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Hristo

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South African Bulbs 2011
« on: January 06, 2011, 01:20:16 PM »
A Happy New Year to all SA Bulb junkies out there!!
A Babiana species ( purchased as unknown species ) grown from Silverhill Seed sown in 2008.
Current thinking on my part is that this is Babiana odorata
Two corms have flowered, one yellow with a blue infusion to the petal edges, the other yellow fading to white.

« Last Edit: January 21, 2011, 05:15:14 PM by Hristo »
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2011, 01:44:27 PM »
HNY to you too Chris. Little gems those.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2011, 05:39:20 AM »
a pleasant surprise, at just under 1 year, from seed from penrock,
Bulbine favosa small form
flowers are open after sundown, since the plant is under lights, that's my excuse for really crappy shots ;)
4 inch pot, flowers 5mm- 1/4inch
more details here:
http://urbanehillbillycanada.blogspot.com/2011/01/winter-flowers-bulbine.html

not a flashy number, but it is a cute little thing, and winter flowers of any sort are welcome! it should develop some sort of caudex over time, and denser growth...
B. favosa    An attractive species with a caudex and thin wiry grasslike leaves.  The bright yellow flowers are borne on a long spike.
Form B.  A dwarf form with short dense tuffs of  leaves and numerous flower spikes.  Found in short grassland over sheets of exposed rock near the Loskop Dam in Mpumalanga   
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2011, 06:58:37 AM »
That is a little gem, very delicate! You can't argue with 1 year from seed to flower!
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2011, 07:49:09 AM »
thanks, chris--especially since i've been advised some of my others could be 10 years to flower  ;D
mesa gardens has several bulbines listed, i'd like to try a couple of the small succulent spp..
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2011, 09:56:38 AM »
Well done Cohan.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2011, 06:54:16 PM »
thanks, david!
though i think in this case, the plant is so accomodating that it flowered in spite of my blunders... a couple other things sown around the  same time are not doing quite so well :(
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2011, 11:13:43 PM »
Daubenya marginata started to flower.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2011, 05:08:34 AM »
Hans,

That Daubenya looks so cool.  How big is it?  I've grown Massonia etc but not much in the way of Daubenya, and I wonder how big they actually are.  Great pic.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2011, 09:21:48 AM »
Quote from: Hans A. on January 17, 2011, 11:13:43 PM
Daubenya marginata started to flower.

Wow love it. 8)

Angie :)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2011, 03:35:15 PM »
.... and outside too. Wow from me also.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #11 on: January 18, 2011, 06:16:20 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on January 18, 2011, 03:35:15 PM
.... and outside too. Wow from me also.
Daubenya seedlings outside seem to have survived again this winter for me, The massonias outside are not looking so good though  :'(
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #12 on: January 18, 2011, 07:02:33 PM »
In general, they're close to the same size as Massonias aren't they? I've not grown Daubneya but my Massonias I need to put under cover from when they come through, to after flowering. They make buds but those don't develop properly if there are frosts mid winter.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2011, 06:34:06 PM »
a couple of Gladiolus this week. G. splendens not very much "splendens" as it has two abnormal flowers, maybe I forced it in excess. Seeds from R&R Saunders.

G. watermeyeri, from my good friend Miriam Sason.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2011, 09:17:50 PM »
Rafa I particularly like G. watermeyeri - the leaves are an added attraction.
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