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pontus

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Unknown south african bulb...?
« on: April 10, 2012, 03:38:06 PM »
Hello Everyone,

I need help with identifying this quite nice south african bulb...it was sent to me from South Africa about 3 years ago now as nerine bowdenii, but obviousely it is not a nerine bowdenii...

does anyone have any ideas as to what it is? when i repotted it a few weeks ago i took a picture of the bulb as well if that could be of any help to anyone...

it has the classical fan shaped leaves of a boophane...but i dont know if it is a boophane...the bulb has a long neck and a darkish maroon tunic, like a chestnut, its quite round and forming offsets, which boophanes rarely do..

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Re: Unknown south african bulb...?
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2012, 02:52:43 AM »
Viewed 35 times and still no-one has an answer for you Pontus. Must be a real puzzle this one. :D
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Re: Unknown south african bulb...?
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2012, 03:20:24 AM »
Tulbaghia simmleri
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Re: Unknown south african bulb...?
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2012, 04:34:04 AM »
Wow! Just like that!
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Re: Unknown south african bulb...?
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2012, 10:28:32 AM »
Pontus,

Is the wavy leaf to the right of the picture the plant in question as well?  The main plant in the pic looks spot on for Alberto's suggestion (not that I would have thought of it in a million years.... well done Alberto! 8)), but the wavy leaf to the right I thought may have been more of the plant.  It looks even more like a Boophone.
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Re: Unknown south african bulb...?
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2012, 11:23:27 AM »
Hello Paul,

no, its only the plant in the centre for ID (thank you Alberto for the ID)..the plant to th efar right is in fact a boophane disticha.

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« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2012, 12:12:35 PM »
Ah, I'd thought they were both part of the same thing.

Glad that Alberto could ID it for you.  While it matches the appearance now that it's been pointed out, I never would have picked Tulbaghia.  :-[
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Re: Unknown south african bulb...?
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2012, 03:37:16 PM »
Leaves look similar but not exact like mine. However, my bulbs are some years old and fill up a pot. It is in flower now. it is in flower now, has a rather long flowering period, and the flowers have a nice scent.
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