South African Bulbs

Brilliant colour on grandiflora grandiflora!

Happy they arrived save

from the second I have no name
must be somewhere in my computer

R

Romulea leipoldtii
Tritonia  (lilacina) hyb ?
Tritonia squalida

Fantastic Tritonia colours Michael

R

Ixia trifolia (with four leaves) starts flowering

Roland

Here finished almost flowering
Cyrtanthus breviflorus

start flowering
Cyrtanthus brachyschyphus
and Cyrtanthus brachysiphon

Roland

Some nice colour Michael and Roland.

Taken yesterday on the second day of winter ,(16c  ??? ),first flowering from NZAGS seed sown Aug 08, of Gladiolus priorii.

Cheers Dave.

Very elegant Dave

Do you know how hardy it is ??

Roland

Hello Roland
I grow it in a pot outside uncovered all year round in a sheltered half shaded position --it might get just a touch of frost overnight then temps reach 8c during the day over winter.
Now that it has flowered it will go into the garden proper or maybe a trough as the plant is only about 30cm in height.  

I understand it grows in nature in the South West area of the Cape, on sandstone slopes --i presume it is no more difficult to grow than Sparaxis grandiflora which you have shown a page back ,as these also come from the same general phytogeographic center.

Let me know if you want me to save some seed.

Cheers Dave.

Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. multiflorus is making a second flowerhead

Also a second flower-stem for this Ammocharis coranica

Roland

Androcrymbium striatum

No the flower is male and female
here is a picture from the whole plant

Roland

For scadoxus the same
first the first flower without leaves
then the leaves came
and later the second (smaller) flower

Haemanthus humilis ssp. hirsutus Piet Retief start flowering
Impossible but I overlooked the flower-but
it was hidden behind one of his large leaves

Roland

Quote:

Michael, how big is that Androcrymbium?

The outer petals(or bracts)from tip to tip is 15cm.

This may not even be South African, but.. a friend is growing this from seeds labelled Anomatheca verrucosa, but he doesn't think that's right, any ideas?

Hesperantha baurii ??

R

Thanks, Roland, I will pass along that suggestion..

Roland - I have one South African bulb, Haemanthus depressus, that has persisted indoors for me since I brought it home in 1992.  Flower not very photogenic I think but the large pair of leaves are utterly spectacular and cause comment all year round.  Fran

I can't find anything about Haemanthus depressus
Are you sure the name is correct
or maybe it's a synonym
Can it be Massonia depressa
Can you post a picture from the leaves and flower

Roland

One of the early Romulea --R. diversiformis.

Cheers Dave.

The unusual Cyrtanthus eucallus for the first time in flower

Roland

Also Galtonia candicans in flower
one of my favourites
hardy here  to -15ºC
one of the G. viridiflora send up a late spike
the other spikes where eaten by snails  :(
maybe next week a picture

Roland

Nerine krigei starts flowering here

Roland

Roland - my mistake - what I have is actually Haemanthus deformus.  Fran

Nice plant Fran
maybe you can save a few seeds
and we can swap some seeds

what is the plant behind your flowering plant

Roland

Eucomis zambesiaca starts also flowering

Roland

First time flowering here
I have a few more and hope to find a nice selection
like the right one on the picture from Eucomis autumnale Dwarf Form

Roland

Roland - The Haemanthus is not in flower just now - should flower this winter and, if it produces seeds, I'll be sure to send you some.  Not sure what the background plant is - looks like some kind of orchid?  Fran

Last year, Eucomis autumnalis flowered. This year it has produced many offsets but no flowers - maybe it's on "maternity leave" -  ahem.  Fran

Frances Howey
London, Ontario, Canada
Zone 5b

Howey wrote:

Last year, Eucomis autumnalis flowered. This year it has produced many offsets but no flowers - maybe it's on "maternity leave" -  ahem.  Fran

or you forgot to give a little fertiliser 

Roland

Hi Roland, I did it but I got many offsets this year too  ;)

So you can sell them soon in large quantities  ;D

R

;D  8)

Romulea hirta today.

Cheers Dave.

Amaryllis belladonna x Cyrtanthus elatus, my own cross,ten years from seed to flower.

Dave- I don't always enlarge the thumbnails due to my dodgy internet connection, but this one was well worth it- very elegant flower!

Michael- there's some patience, and well rewarded, looks like :)

I have about twenty bulbs but they have not all flowered yet. ;D ;D ;D

The flower is the same shape as Cytranthus and the flower stem the same height, but the bulbs resemble Amaryllis. The anthers have a different shape and number and flower colour is different.