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mark smyth

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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #810 on: December 07, 2009, 07:10:24 PM »
The Massonia should be flowering now rather than being a dry bulb?
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #811 on: December 07, 2009, 10:14:30 PM »
Mark,

Unless they've been imported from the southern hemisphere for selling.
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mark smyth

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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #812 on: December 07, 2009, 11:12:30 PM »
Someone who lives in a flat beside Glasgow Botanic gardens has sold over 1200 bulbs this year. Could the botanics be selling on Ebay?

I hope everyone in the UK saw 'Life' tonight? It showed Brunsvigia and their seed dispersal
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #813 on: December 07, 2009, 11:18:06 PM »
Quote from: mark smyth on December 07, 2009, 11:12:30 PM
1)Someone who lives in a flat beside Glasgow Botanic gardens has sold over 1200 bulbs this year. Could the botanics be selling on Ebay?

2)I hope everyone in the UK saw 'Life' tonight? It showed Brunsvigia and their seed dispersal
1) not legally!
2) watching it on i-player right now.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #814 on: December 07, 2009, 11:22:00 PM »
Hi Mark I fancied some of these bulbs but wasn't sure if they would grow, I couldn't see any roots on the plants, did buy a Boophane bulb off Ebay :-X but no leaves  yet ::) I cant get over the prices they fetch but saying this they are so hard to get.
Angie :)
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #815 on: December 07, 2009, 11:40:48 PM »
Who from Angie?

Paul you could be on the right tracks
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #816 on: December 07, 2009, 11:57:23 PM »
I think it came from down south I mean England.
Angie :) 
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #817 on: December 09, 2009, 01:08:31 PM »
now is soon the end of season with my Massonia flowers ...
today is flowering :

Massonia spec. north of Stutterheim ( from a german nursery )- I suppose it is also M.jasminiflora
Massonia jasminiflora ( ex Afr.Bulbs )

Hans  8)
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #818 on: December 09, 2009, 01:16:27 PM »
Angie i have bought a couple of nerine species of him and they growing.I will post pics when they flower
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #819 on: December 09, 2009, 05:03:43 PM »
Verry nice massonias, Hans! congratulation!
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #820 on: December 09, 2009, 05:29:19 PM »
 Dave,  Looking forward to seeing your nerine sp, in flower. I am never sure when you see some of the bulbs I think will they grow with us in the UK? and I  
 want them all , but I now that's impossible. I got some bulbs that I have longed for from a special forum member ::) ::) which I am most grateful for and
 they are doing well.

 Hans, You keep making me jealous with those Massonia, lovely flowers. 8)
 
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #821 on: December 10, 2009, 06:33:11 AM »
Hans,

Those are very pink flowers on a jasminiflora.  Congratulations.  Mine were only shaded with a colour, whereas yours are quite strong.  Very nice.
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #822 on: December 10, 2009, 06:54:24 AM »
Very nice plants indeed Hans. Thank you
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #823 on: December 10, 2009, 08:24:30 AM »
Thank you all for your compliments  :)

Angie : you would be more jealous if you could smell the nice fragrance of this plants  :D

Paul : yes -they are really pink -when the buds comes I was really surprised

Hans 8)
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Re: South African bulbose plants 2009
« Reply #824 on: December 10, 2009, 10:15:28 AM »
Hans,

It is such a shame that the Massonia appear to be self-infertile.  That one would have been fascinating to see the results of if you could have self-pollinated it.  Given that there is always potential for some variability, the idea of the potential for something even darker from self seedlings would have been amazing.
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