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Lesley Cox

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #510 on: September 17, 2011, 11:21:50 PM »
Some beautiful plants there Ray. You have the right place for them all right. :)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #511 on: September 19, 2011, 11:33:22 PM »
Wow Ray!
Congratulations!
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #512 on: September 20, 2011, 09:58:01 PM »
Cyrtanthus elatus.
Oxalis purpurea 'Ken Aslet, (Oxalis melanosticta)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #513 on: September 20, 2011, 10:22:45 PM »
Quote from: Michael J Campbell on September 20, 2011, 09:58:01 PM
Cyrtanthus elatus.
Oxalis purpurea 'Ken Aslet, (Oxalis melanosticta)
Cyrtanthus elatus is such a good plant,mines just finished flowering.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #514 on: September 20, 2011, 11:24:07 PM »
Quote from: daveyp1970 on September 20, 2011, 10:22:45 PM
Cyrtanthus elatus is such a good plant,mines just finished flowering.

It must depend on the clone you get.  I've had elatus a couple of times, and it never would bloom for me.  Now, [elatus x montanus] is just fine in that department.  It usually blooms very nicely, until this summer.  Our summer was very hot and dry; maybe as Autumn comes, they will start to bloom.

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #515 on: September 20, 2011, 11:30:05 PM »
Jim, here it remains evergreen and flowers in October (say April with you). If the plants are robust (they make clumps) a second flowering takes place some two months afterwards, in December.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #516 on: September 20, 2011, 11:39:13 PM »
Quote from: jshields on September 20, 2011, 11:24:07 PM
Quote from: daveyp1970 on September 20, 2011, 10:22:45 PM
Cyrtanthus elatus is such a good plant,mines just finished flowering.

It must depend on the clone you get.  I've had elatus a couple of times, and it never would bloom for me.  Now, [elatus x montanus] is just fine in that department.  It usually blooms very nicely, until this summer.  Our summer was very hot and dry; maybe as Autumn comes, they will start to bloom.

Jim
Sorry Jim i stupidly thought all Elatus were easy to flower,i could send you seed off mine.Like Alberto mines almost evergreen.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #517 on: September 20, 2011, 11:51:15 PM »
I would be most grateful for seeds from a floriferous strain of elatus.  I will have fresh seeds of Haemanthus to offer shortly (I hope).

The [elatus x montanus] occasionally set seeds if different clones are cross-pollinated.  I've never had the patience to grow them on.  I'd be opnly to happy to have chance to grow good elatus form seed.

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #518 on: September 21, 2011, 03:10:28 AM »
Davey, the plants are maintained almost dry and frost free in winter to induce flowering.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #519 on: September 21, 2011, 06:04:55 AM »
The very floriferous (and considered a weed around here, but not by me!) Gladiolus tristis which is scented from evening till morning
313528-0

313530-1

and the lovely Moraea spathulata
313532-2

cheers
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Mr Fermi de Sousa, Redesdale,
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #520 on: September 21, 2011, 12:40:54 PM »
Just discovered this forum, specially for the South African bulbs, one of my favourite bulbs/species/genera.
South Africa and especially the Cape Floral region contain some of the richest plant biodiversity in the world.
Here are just a few of the magnificent, always popular colourful Moraea species flowering for us at the moment.
The beautiful Peacock iris in all it's glory.
Morae aristata
Moraea elegans
Moraea gigandra
Moraea lurida
Moraea neopavonia
Moraea villosa var.Zoe
« Last Edit: September 22, 2011, 07:09:49 AM by Tecophilaea King »
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Bill Dijk in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #521 on: September 21, 2011, 01:01:54 PM »
Some amazing species  :o   :D
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Nicole, Sud Est France,  altitude 110 m    Zone 8

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #522 on: September 21, 2011, 07:19:11 PM »
Beautifull Moreas Fermi, Bill.
Only a few leaves on G tristis here this spring, the last two winters have set it back badly.
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #523 on: September 21, 2011, 10:33:24 PM »
Those are really something special Bill. I'll be looking carefully at you new catalogue as soon as I get a copy. ;D
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #524 on: September 21, 2011, 10:37:01 PM »
Quote from: PeterT on September 21, 2011, 07:19:11 PM
Beautifull Moreas Fermi, Bill.
Only a few leaves on G tristis here this spring, the last two winters have set it back badly.
Peter if you fancy a few fresh corms of tristis i could sort some out when mine go dormant again.Bill what a display.
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