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santo2010

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #525 on: September 22, 2011, 01:16:21 AM »
Wow Bill, an amazing collection!
They are beautiful!
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #526 on: September 22, 2011, 11:24:46 AM »
A few closeup pics of some of these amazing Moraea species.

Moraea aristata
Moraea tulbaghensis
Moraea villosa var.Zoe
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Bill Dijk in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #527 on: September 22, 2011, 12:19:24 PM »
Spiloxene:These brilliant white starry flowers are stunning on a sunny day. Also comes in yellow, orange and even pink. So easily grown it can almost become a welcome pest!

Spiloxene canaliculata
Spiloxene capensis
Spiloxene liniaris
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #528 on: September 22, 2011, 09:39:22 PM »
Quote from: Tecophilaea King on September 22, 2011, 11:24:46 AM
A few closeup pics of some of these amazing Moraea species.

Moraea aristata
Moraea tulbaghensis
Moraea villosa var.Zoe

Some stunning specimens there, colour is amazing.  :)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #529 on: September 22, 2011, 09:44:38 PM »
Bill your Moraea villosa var.Zoe is stunning is it a new cultivar?
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #530 on: September 22, 2011, 09:52:21 PM »
Yesterday, arrived in the post, some Gladiolus corms I'd ordered. What is wrong with me? They are the tall kind reminiscent of a certain Australian personage and if anyone starts to call me Edna, I'll spit!

Also arrived in the parcel, a few smallish bulbs of Eucomis 'Tiny Pink Rubies.' Very small parcel on its way to you Brian. :D
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #531 on: September 23, 2011, 12:53:27 AM »
Quote from: Tecophilaea King on September 22, 2011, 12:19:24 PM
Spiloxene:These brilliant white starry flowers are stunning on a sunny day. Also comes in yellow, orange and even pink. So easily grown it can almost become a welcome pest!

Spiloxene canaliculata
Spiloxene capensis
Spiloxene liniaris

Pest? I will like to have a very ill bed!
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #532 on: September 25, 2011, 08:10:52 PM »
Hesperantha coccenea at its best
Lithops - yes I know it is not a bulb, but it is from South Africa

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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #533 on: September 26, 2011, 10:12:00 PM »
Hi Bill,
Extraordinary pics of moraea. Spiloxene capensis is also a stunning one. But is it so "easy" to grow?
J-P
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #534 on: September 27, 2011, 12:32:22 AM »
This is Lachenalia mediana (I think!)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #535 on: September 27, 2011, 05:16:17 AM »
The purple/blue ones are often scented. Have you bent your knees yet? :D
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #536 on: September 27, 2011, 12:31:29 PM »
Quote from: daveyp1970 on September 22, 2011, 09:44:38 PM
Bill your Moraea villosa var.Zoe is stunning is it a new cultivar?

Davey, yes this is a different, selected named form/seedling, that originally came up in a batch of open pollinated Moraea villosa species.
This species can also vary in shades of darker and lighter colours.
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Bill Dijk in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #537 on: September 27, 2011, 01:03:57 PM »
Quote from: Jean-Patrick AGIER on September 26, 2011, 10:12:00 PM
Hi Bill,
Extraordinary pics of moraea. Spiloxene capensis is also a stunning one. But is it so "easy" to grow?
J-P

Hi JP, good to meet you on this forum again, you grow some beautiful Tropaeolum species.
Growing the Spiloxene capensis for us is easy in our climate, grown in containers and as long as the medium is a sharp, free draining mix and bulbs are dried off when dormant like most South African bulbs, there shouldn't be any problem.
You should try a few, drop me a pm, we might be able to organise an exchange of seed.  ;) ;)
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #538 on: September 27, 2011, 01:54:56 PM »
Babiana's are another dainty, graceful, colourful South African species, outstanding and easy to grow in the warmer climates.
In its native lands, this plant is a favorite food of baboons, hence the less than engaging common name.

Babiana villosa hybrids
Babiana angustifolia
Babiana pygmea hybrid
Babiana rubrocyanea
Babiana villosa
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Re: South African Bulbs 2011
« Reply #539 on: September 27, 2011, 11:51:58 PM »
Wow Bill! Very nice plants!
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