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Hans J

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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2011, 02:50:58 PM »
Many thanks Nicole  ;D

more will come in next weeks  :o

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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2011, 04:45:32 PM »
Hans

Yes they are so cute. On I need some sun to help mine flower. Hans I like seeing your M.Jasminflora with a few in the pot. When you are finished with the sun can you post it over here please.
Looking forward to see more

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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2011, 08:10:17 PM »
Thank you Angie  :D

OK with the sun ....

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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2011, 09:04:35 PM »
Hans,

Be careful with the Massonia jasminiflora when repotting....... I repotted the parents this year and I only one of them came up, and a small leaf at that.  They did NOT like the disturbance.  I think that none of them may have survived.  Not entirely sure what I did wrong, but thought I would mention it just to make sure.  Did you get any variation in the flower colour of the seedlings?  I'd hoped you'd get some with the pink or mauve shadings, but it looks like they may all be white?

The Massonia wittebergensis leaf from back in May is really unusual.  It almost looks like some sort of wierd succullent. :o  Will be interesting to see what it looks like when it matures and flowers.  I would imagine VERY cool.  8)
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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #19 on: November 17, 2011, 09:48:45 PM »
Quote from: Paul T on November 17, 2011, 09:04:35 PM

The Massonia wittebergensis leaf from back in May is really unusual.  It almost looks like some sort of wierd succullent. :o  Will be interesting to see what it looks like when it matures and flowers.  I would imagine VERY cool.  8)

Paul that sounds something worth waiting to see. I lost one of my Massonia ( sorry Darren ) not sure what went wrong, the bulb just went hard and white. I will be watching them more carefully once they lose their leaves. To precious to lose.

Angie  :)
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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #20 on: November 17, 2011, 09:57:59 PM »
Paul ,

I had no problem with repotting M.jasminiflora ...they are one time repottet - I now I have pots with always 5 plants inside - I must they make next year in single pot .
I can not say so much about the variation of flowers because in this time are only 2 plants flowering.

Please look on the PBS site for pics of M.wittebergensis - it is very interesting

In last years a lot of new and fascinating Massonia species comes up - very interesting stuff !!!

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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #21 on: November 17, 2011, 10:04:02 PM »
Angie ,

after my expierience with Massonia is one of the biggest problem with watering - this plants can easy rot when they are wet ( special in flowering time )
I'm very careful -and I try water to make only on the substrat and not on the plant - in case the leaves are wet so I remove it ( with a kitchen paper ).

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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #22 on: November 17, 2011, 10:04:30 PM »
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here first flowers from Massonia jasminiflora from a nice person from Aussieland   ( sown 2008 ) - they need urgent repotting !!!

Interesting.
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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #23 on: November 18, 2011, 08:29:43 AM »
Hans

I hate losing plants especially those from good friends so I will try and watch more carefully.
Today I can see the sun coming above my trees, plants in greenhouse will be happy, maybe shall get some Massonia to flower. It is very mild here for this time of year.

Angie :)
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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #24 on: November 18, 2011, 09:03:30 AM »
Angie ,

I have just taken few pics ( sorry for the quality but the sun is in Scotland )

With such a bottle ( easy to get in a Apotheke ) is it simply to water Massonia - also very useful for seedlings

Happy growing
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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #25 on: November 18, 2011, 10:40:45 AM »
Hans, no sun it decided to go back behind the clouds  :'(
Good idea that bottle. I can see why you need it, you have a thousand Massonia there  :o :D
Cant wait till my collection grows.
Away to my greenhouse to speak to my plants and ask them to multiply  ;)

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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #26 on: November 18, 2011, 12:46:44 PM »
Your Massonia look great Hans!  :)

At our group meeting last night several people approached me about Massonia as they know I grow them. Obviously they are becoming quite popular now!  I could have taken some in flower to the meeting but I didn't especially feel like going to the greenhouse by torchlight to get them and try to clean them up. Maybe I'm just lazy.

A couple of mine are sited directly under a leak in the greenhouse roof and often get wet. But - they are in plunged clay pots and dry out quickly, and like Hans I remove any pools of water from the leaves with tissue paper. The crucial thing in our climate is to remove the flowers the moment they finish otherwise the anthers get mouldy and it spreads to the leaves where they touch.

Angie - don't feel bad about the plant you lost. It happens!
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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #27 on: November 18, 2011, 01:11:18 PM »
I am relieved to see that Hans' seedlings look just like mine growing from last year's seedex seed.

I was beginning to worry that I had received the wrong seed, but it seems that the leaves only begin to flatten out after a year or two.  Is this right?
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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #28 on: November 18, 2011, 05:45:53 PM »
Darren i had noticed that the flowers have gone mouldy I cut the anthers off so its nice to hear that the expert does this.
I hope to keep the other Massonia bulbs going, hate losing special plants.

Angie  :)
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Re: Massonia 2011
« Reply #29 on: November 18, 2011, 06:32:26 PM »
Hi Angie ,

thank you for sending me the sun back ....we can use it very well  :)

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