Romulea season 2010

[BULBISSIME]

the reverse is stuning !!!
Thank's for showing Darren.

[Michael J Campbell]

Romulea bulbobodium crocea

[ashley]

Nice, & early!  Not even buds here yet.

[Sinchets]

Or alternatively, nice and late- ours have seedpods on them here!
Flowering out in the rock garden now and looking crumpled after a few days under snow- Romulea bulbocodium.

[Rogan]

Lovely Romuleans All!

My closest encounter with these beauties was in a gorge near Cape Town when the 'lawn' we were camping on consisted entirely of a Romulea species - we didn't realize this until the flowers opened the next morning! 

After many years of patience (...three to be exact), I finally managed to germinate a few seedlings of R. hantamensis; it remains to be seen whether these delicate seedlings will return this autumn and whether I'll ever get them to flowering size.

[Hristo]

Fingers crossed Rogan!

[art600]

After many years of patience (...three to be exact), I finally managed to germinate a few seedlings of R. hantamensis; it remains to be seen whether these delicate seedlings will return this autumn and whether I'll ever get them to flowering size.

This has to be the Holy Grail of Romuleas.  Seed is rarely, if ever, available, and then it is almost impossible to germinate.

You have passed steps one and two - getting seed and germinating it - let us hope you can succeed to flowering size bulbs.

[Michael J Campbell]

Romulea bulbocodium

[Ragged Robin]

Really outstanding Michael, what a beautiful group of Romulea bulbocodium 

[David Nicholson]

A nice crocea and now a nice bulbocodium Michael. I think the whole of my Romulea collection has really suffered from the weather this year. So far I have had one very poor flower from R. linaresii that never opened properly (it's one you sent me in 2008 Michael and was beautiful last year) and many of the others are sulking.

[BULBISSIME]

Wonderful plant and picture Michael !!
What a color !

[Michael J Campbell]

Thanks folks,should have a few more soon.

David ,are your plants in full sun?

[David Nicholson]

What is this "sun" you speak about Michael?

Most of my South African Romuleas are under glass but I didn't have room for the Europeans and they slept out. They have really suffered and most of them have very brown leaves and even the ones in the greenhouse have some brown leaves too. I tipped out one pot from outdoors and so far the corms feel solid enough and the roots look reasonable. I suppose re-potting time will give me the full story.

Back to the sun-I usually have to rush around the garden, whenever the Romuleas are about to flower, choosing sunny places to persuade them to open.

[Michael J Campbell]

David,all my Romuleas outside are planted in a raised bed just 30cm high, but I suppose it affords them more protection that pots outside. They all look quite healthy but no flowers yet. I have learned from experience to keep a few bulbs in the greenhouse of everything I plant outside just in case. This past winter has proved my point,better safe than sorry.

[K-D Keller]

A view more Romuleas blooming now.

The white won should be R. tabularis, but ther is no blue color in the bloom. This is a pot with different plants, growing all from the same seed portion.

Can anybody help me, what kind of Romulea it could be.

Many thanks
K-D