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Darren

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #135 on: April 02, 2010, 05:31:26 PM »
Nice to see that in flower Lesley. Just collected loads of seed from mine this morning!

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #136 on: April 03, 2010, 01:22:08 PM »
well flowering in this time :

Homeria collina

I had earlier problems with flowers ...but since I use Phostrogen it look very nice  :D

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #137 on: April 03, 2010, 07:13:48 PM »
Very pretty Hans.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #138 on: April 04, 2010, 07:26:38 AM »
 :D thank you David !
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #139 on: April 04, 2010, 09:07:12 AM »
well flowering in this time :

Homeria collina

I had earlier problems with flowers ...but since I use Phostrogen it look very nice  :D

Hans 8)

Looks wonderful and very healthy, Hans, and the position against the background shows the shape and colour off to perfection  8)
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #140 on: April 04, 2010, 09:14:46 AM »
 ;D thank you Robin  8)

The background was new build this weekend ....very heavy stones !
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #141 on: April 04, 2010, 09:39:01 AM »
A very good job - hope you are in one piece  8)
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #142 on: April 04, 2010, 10:11:55 AM »
Thank you  ;D

slowly I recover .....
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #143 on: April 05, 2010, 10:40:59 AM »
Your H collina is a great colour Hans! I have usually seen a much paler version of it.
Darren Sleep. Nr Lancaster UK.

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #144 on: April 05, 2010, 10:51:17 AM »
Hi Darren ,

my plants comes from D.Fenwick ....wait until I repot  ;)

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #145 on: April 06, 2010, 09:04:10 AM »
Hans,
that is a stunning colour for that homeria (now re-classified as moraea, I believe).
Autumn is a good time for South African bulbs here:
Oxalis flava (mauve-pink form)
208289-0

208291-1

Oxalis ciliaris
208293-2

Oxalis massoniana
208295-3

Oxalis hirta "Rosea"
208301-4

and a trio of flowers on Oxalis melanosticta "Ken Aslett"
208297-5

208299-6

And Moraea polstachya has finally started flowering here,
208303-7

208305-8

cheers
fermi
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Victoria, Australia

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #146 on: April 06, 2010, 09:13:04 AM »
Fermi ,

Thank you  :)
Yes - I believe also it is now Moraea ....
I have pollinate this flowers ....maybe when it was succsessful so I could send you seeds !

Ciao
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #147 on: April 06, 2010, 10:04:49 PM »
Well done Fermi on your 'Ken Aslet's. Must be your hot, central Vic climate. :)
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #148 on: April 07, 2010, 04:02:12 AM »
Hi Hans,
if you some spare I'd love to try it. It's allowed into Australia under either name!

Lesley,
3 flowers out of a 6" pan isn't a howling success, but a few more may follow! ;D I think it's only the second time I've had a flower on them! No sign of any from O. palmifrons though.
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Re: Bulbs from South Africa - 2010
« Reply #149 on: April 07, 2010, 06:14:12 AM »
Three IS a howling success compared with the 3 I've never had!!!
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

 


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