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Michael J Campbell

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #90 on: February 27, 2012, 08:47:04 PM »
Freesia laxa azurea. I find it difficult to get the colour of this one correct.

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #91 on: February 28, 2012, 06:39:09 PM »
Well done Michael,
I love blue flowers  :) this one is exquisite

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #92 on: February 28, 2012, 07:03:04 PM »
A couple more.

Geissorhiza aspera.
Sparaxis villosa (syn. Synnotia villosa) or whatever they call it now ::)

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #93 on: February 29, 2012, 07:30:58 AM »
Freesia laxa azurea. I find it difficult to get the colour of this one correct.
Hi Michael.
If it's close to what comes out here it looks pretty good!

Here's the Crossyne flava - 3 flower heads this year,
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #94 on: March 09, 2012, 10:37:47 PM »
Moraea vegeta
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #95 on: March 09, 2012, 10:38:33 PM »
Lachenalia
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #96 on: March 10, 2012, 08:05:01 PM »
Lachenalia mutabilis
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #97 on: March 10, 2012, 08:09:13 PM »
This is the current one.

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #98 on: March 11, 2012, 12:27:53 AM »
cyrtanthus breviflorus
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #99 on: March 11, 2012, 02:27:21 PM »
Gladiolus carinatus.

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #100 on: March 12, 2012, 02:08:08 AM »
A delicious Gladiolus Michael. I have just received some seed from Auckland, of G. calianthus.
Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #101 on: March 12, 2012, 08:00:35 AM »
Nice plants everybody !
Gladiolus orchidiflorus, from seeds, nice perfume  :)
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #102 on: March 12, 2012, 08:08:10 AM »
For the second year my seeds didn't germinate
Is there a trick Fred ??
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #103 on: March 12, 2012, 08:46:09 AM »
For the second year my seeds didn't germinate
Is there a trick Fred ??
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I'm afraid nothing special Roland  :-\ I sow them in Autumn and they have germinated.
let's try again  :)
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #104 on: March 12, 2012, 09:00:38 AM »
I ordered them from South Africa
and sowed them in November/December
with many other but I find the germinating-rates very poor
from many less as 10%

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« Last Edit: March 12, 2012, 09:02:14 AM by bulborum »
Zone <8   -7°C _ -12°C  10 F to +20 F
RGB or RBGG means:
We collect mother plants or seeds ourself in the nature and multiply them later on the nursery

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For other things see:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Pumpkins.Tomatoes.Sweet.and.mild.Peppers

 


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