South African Bulbs 2017 | North American Rock Garden Society

Gloriosa superba is from South Africa right through to the tropics, I believe. In northern Australia it has actually become a weed as it spreads by seed and offsets. All parts of the plant are also poisonous!

We grow it in pots to try to keep it drier during winter when it is dormant

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fermi

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Eucomis vandermerwei is a

Eucomis vandermerwei is a dwarf "Pineapple Lily" which started flowering in late January here.

These pics are from early February

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fermi

Crossyne flava is flowering

Crossyne flava is flowering now,

Not flamboyant but it can be impressive as the seedhead expands to the size of a soccer-ball,

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fermi

This Haemanthus barkerae was

This Haemanthus barkerae was grown from seed from Silverhills Seeds received in May 2003 and planted out in a sand-bed in 2007

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fermi

Hesperantha oligantha

Lapeirousia montana

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fermi

Hesperantha latifolia

Romulea hirta

Geissorhiza orinthogaloides

More flowers on Lapeirousia montana

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fermi

Moraea macronyx originally

Moraea macronyx originally grown from seed from Silverhill Seeds, RSA

Some have brown marks on the falls

A few have unmarked falls

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fermi

After all the pint-sized

After all the pint-sized spring flowers so far here is one that stands over 2 feet tall:
Moraea marlothii, flowering for the first time today from seed from SIGNA sown on June 3rd 2012; first seedlings August 11th 2012.

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fermi

Some more from our garden:

A babiana has seeded itself at the base of the rock garden in the path!

Bulbinella trquetra is the smallest one we grow at less than 5 inches tall

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fermi

Thanks, Fermi,

I always enjoy seeing the bright colors in your garden at this time of year. When I look out at my garden, I see lots of pink and white from colchicums. The only bright color is from zauschnerias (epilobiums).

...Claire