: October 20, 2009, 01:10:51 AM »
Lesley,

This one is most definitely perfumed, not oniony!  ;D  Sort of a spicey scent, but quite nice to me.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #499 on: October 20, 2009, 02:17:25 AM »
One more!

A rather lovely velvety purple Sparaxis, flowering at present...

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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #500 on: October 20, 2009, 07:34:54 AM »
Hi all, so good to see all these late spring flowers on the SH, like Moraea, Babiana, Ixia, Geissorhiza etc.
We are glad to see some of these plants here at the Show in Lisse sometimes.
But seeing Paul's pink Watsonia clump in the garden, or Ixia's on the road verge we really miss a lot  :( :(
Looking at the Watsonia I think it is having some resemblance with the W. aletroides I showed in the Weekly Lisse Show??
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #501 on: October 20, 2009, 07:47:12 AM »
Luit,

The Watsonia aletroides I have seen before is more of an orangey colour, with a bit of white and the inner tip.  Mine appears to be slightly larger so is either another form, or a hybrid perhaps?  I just love it.  I'm swapping some of it for the orangey aletroides from a friend.  ;D
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #502 on: October 20, 2009, 08:05:28 AM »
Great pictures Paul. I've tried Gladiolus alatus several times from seed as I loved it when I saw it in the wild. Unfortunately seed seems very reluctant to germinate and the resulting seedlings rather unhappy. Oh well, can't win them all eh?
I grow very few Ixias as our low light seems to make them etiolate badly under glass and they just look untidy.

Lesley - I'd be interested in seeing the clumping Massonia - I wonder if it was M.echinata?

I've promised a picture of the 'pink' Massonia jasminiflora when it opens - should only be a week or two now.

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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #503 on: October 20, 2009, 08:21:23 AM »
Lovely colourful show Paul !!!
The Ixia's are to die for... and I can understand why you missed Gladiolus alatus - it looks awesome !!!
Thanks so much for bringing colour in our grey, dull days.  ;)
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #504 on: October 20, 2009, 09:11:20 AM »
Thanks Darren and Luc.  Glad you enjoyed the pics.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #505 on: October 20, 2009, 06:13:32 PM »
Mark,would you hazard a guess at a name for this Nerine.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #506 on: October 20, 2009, 08:19:14 PM »
Quote from: Paul T on October 20, 2009, 12:56:56 AM
Tulbaghia comminsii is a good flowerer every year.  It is maybe 10 inches tall, and covered in flowers.  I don't feed it or repot it or anything and it loves it.  Nicely perfumed too.


Paul,

do you grow the Tulbaghia comminsii outside? A species I never heard before. And a species without onion-smelling  :'( :'(
O. k. this is allright  ;D ;D
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #507 on: October 20, 2009, 08:34:33 PM »
Michael is it one of the wee ones? I'm stuck also. I have two small pinks that need names. I'll be showing them when the sun shines again on Thursday
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #508 on: October 20, 2009, 08:38:12 PM »
No Mark, it is normal size, I bought it as a white.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #509 on: October 20, 2009, 08:40:55 PM »
paul that sparaxis is stunning does it a cultivar name?,also your glad alatus is incredible do you simply grow it as your other gladiolus or do you do something else?
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