Amaryllids SA-Trip in April

[Auricular]

Hi Forum,

the first 2 weeks of april i made a trip to South Africa.
Started in Cape Town, from there up to Steinkopf in northern Namaqualand and then to the Drakensberge north of Lesotho.
We were perfectly happy to see a lot of amaryllids in flower, especialle my loved Haemanthus.
Here are some photos of flowering Haemanthus and Brunsvigia

-Brunsvigia marginata

-Brunsvigia orientalis

-Brunsvigia (striata?) any ideas?

-Haemanthus coccineus

-Haemanthus pubescens ssp. pubescens small form

[Auricular]

-Haemanthus crispus pink

-Haemanthus coccineus (hairy peduncle)

-Haemanthus pubescens (i think ssp. pubescens) GIANT

-Haemanthus pubescens ssp. leipoldtii

-Haemanthus amarylloides ssp. amarylloides

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-Haemanthus amarylloides ssp. toximontanus (2 photos)

-Haemanthus crispus

-Boophane haemanthoides

-Brunsvigia bosmaniae

[Auricular]

-Haemanthus barkerae pink

-Haemanthus barkerae pale pink

-Haemanthus barkerae red

-Haemanthus crispus x coccineus

-Crinum variabile

[Auricular]

-Haemanthus amarylloides ssp. polyanthus

-Haemanthus amarylloides ssp. polyanthus x coccineus

-Haemanthus coccineus (in an area where namaquensis grows, thats no typical coccineus, the flowers and stems looks like a form between coccineus and namaquensis)

-Haemanthus namaquensis

-Brunsvigia namaquana

[Auricular]

-wonderful Haemanthus crispus clump

-Haemanthus humilis ssp. humilis

-Haemanthus humilis ssp. hirsutus

[ashley]

Thank you for these stunning photos
It must have been a wonderful trip.

[Auricular]

Yes it was like a 2weeks lasting dream!
I think you know where my heart and soul now is
 

I miss SA so much 

But i hope to save enough money for a 2014 trip
 

[Maggi Young]

Wonderful photos  of these plants in habitat, Bernie!  For sure your trip was a great success - thank you for sharing with us.

Great to see these bulbs growing a perfect crevice plants.
 

[Brian Ellis]

Absolutely marvellous Bernie, thanks for sharing them with us.  They are all wonderful especially the Boophane haemanthoides leaves and the stunning Haemanthus crispus clump.

[jshields]

I am green with envy!  I have never managed to be there when the Haemanthus were flowering.