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daveyp1970

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #165 on: April 05, 2012, 10:59:03 AM »
Geissorhiza radian is now flowering again so this is the second year for these corms,i didn't think there was much difference in the plants untill this seedling flowered.
Normall with orangey brown pollen(anthers)

and here

Seedling with bright yellow anthers

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #166 on: April 05, 2012, 11:05:28 AM »
WOW , WOW ,WOW ,WOW 8)
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #167 on: April 05, 2012, 06:45:30 PM »
Quote from: bulborum on April 05, 2012, 11:05:28 AM
WOW , WOW ,WOW ,WOW 8)
I do kinda like it as well.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #168 on: April 05, 2012, 06:48:53 PM »
Quote from: bulborum on April 05, 2012, 11:05:28 AM
WOW , WOW ,WOW ,WOW 8)

OK.... WOW  8)

It reminds me of a scene in The Great Escape
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #169 on: April 05, 2012, 07:13:52 PM »
An other surprise today
I bought 30 cyrtanthus elatus
and under the dry skin  Surprise

Roland
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #170 on: April 05, 2012, 10:25:42 PM »
That doesn't look good, does it. A dip in insecticide called for? :o

My Cyrtanthus compactus seedlings (Rogan) are coming through well for their second year. Very pleased.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #171 on: April 05, 2012, 11:06:57 PM »
mealy-bug Pseudococcidae

A good dip will do
but I wasn't amused at all
I found them because one bulb was a little sticky

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #172 on: April 08, 2012, 02:02:20 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on April 02, 2012, 11:24:42 AM
Paul:

The PBS has this:

Freesia grandiflora, syn. Anomatheca grandiflora

Arnold,

Thanks for this.  I was thinking of Anomatheca when I asked about possible other names.  Reminds me a touch of laxa.

Angelo,

That Moraea gigandra is beautiful.  Not a species I've ever grown here I think.  The petals look wonderfully round.

Davey,

The yellow anthers do add a certain something, don't they?  Just lift it a little brighter (as if that is really needed!  ;D).

Thanks everyone.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #173 on: April 08, 2012, 06:38:09 PM »
Your G. radians are looking great Davey - I hope you are pollinating them?

The first flower on mine has been in advanced bud for days but we have had constant cloud and low temperatures so no chance of it opening yet. I've also an intriguing looking bud in a pot of seedlings of a 'Moraea'. It looks like a Geissorhiza and when (if) it opens will probably be white with a dark centre - I'm thinking G. tulbaghensis, which would be nice as I've never grown it.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #174 on: April 09, 2012, 01:56:32 AM »
and seeds of course....

Massonia echinata
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #175 on: April 09, 2012, 07:12:00 AM »
Yours are already so far Arnold  :o
Here in the poly-tunnels no sign of ripening
seed-pots sins weeks dark green

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #176 on: April 09, 2012, 08:43:27 AM »
Arnold I also have seeds from my Massonia echinata.  So pleased that I have my own seed  :)

Angie  :)
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #177 on: April 09, 2012, 11:20:25 AM »
We've had some very unusual warm weather in the last weeks which caused all the bulb to ripened seeds earlier.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #178 on: April 09, 2012, 02:48:44 PM »
Angie, prepare yourself for the mind blowing experience of sowing your own seed. It is really disturbing.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #179 on: April 09, 2012, 02:56:50 PM »
Quote from: Ezeiza on April 09, 2012, 02:48:44 PM
Angie, prepare yourself for the mind blowing experience of sowing your own seed. It is really disturbing.

 ;D ;D ;D

I am running out of space quickly. I need another greenhouse or something else to bring on all my young plants on. Then I will need another greenhouse to put all my own grown Massonia in, wishful thinking  ::) ;D

Angie  :)
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