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Cyrtanthus 2011
« on: March 06, 2011, 07:17:38 PM »
An unknown Cyrtanthus

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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 07:54:55 PM »
Hi Arnold,
My first guess would be [elatus x montanus].  That one is pretty common in cultivation, blooms much more readily than pure elatus, and is somewhat fertile.  So it could just as easily be an offspring of [elatus x montanus].  C. sanguineus is a full flower, but mine (all one clone) have only a single flower per scape.  Montanus has skinnier tepals.

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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2011, 09:07:05 PM »
Thanks, Jim.

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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2011, 09:10:24 PM »
Hi Arnold
I task to C. sanguineus or a its hybrid, look at myself from the position of the stamen
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2011, 09:36:31 PM »
It flowers freely and multiplies well.  I have to pull it out of the pot and divide every two years.
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2011, 02:42:59 PM »
Flowering last week for me was Cyrtanthus spiralis. This is the second year is has flowered.
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2011, 02:52:51 PM »
That's looking good, Calvin. Who could resist those leaves in company with such flowers?

 See you soon in the UK at the Alpines 2011 conference!! 8)


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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2011, 03:11:57 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on March 10, 2011, 02:52:51 PM
That's looking good, Calvin. Who could resist those leaves in company with such flowers?

 See you soon in the UK at the Alpines 2011 conference!! 8)


And I find it to be more or less evergreen for me, so interesting year-round.

Looking very much forward to the conference, flights are booked and busy applying for a visa! :)
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2011, 07:04:25 PM »
congratulations Calvin, it looks beautifull
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2011, 09:49:46 PM »
That really is a beauty, Calvin!
I hope it sets seed! ;D
Look forward to seeing you at the Conference.
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Looking very much forward to the conference, flights are booked and busy applying for a visa! :)
Do you need a Visa? I'm just taking Mastercard!
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2011, 10:38:06 PM »
Wow, Calvin.  Those are amazing leaves.  :o :o  I didn't realise it was SUCH a spiralis, figuring it was slightly spiraled leaves, not such a wonderful shape.  Thanks so much for showing us. 8)
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2011, 12:46:23 PM »
Howdy All,

My complex hybrid Cyrtanthus grown from seed (C. sanguineus x [C. sanguineus x loddigesiana]) has it's first flowers up for the season.  The flower is about 5cm across, but I can confirm sizes exactly if anyone is interested.  It is a pale apricot colour with just a blush of pink to it that doesn't really show up in the pic.  This one has now flowered 3 years in a row, and now has an offset.  Last year a second seedling flowered and it was a soft red colour, and this year there are 3 sending up buds, so hopefully that will be this apricot one, the red, and another colour if I'm lucky.  THIS year I'm finally going to mark which pot is which so that I know for the future.  ;D  I keep meaning to but never get around to it.  This pale apricot one has now been marked so I know which one it is at least.

Enjoy. 8)
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2011, 01:33:09 PM »
That is an elegant flower, Paul.
Looking forward to seeing what colours the other "babies" produce.  :D
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Re: Cyrtanthus 2011
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2011, 09:21:12 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on April 01, 2011, 01:33:09 PM
That is an elegant flower, Paul.
Looking forward to seeing what colours the other "babies" produce.  :D
and I Maggie  :)
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« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2011, 01:31:36 PM »
Me too!  Last year I was so stoked to see a second one flowering, and then it was so different a colour to the first (but an identical shape).  I was most impressed.  I can but hope that the third seedling will flower a different colour again..... maybe a nice pastel pink?  I can dream, can't I?  ;D
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