Bulbs from South Africa - 2010

[Michael J Campbell]

I have a few bulbils of Moraea artstata about one year from flowering if anyone is interested,enough for 5 people to get 5 bulbils each. I can include growing tips for those interested if required. PM with your address if you would like some.

[fermi de Sousa]

First flowering last weekend of Lapeirousia montana from seed sown 2008 from Gordon Summerfield,


One form has pure white flowers and the other has faint mauve marks and anthers/pollen!


They are only tiny as you can see when compared with some dwarf daffs!


So they'll stay in a pot or maybe a trough!
cheers
fermi

[Maggi Young]

My, they are tiny.... and so prettily marked!  Very nice.... watch the cats don't sit on them!

[David Nicholson]

Albuca shawii from the greenhouse yesterday.

[Lesley Cox]

The yellow is very pretty David. In the absence of Iris winogradowii.......some consolation?

[Tony Willis]

two dietes in flower at the moment

Dietes bicolor
Dietes grandiflora

[PeterT]

I lost three of my four Dietes last winter the fourth has no flowers in sight
cyrtanthus montana and a tritonia are lookig good though

[Ray]

A couple of Romulea flowering now,
R sabulosa and R monadelpha bye Ray

[fermi de Sousa]

At our last FCHS Rock garden Group Meeting, Inge showed a pale and lovely Gladiolus gracilis,


While Helene had a couple of lovely Lachenalias,
Lachenalia elegans


And another, the name of which I didn''t write down! Lachenalia st......


And Hesperantha vaginata




In our garden the next day I found in flower,
Gladiolus caeruleus




And Gladiolus pritzeliae (a bit out of focus, sorry )

cheers
fermi

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Great stuff Fermi - I love the Glad. caeruleus ! 

[Maggi Young]

It seems to me your Ferny Creek HS members are a talented group, fermi.... all sorts of lovely plants which we are happy to be allowed to share.... thanks to you and all those growers! 

[Lesley Cox]

Hope I can see some of these next weekend Fermi. I don't know what Otto's plans are but I think he thinks it's too far to your place. Can you persuade him?

[arillady]

And I was thinking that you might like a side trip to Keyneton/Angaston.................... to see the arils

[Maggi Young]

There is a new Wisley Log online today with some bright South African bulbs to cheer our day:
http://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2010Sep161284630599Log_17_of_2010.pdf

[fermi de Sousa]

A new flowering this week of Hesperantha vaginata var stanfordiae - not quite as stunning as the type but pleasant enough,




The indoor shots are because I had to bring it in to work to be able to photograph it in daylight when it's open!

And Babiana vanzyliae


cheers
fermi