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Claire Cockcroft

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Is this Hesperantha vaginata?
« on: September 26, 2021, 12:40:30 AM »
This bulb finally bloomed but doesn't match the pictures on the internet.  Any idea what it might be?
Thanks.


Claire Cockcroft
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Re: Is this Hesperantha vaginata?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2021, 01:33:39 AM »
No.
Our old friend Habranthus tubispathus.
The first time I've seen it turn up as a Hesperantha though.
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Re: Is this Hesperantha vaginata?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2021, 05:29:48 PM »
Thank you, Fermi.  A friend gives me seed pots -- he likes the challenge of getting seeds to germinate but doesn't enjoy the growing on as much.  I never know exactly what will show up.   :)
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Re: Is this Hesperantha vaginata?
« Reply #3 on: September 27, 2021, 01:55:23 AM »
In case he just got the labels mixed up, here's what it should look like and the all yellow Hesperantha vaginata var. stanfordiae
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Re: Is this Hesperantha vaginata?
« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2021, 05:46:44 PM »
Thanks for the pics, Fermi.  My friend checked his records and it seems likely the seeds came from the 2014-2015 AGS Seed Exchange.
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Re: Is this Hesperantha vaginata?
« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2021, 01:45:54 AM »
You need to find Mark Griffiths' article on "Transmutium"  :D
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