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ArnoldT

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #435 on: December 13, 2012, 02:34:12 PM »
Full open.

Massonia pustulata Purple leaves.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #436 on: December 13, 2012, 04:33:34 PM »
Beautiful plant Arnold
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #437 on: December 14, 2012, 02:46:36 AM »
David:

Thanks so much.   I have to say that they grew without much care
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #438 on: December 14, 2012, 10:17:03 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on December 14, 2012, 02:46:36 AM
David:

Thanks so much.   I have to say that they grew without much care

Great plant Arnold bit jealous though of you saying grew without much care.

Angie  :)
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Angie T.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #439 on: December 14, 2012, 10:40:16 PM »
Angie:

I know.  I potted it up and it grew well last year.  Put it on a shelf in the basement for the summer and brought it out and gave a good drink in September and  voila!

I could say that I cuddled it along with masterful care, but really not.

I do have a cold greenhouse which is only two years old.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #440 on: December 14, 2012, 10:43:11 PM »
This is how it often works Arnold
the more you spoil them
the less they flower

Roland
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #441 on: December 14, 2012, 10:59:33 PM »
Quote from: bulborum on December 14, 2012, 10:43:11 PM
This is how it often works Arnold
the more you spoil them
the less they flower

Roland

Ok then I am not going to talk to mine then, no more telling them how much I like them  ;) ;D

Angie  :)
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #442 on: December 14, 2012, 11:08:14 PM »
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South African Bulbs 2012
« Reply #443 on: December 18, 2012, 06:32:41 PM »
Lachenalia viridflora
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #444 on: December 18, 2012, 06:41:51 PM »
This stays a special one
nice picture (I mean plant)

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #445 on: December 27, 2012, 02:56:28 PM »
Ferraria densepunctulata

With nectaries visible just below the pollen sacks.

Some nectaries are there to provide a food source for insects mostly wasps (animal mutualists) who prey on damaging insects.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #446 on: December 27, 2012, 03:18:40 PM »
I can almost taste the sweetness of the nectar  ;)
 
Bright and intricate photo to cheer a cold dull day here Arnold. Nothing so glamorous flowering here.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #447 on: December 27, 2012, 10:02:08 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on December 27, 2012, 02:56:28 PM
Ferraria densepunctulata

With nectaries visible just below the pollen sacks.

Some nectaries are there to provide a food source for insects mostly wasps (animal mutualists) who prey on damaging insects.

Arnold

This is one of the best flowers you showed till now
congratulations
what a colours , I hope you get seeds

Roland
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #448 on: December 28, 2012, 11:25:38 AM »
Roland:

thanks, you're first on line if seeds appear.

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #449 on: December 28, 2012, 09:44:34 PM »
Thanks Arnold

Maybe you know
Today I spoke a grower in Holland
and he had problems by getting Ferraria crispa into flower
Do you know a trick (warm in the summer for example) to get them in flower
or is the Dutch clone who is in the trade a bad flowering clone
as was for example 10-15 years ago the Crocus sativus

Roland
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