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mark smyth

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #90 on: March 06, 2010, 07:21:57 PM »
Hesperantha vaginata -  :o

Is it hardy in Ireland?
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #91 on: March 07, 2010, 08:21:27 AM »
Quote from: johnw on March 06, 2010, 03:33:55 PM
What a beauty Simon. Well done.

I am still waiting for the Cyrtanthus contractus seedlings of last year to emerge.  Seems they have been dormant a bit too long, maybe they are awaiting a bit of steady warmth in the greenhouse.

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I'm trying for seeds on this one, John. I tried last time it flowered, but it didn't set. Does anyone know if it is self-fertile.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #92 on: March 07, 2010, 09:07:04 PM »
Rogan distributed seeds of this species some time ago but they could have been from a wild collection as I recall he posted a super picture of it in the wild, so there would have been lots of cross pollinating.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #93 on: March 08, 2010, 11:52:29 AM »
Seed set on wild Cyrtanthus species was not very good last season (...or perhaps I was too lazy to collect), but there's always next! I'll inform you'll if I have better luck this year, so don't give up hope...   :)
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #94 on: March 10, 2010, 08:10:11 AM »
Mark - I suspect that the Hesperantha vaginata would not be hardy in Ireland. I have enough spare material now to try it in the bulb frame next season but I reckon another winter like this one would see it off! I wish I could grow these outside like Miriam can.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #95 on: March 12, 2010, 10:47:12 AM »
A first and unexpected flowering here of Sparaxis villosa, from seed sown in 2007. The main group of bulbs are in their own pot, this one turned up in a large pot along with Bonatea speciosa. I had thought it was an escaped Tritonia crocata ( by the leaf ). It has actually had an extra season in this pot as it went dormant for a month after growing in the summer and then went back into growth over the winter.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #96 on: March 12, 2010, 12:36:54 PM »
Nice one Chris.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #97 on: March 12, 2010, 02:20:35 PM »
Cheers David, she is small and beautiful, has black nectar guides in the tube.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #98 on: March 12, 2010, 02:27:15 PM »
Chris,

It is beautiful. Is it part of your 'windowsill' cultivation?
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #99 on: March 12, 2010, 02:32:59 PM »
Hi Robert,
Yes it's part of the windowsill crowd.This was a very nice surprise as I've not been expecting flowers from the 2007 SA sowings until the winter of 2010/2011. Maybe I'll have to experiment with trying to get two growing seasons out of each year!  ;)
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #100 on: March 13, 2010, 06:48:05 PM »
Lachenalia trichophylla, details the leaves to hook
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #101 on: March 14, 2010, 06:06:48 PM »
very small flower Androcymbium dregei

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #102 on: March 14, 2010, 06:21:16 PM »
Always something different and always something very well grown. Well done Alessandro.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #103 on: March 14, 2010, 08:37:54 PM »
Nice but very different. I always like green flowers.
What odd leaves the Lachenalia has. :-\
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #104 on: March 14, 2010, 09:25:34 PM »
Lachenalia pustulata and seed pods of Veltheimia bracteata.

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