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Hristo

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #45 on: January 30, 2011, 06:29:58 AM »
Super Hans, the light levels in your part of the world really do yield a pleasing form from SA species like Daubenya, I fear I would have to grow them under lights here to attain that clarity of form! :'(
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #46 on: January 31, 2011, 05:49:17 AM »
Hans,

That Daubenya is a cracker!!  Brilliant pics everyone. 8)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #47 on: February 01, 2011, 10:37:56 AM »
A harbinger of the mid to late season flowering SA bulbs;
Tritonia crocata
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #48 on: February 06, 2011, 04:24:36 PM »
Lachenalia tricolor (or aloides?) has been in flower for days and days on my balcony - I forgot to note exactly when the flowers came out.
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Chloe, Ponte de Lima, North Portugal, zone 9+

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #49 on: February 06, 2011, 06:54:49 PM »
Gladiolus trichonemifolius

Wonderfully scented.  Grows in wet sandy flats  (Hopefield and Ceres to Bredasdorp.)


( edited for plant spelling  ;))
« Last Edit: February 06, 2011, 07:05:44 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #50 on: February 06, 2011, 06:56:24 PM »
Gladiolus trichonemifolius
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #51 on: February 06, 2011, 07:48:04 PM »
A beauty Arnold.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #52 on: February 06, 2011, 08:17:42 PM »
Very beautiful, Arnold, and if it's scented too ...
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #53 on: February 06, 2011, 08:40:30 PM »
Chloe:

Scented something like Freesia.

It's interesting that descriptions of flowers and plant often neglect to give details of the scent.

This Gladiolus is described in Manning and Goldblatt "The Color Encylopedia of Cape
Bulbs"  as "intensely fragrant".

Like roses or violets?

Arnold
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #54 on: February 06, 2011, 08:58:18 PM »
I notice one of the Androcymbium latifolium (a.k.a. pulchrum) in bloom in the attached greenhouse today.  The bracts are never reddish here in Indiana, and I've never been able to get them to set any seeds, even with careful hand-pollination.  We have the same problem with "red" Clivia, which at least bloom orange here.  We have too little light in winter to bring out the red colors in many flowers.  Today, we don't even have enough light for a good photo.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #55 on: February 06, 2011, 09:26:12 PM »
beautiful Arnold
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #56 on: February 07, 2011, 11:31:17 AM »
Thank you all.

Seems the flower close  up in the evening.
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Arnold Trachtenberg
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #57 on: February 07, 2011, 12:37:15 PM »
hello Arnold

Very nice Gladiolus trichonemifolius
Did you grow it from seed
or from bulbs
if from seed how long did it take to flower

Roland
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #58 on: February 07, 2011, 12:40:31 PM »
Maggie
maybe this is on the wrong place
I think it belongs in the 2011 tread
I just saw it to late
better to move

Roland

 Edit by Maggi: Well spotted Roland... I've moved Arnold's Galdiolus and following posts to the 2011 thread now.
thanks  :-*
« Last Edit: February 07, 2011, 12:48:12 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #59 on: February 07, 2011, 02:36:10 PM »
Roland:

Grown from a bulb.  I can send the details later when I get home and have a look at my records
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