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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #75 on: February 14, 2011, 04:13:30 PM »
Darren:

I checked again last night and this morning and no scent.

The flowers are smaller than I thought they would be.

Any ideas/suggestions as to what it may be.

I picked it up from a grower in California.

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #76 on: February 14, 2011, 06:29:06 PM »
It looks a bit like my G. scullyi but may well be a hybrid.

Many of these Cape Gladiolus are supposed to be scented but I can't detect anything on any of mine except for orchidiflorus and maculatus. Same goes for Lachenalia - I can only detect a scent on a very few of them, even those supposed to be scented. More likely my nose at fault than anything else!
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #77 on: February 14, 2011, 06:59:05 PM »
Darren:

The topic of olfaction could be a separate topic by itself.   I think it is a very individually developed sense.  I also think as we age we lose some of the sensitivity.  I have some Muscari macrrocarpum that I faintly can smell now ten years later.  What't next, can smell the Bordeaux!

I have seedlings of G. scullyi coming and should be interesting to compare the two.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #78 on: February 17, 2011, 08:17:50 AM »
Alessandro,

You or others have shown this on the forum before.  Such an amazing little flower, with such a cool colour.  Amazing!
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #79 on: February 17, 2011, 08:21:20 AM »
Arnold,

It reminds me colour-wise of Gladiolus orchidiformis, but I think the shape is wrong?.... my maculatus looks just like Darren's.

Hans,

Gorgeous pics of your South Afircans.  Brilliant!!
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #80 on: February 17, 2011, 10:01:30 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on February 14, 2011, 06:59:05 PM
Darren:

The topic of olfaction could be a separate topic by itself.   

we often mention scent in many topics but before we start a topic on scent only, we are waiting for Fred to upload the scent button. ;D
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #81 on: February 17, 2011, 10:16:51 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 17, 2011, 10:01:30 PM
Quote from: ArnoldT on February 14, 2011, 06:59:05 PM
Darren:

The topic of olfaction could be a separate topic by itself.   

we often mention scent in many topics but before we start a topic on scent only, we are waiting for Fred to upload the scent button. ;D
And as we speak, Fred is thrashing the water in NZ after trout again..... this could be a long wait........ :-\
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #82 on: February 17, 2011, 11:58:05 PM »
Again??? :o How many trout does he think we have??? :o
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #83 on: February 21, 2011, 10:26:14 PM »
 Hesperantha vaginata
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #84 on: February 21, 2011, 11:27:26 PM »
Lesley, often I don't understand completly your humour but always it gives me smile  :D
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #85 on: February 22, 2011, 02:01:31 PM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 17, 2011, 11:58:05 PM
Again??? :o How many trout does he think we have??? :o
Doesn't matter how many you have, Lesley.. he puts them all back in again!  8)
 He can keep going for years.......
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #86 on: February 23, 2011, 07:59:13 PM »
very nice Hesperantha Arnold.
This one is Freesia verrucosa
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #87 on: February 23, 2011, 08:23:05 PM »
Rafa:

How's the scent on the Freesia
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #88 on: February 24, 2011, 03:38:03 AM »
Rafa,

I'm guessing that that might have used to be an Anomatheca?  Great colour to it, that's for sure.  Thanks for the pic.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #89 on: February 24, 2011, 08:12:39 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on February 22, 2011, 02:01:31 PM
Quote from: Lesley Cox on February 17, 2011, 11:58:05 PM
Again??? :o How many trout does he think we have??? :o
Doesn't matter how many you have, Lesley.. he puts them all back in again!  8)
 He can keep going for years.......

Well he could smoke a few and pass them along the line. :-*
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