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angie

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #420 on: December 03, 2012, 10:40:56 PM »
YT,  those Polyxena are beautiful  8) wish I could grow them like you have.

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #421 on: December 04, 2012, 08:34:07 PM »
Crossyne flava leaf detail

Freesia elimensis

Massonia punctata 'Purple leaves'
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Arnold Trachtenberg
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #422 on: December 04, 2012, 08:40:26 PM »
Arnold seeing the sun on your Massonia makes me jealous. Mine are really struggling this year. Will be nice to see the flower open.

Angie  :)
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #423 on: December 04, 2012, 11:21:03 PM »
We've had bizarre weather.  Hit 65 F today. The miniature Narcissus that are open are frizzling like potato chips in hot oil.

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #424 on: December 05, 2012, 03:46:21 AM »
28 degC here this morning then at lunch it plunged to 12 and now it's raining. But I need a good drop or two.
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Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #425 on: December 05, 2012, 06:19:50 AM »
Lucky you are !! 2°C here..  >:(
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #426 on: December 05, 2012, 09:27:58 AM »
Quote from: Lesley Cox on December 05, 2012, 03:46:21 AM
....................................................... But I need a good drop or two.

Me too Lesley, now where did I put that glass? ;D
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David Nicholson
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #427 on: December 05, 2012, 08:33:53 PM »
Whatever else you mislaid David, it wouldn't have been the glass. ;D I started off typing that I needed a good shower then immediately thought of the comments that would produce, so did a hasty change. ;D ;D
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Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #428 on: December 06, 2012, 02:39:37 AM »
It sounds like many of you have the same problem we are having in the North American midwest.  I have a pond on my place that is bone dry; first time for this to happen since the pond was created eighteen years ago.  The long range forecast is for another dry winter.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #429 on: December 07, 2012, 03:36:24 PM »
One of the (few) problems of being a Yorkshireman is never being able to pass a bargain. At our local AGS Group meeting earlier this week the sales table had a lovely tray of Massonia echinata and M. depressa plants in 5" half-pots at £1.50 each. Needless to say I had to buy one of each. Where on earth I'm going to fit them in the greenhouse the Good Lord only knows!
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #430 on: December 10, 2012, 02:23:18 AM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on December 07, 2012, 03:36:24 PM
One of the (few) problems of being a Yorkshireman is never being able to pass a bargain.
Had you not been a Yorkshireman David - or Dutch or Chinese - never mind a Scot - you would have bought 3 of each. ;D
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Lesley Cox - near Dunedin, lower east coast, South Island of New Zealand - Zone 9

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #431 on: December 11, 2012, 05:01:12 PM »
Two views of Massonia pustulata Purple leaves from a Roy Herold distribution to the PBS.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #432 on: December 11, 2012, 05:08:45 PM »
WOW so nice colour

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #433 on: December 11, 2012, 05:13:25 PM »
Roland:

Thanks, I should have waited until they are fully open, but that only means there's more to come.

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #434 on: December 11, 2012, 07:23:26 PM »
These are nice Arnold! there are a couple of Roys Massonias in bud here too  :)
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