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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #690 on: November 28, 2011, 02:03:55 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #691 on: November 29, 2011, 12:01:06 AM »
Quote from: fleurbleue on November 28, 2011, 01:35:01 PM
Why not  with a thin paint brush ? I used of one yesterday to take pollen from a double white and red Brugmansia picotee   (one "etamine" only !) to a single  green-white one...  ::) Wait and see  ;D

Sounds interesting combination, Nicole... And I completely agree with Maggi :) I've never left my fingertips anywhere before but paint blushes ;D
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #692 on: November 29, 2011, 08:10:31 AM »
Quote from: YT on November 28, 2011, 01:08:30 PM
Thank you Fred, Wim and Nicole :) I'm pollinating the flowers with my finger everyday ;)

I wish you luck YT. My clone of pygmaea is definitely not self-fertile and I have now raised some seedlings from Gordon Summerfield in order to get another clone and hopefully produce seed.

For pollination of little tubular flowers I simply use a thin blade of grass - there is a plentiful supply growing as weeds in my plunge* (!) and they are disposable. The slightly ciliate surface helps hold the pollen. Like Maggi says - for anything bigger a fingertip works just fine.



*Years ago I used my greenhouse to house an experiment for my degree - the experiment was to breed salt-tolerant strains of festuca. 12 years and a house-move later I still have not managed to eradicate it all. Something always manages to survive somewhere and seeds around before I can catch it. It does not help that the thing flowers very young, often when only a cm or two high.

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #693 on: November 29, 2011, 11:55:17 AM »
Great Idea Darren
I will try that too
no more cross-pollination by accident :)

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #694 on: November 29, 2011, 03:40:31 PM »
Freesia eilminensis
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #695 on: November 29, 2011, 04:37:12 PM »
That is really beautiful Arnold.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #696 on: November 29, 2011, 04:44:28 PM »
Subtle colours

Also perfumed ?

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #697 on: November 29, 2011, 04:54:37 PM »
Yes, perfumed,

Thanks,

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #698 on: December 01, 2011, 02:30:33 PM »
Gladiolus maculatus a full month earlier than usual!

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #699 on: December 01, 2011, 02:40:21 PM »
That's good Darren
I have no problem by seeing nice flowers early ;D

I hope you have some seeds later
where comes Gladiolus maculatus from
I thought I ordered seeds
but it was Gladiolus miniatus


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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #700 on: December 01, 2011, 06:46:47 PM »
Very nice Darren.
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David Nicholson
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #701 on: December 04, 2011, 05:43:44 PM »
Massonia pustulata.

Here's a shot of the fully open flower.
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Arnold Trachtenberg
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #702 on: December 08, 2011, 03:43:59 PM »
Lachenalia viridiflora
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #703 on: December 08, 2011, 03:57:57 PM »
Lovely one Arnold

I still don't understand that my customers  don't want to buy Lachenalia's
I tried it a few times , one time even with 20 species in my stand
but every time I lost a lot of money

What is that hairy leaf under the right flower

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #704 on: December 08, 2011, 04:12:01 PM »
Roland:

The Lachenalias are so interesting and easy to grow.

It may be like football ( soccer) in America.  Everyone says it is a great game but will take 20 years to take hold..NOT.

Attached is better image of the hairy visitor.
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