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Luc Gilgemyn

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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #30 on: June 02, 2009, 05:56:45 PM »
So far - Calochortus superbus opened 3 flowers for me - All different !  :D
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2009, 07:20:47 PM »
Superb Luc ;D
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #32 on: June 02, 2009, 08:16:09 PM »
Superbus Luc  ;D
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #33 on: June 02, 2009, 10:56:22 PM »
Luc,

Beautiful, particularly the middle one.  I assume they are on 3 different plants, not 3 flowers on the same plant?  ;)

 ;D ;D
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #34 on: June 03, 2009, 08:25:04 AM »
Thanks folks - I agree : 'superbus' is a very well chosen name for this species.


I obtained 10 bulbs from Rob Potterton last year and from what I can see, I'll get blooms on 8 of them - I'm curious what the others will look like.
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #35 on: June 03, 2009, 08:40:23 AM »
Lovely pictures! I grew what looked like Calochortus superbus once from a cheap pack of "mixed C.", they flowered in the garden for a few years, until unfortunately getting swamped by a moster Geranium. I think I read somewhere that the Dutch stock was selected for better tolerance to garden conditions, is this true?
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #36 on: June 03, 2009, 08:56:19 AM »
I'm afraid I can't help here Arisaema - I grow them in pots and have stopped watering them (as per what I read about them) as soon as the first flower opened. I intend to keep them bonedry over the Summer and hope this works fine.  I'm not an experienced Calochortus grower - this is the first year I'm growing them.  :-\
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #37 on: June 03, 2009, 09:19:23 AM »
Thanks, Luc! If I find them offered again I'll give it another try away from any oversized Geraniums, they seemed to do ok in the ground, but it may just have been beginners luck and a couple of dry summers.
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #38 on: June 03, 2009, 11:02:51 AM »
Calochortus superbus looks just like painted porcelain, Luc, It's beautiful
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #39 on: June 05, 2009, 09:26:15 PM »
Calochortus venustus from Broadleigh in 2000, flowering now.  Only one bulb.  I think I started with 3.
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #40 on: June 06, 2009, 10:16:47 AM »
Very nice indeed Roma.
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #41 on: June 06, 2009, 05:23:32 PM »
Love it Roma - could you tell us how high the stem is ??
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #42 on: June 07, 2009, 11:21:22 PM »
Luc, Calochortus venustus is 42cm high.
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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #43 on: June 14, 2009, 11:16:25 AM »
Here's my last Calochortus to flower : C. luteus - again quite some variation in the flowers ! :)

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Re: Calochortus 2009-2010
« Reply #44 on: June 14, 2009, 07:03:17 PM »
You grow them very well Luc, do you keep them outside?
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