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Rimmer de Vries

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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #30 on: January 15, 2019, 05:11:54 PM »
The short curleys are starting to bloom

Ornithogalum apertum/concordianum, aka albuca concordiana

Albuca circinata

Albuca spiralis

Not sure of the difference between these last two.

Last snap from 24Jan
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #31 on: January 19, 2019, 04:17:00 PM »
Gladiolus venustrus

Found in winter rainfall 632113-0Clanwilliam district in Western Cape.

Sweetly rose scented.
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #32 on: January 19, 2019, 07:24:39 PM »
That is a pretty one Arnold.
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #33 on: January 19, 2019, 08:03:41 PM »
David:

thanks, it is a good grower and looks to have more blooms on the scape this year.

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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #34 on: January 20, 2019, 02:47:37 AM »
I read somewhere that curleys wouldn't curl for me.  I can't remember why they wouldn't - whether
day length, temperature or ???

Do you do anything special so that your leaves curl?
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cool mediterranean climate  warm dry summers, mild wet winters  70 cm rain,   sandy soil

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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #35 on: January 20, 2019, 04:54:13 AM »
Quote from: Diane Whitehead on January 20, 2019, 02:47:37 AM
I read somewhere that curleys wouldn't curl for me.  I can't remember why they wouldn't - whether
day length, temperature or ???

Do you do anything special so that your leaves curl?

Not really
They are in mostly sand under lights on during daylight hours at 45-75F, little water since brought in last November

The PBS photo wiki says the amount of curling is a function of the amount of sunlight when leaves emerge.
https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Albuca_spiralis

Here is a pot of Albuca spiralis seedlings started last Oct 23, 2018. They are already curling
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #36 on: January 23, 2019, 06:06:48 PM »
Purple lachenalias
Lachenalia mutabilis
Lachenalia palidia
Lachenalis splendens
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #37 on: January 23, 2019, 06:10:34 PM »
Lachenalis callista
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #38 on: January 23, 2019, 06:14:35 PM »
Lachenalia trichophylla in bloom
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #39 on: January 23, 2019, 06:18:07 PM »
Veltheimia.
Came as small bulblet as V bractea but now that it blooms i think it is V capensis.
Any suggestions on id?
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #40 on: January 26, 2019, 02:35:32 PM »
Massonia citrina
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #41 on: January 26, 2019, 05:30:44 PM »
That is nice Rimmer, is it scented?
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #42 on: January 27, 2019, 02:21:50 PM »
Lachenalia trichophylla
ex Silverhill seeds 2012
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #43 on: January 27, 2019, 02:51:51 PM »
Quote from: Gail on January 26, 2019, 05:30:44 PM
That is nice Rimmer, is it scented?
Wife says not really, perhaps faint lemon citrus.
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Re: South African Bulbs/Geophytes 2019
« Reply #44 on: January 27, 2019, 03:51:45 PM »
Rimmer

My V. capensis blooms reliably in Oct-Nov. and the V. bracteata blooms much later in Feb- March.

The scape of V. bracteata is up but weeks away from blooming.



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