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Hans J

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Eithea blumenavia
« on: March 01, 2008, 12:44:37 PM »
Hi all ,

Today is flowering one of the stars from my collection :

Eithea blumenavia

this plants had also a lot lot of other names in earlier times like Griffina ,Griffiniopsis and some more ...

Enjoy 
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2008, 01:21:41 PM »
Beautiful Hans...I don't think I've ever seen it before--and I KNOW I haven't heard of the name. Isn't it amazing after all these years of growing things that there are still new wonders out there?
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2008, 03:55:23 PM »
Hi Hans, really a beautiful blooming from this rare bulb! Are they scented?
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2008, 04:31:40 PM »
Alberto ,

Sorry but not scented >:(
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2008, 04:33:32 PM »
Hans, have you ever pollinate them? did you get any seed?

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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2008, 04:38:33 PM »
Alberto ,

I had in last year also two flowering plants - which I have pollinate -the result was 5 or 6 seeds ( fleshy seeds ) - two have germinate ....
I will made a pic from my best seedling later -they grows very quick !
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2008, 04:53:38 PM »
Here is a pic of my seedling ( sowing at 17. April 2007 )
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2008, 04:54:59 PM »
Hans, it looks like it grow fast!

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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2008, 05:04:28 PM »
Yes Alberto !

I have also plant a offset last year ....it is much smaller ...
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2008, 05:07:40 PM »
Hans, I tried more times to sow seeds imported from Brasil, but every time they rotted.  :(  Did you used a special solution to clean them and sow them?

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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2008, 05:24:48 PM »
I made always such fleshy seeds in a solution of 1% H2O2 for one hour ,
later I sow such seeds on a mix of scoria and sphagum moss
the pot with the sowing substrat I water with boiling water ....
iwhenthe substrat is cool I sow the seeds and after this I put the pot it in a plastic bag and close it until the seeds germinate ....

In this year I try a new way :
I sow my seeds in a mix of sharp sand and vermiculite - this mix I made in a bottling jar -than I sterilize it in our oven with 150 ° ( 30 minutes ) -after cooling I sow the seeds ( watering before with a fungicid ) and than I close it the glass ....
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2008, 07:18:57 PM »
That is a gorgeous little Amaryllid Hans. Way to technical for me though!
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2008, 07:23:26 PM »
David ,

Yes I like plants of genus Amaryllis  ;D
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2008, 09:45:14 PM »
Hans,

Fantastic!!  Another one I've never heard of either!!  Great Stuff!!  ;D
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Re: Eithea blumenavia
« Reply #14 on: March 03, 2008, 11:30:28 AM »
Hans that is beautiful, I can understand why you are pleased with it.
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