South African bulbose plants 2009

[mark smyth]

I like it also. This was in another photo shown recently

[Lesley Cox]

Same here Mark , sadder still I would rather have a SA bulb than a jewellery, I bet there isn't much women like me
Angie

You'd be surprised Angie. Just as well really considering their relative prices, and I don't get offered diamonds and emeralds I'm afraid. (Must be doing something wrong. My sister's late husband bought her a sapphire ring or brooch or similar, every year for her birthday because she once said her favourite colour was blue. She's worth a fortune nowadays. )

[Paul T]

Fred,

How cool.  It's obviously maturing nicely..... it already needs to shave, so it must be almost grown up.    I can't work out "why" it would have a setup like that, but it certainly is fascinating.

[arillady]

Fred my first thought when I saw the stem of Gethyllis verticiliata was of a Dr. Seuss character - can't put my hand on the book readily to check which one.

[BULBISSIME]

 

[Paul T]

Pat,

"The cat in the hat" I think is the one you're thinking of.  He had the stripey hat, like the stem sheathes.

[shelagh]

Roma I loved the Ferraria it reminded me of one of my mother's lamp-shades right down to the fringing round the edges.

 edit by Maggi: This post  made in response to a pix of Ferraria crispa from Roma, in the South American thread ( because it was in connection with another plant posted there!!) Roma said.....

It grew quite well in the greenhouse at work, growing in the winter and flowering in Spring.  Since I retired it has been a bit more erratic with my lower winter temperatures.  It did not flower this year but last year did well and has good shoots on it now.  Ferraria crispa has behaved in a similar way.  It had the foliage frosted the first year I had it at home,  got too drawn with lack of light in the house the following year, but grew and flowered well in the greenhouse the next year.  Last winter was colder so it produced a few leaves then died down.  I was going to repot it yesterday but just scraped off and replaced the soil above the bulbs which are starting to grow.  It seems to increase well below ground even if there is not much growth above.

The following pictures were taken in May 2008

 and this is the picture:

[Susan Band]

I think we might be mixing up the South American and South African threads here. I only know this as I spotted a cyanella germinating from Silverhills seed today and the Ferraria is one I am looking out for. Great looking plants both of them.
Susan

[Alessandro.marinello]

Alessandro, that's a very fine looking Ipheion!
I started this Cyanella orchidiformis off a month earlier than usual and it has responded with better growth form and it will probably have a much denser flowered spike. In the UK this always baceme rather etiolated.
Cheers

Hi Hristo
lovely flower
I have had Cyanella alba, obtained from seed, but after a year I have lost all the plants? creed for the cold

[Maggi Young]

I think we might be mixing up the South American and South African threads here. I only know this as I spotted a cyanella germinating from Silverhills seed today and the Ferraria is one I am looking out for. Great looking plants both of them.
Susan

 Yes, Susan, I see that there has been some cross posting etc whcih had escaped my tidying brush.... I think I've got them sorted now! 

[mark smyth]

Have you seen the SA bulbs on Ebay? Anyone know who's selling them?
http://shop.ebay.co.uk/9665cue/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340

[Michael J Campbell]

Mark,whoever it is they are making a nice profit, see the nice gold rings, including one of pink gold.

[David Nicholson]

Haven't a clue, but I would want to know before I spent that kind of money!

[mark smyth]

and one with  starting bid of £25

[mark smyth]

You would need some room for this bulb
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=230408893111