South African Bulbs 2011

[Hans J]

the flower stems are 8cm long
the leaves 20 -25 cm long
the color of the leaves is green ,they are 2 mm broad

[Ezeiza]

Thank you

[Rafa]

Look at this Ezeiza It is a Ferraria crispa var. northierii from Mike Salmon. I am still trying to get F. densepunctulata, F. ovata etc.. of species rarely seen in culture SO please  write to Kirchenbosch Botanic Garden from my part,  requesting some samples ahhahahaha;D

[daveyp1970]

Gladiolus Tristis grown from chiltern seed flowering for the first time,the perfume is incredible i only have 2 of the 11 spikes open at the moment and the scent is incredible,can't wait for the rest to open.There are a few different forms amongst these lot,flower and colour forms.

[Maggi Young]

Davey, can you try to describe the scent?

[Brian Ellis]

I take it that is grown under cover Davey, mine is nowhere near in flower in the garden yet.

[Ezeiza]

Rafa, in your haste you posted the Ferraria to the South AMERICAN thread.

[Rafa]

Oh!

You are right, but anyway, the message was sent and you can't evade it! 

[Maggi Young]

Rafa, in your haste you posted the Ferraria to the South AMERICAN thread.

  So he did! But I've moved it across here!

[daveyp1970]

Davey, can you try to describe the scent?

Maggie i will give it ago tommorow.

I take it that is grown under cover Davey, mine is nowhere near in flower in the garden yet.

Yes Brian just kept frost free,i have tried it in the garden and lost them.

[Rafa]

Thank you Maggy!

[Lesley Cox]

Davey, are you trotting out at night to sniff the Gladiolus? In my experience yes, the scent is wonderful, but at night only. Daytime, nothing at all! Most likely it's pollinated by night-flying insects.

[Ray]

Hi Davey,my experience with this Gladiolus is that it is not frost tender,and I think Fermi also grows his in the open and he gets more frosts and more severe frosts than I do.
So if you catch up with him in the next couple of weeks ask him.bye Ray

[Ezeiza]

Ray, Davey's frosts are real frosts not the slight frosts you have in Australia and we have in mild South America.

[johnw]

Ray, Davey's frosts are real frosts not the slight frosts you have in Australia and we have in mild South America.

Alberto - Davey's worst winter frosts are like November or March/April in Nova Scotia. I think we have the real frost.  Oz has our
 May frosts - if and when they ever happen.  Now the Albertans may counter and it all ends when the last forumist in Antarctica replies!

johnw