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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #30 on: April 14, 2008, 01:49:33 PM »
Quote from: art600 on April 12, 2008, 11:55:19 PM
I have been growing the bulbs of the following Bellevalia for many years without a flower.  This year they flowered.  Can anyone identify it please.

The mouth of the lowest flower looks very constricted, or is this because the raceme is still immature?
Could it be one of the less tasseled Muscari comosum group, such as spreitzenhoferi?
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #31 on: April 14, 2008, 11:37:29 PM »
I wish my Colchicum/Merendera sobolifera would hold their flowers together like that. There is always this autumn!
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #32 on: April 25, 2008, 08:40:40 PM »
A couple in bloom in the greenhouse today

Bellevallia paradoxa
Watsonia Laccata,this is a small plant that only grows to about 30cm
« Last Edit: April 25, 2008, 08:45:26 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #33 on: April 25, 2008, 10:34:52 PM »
Michael,

Both plants are impressive.  Is the Bel as dark as it looks in the photo?  it's a wonderfully open, strong coloured Watsonia.  I have one that is a miniature of only 18 inches tall, but it is tubular in flower rather than open like that.  I like the open flower form in a shorter species like that.  Great pics!! 8)
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #34 on: April 26, 2008, 08:55:15 PM »
Yes Paul,the Bellevallia colour is correct.
There would appear to be two forms of the Watsonia, I have the tubular form and it is taller than Laccata. I am sure it is something different, it came mixed with Laccata. Will have a look in my books.
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #35 on: April 26, 2008, 10:50:23 PM »
Mine's not as dark.
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #36 on: April 29, 2008, 06:22:16 AM »
Scilla vvedenskii in blossom now
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #37 on: April 29, 2008, 07:36:13 AM »
No quite Luits Dutch bulb fields, but not bad for Scotland
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #38 on: April 29, 2008, 07:38:54 AM »
Quote from: tyerman on April 25, 2008, 10:34:52 PM
Michael,

Both plants are impressive.  Is the Bel as dark as it looks in the photo? 

Paul here's another Bellevalia, which I saw in the Conn. Coll. last week.
Bellevalia pycnantha
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #39 on: April 29, 2008, 12:29:29 PM »
Susan,

All those wonderful Erythroniums.  Wow!!  :o

Luit,

Nice Bellevalia.  haven't had much to do with the genus to be honest.
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #40 on: April 29, 2008, 12:32:23 PM »
Quote from: Susan Band on April 29, 2008, 07:36:13 AM
No quite Luits Dutch bulb fields, but not bad for Scotland

Oh to be young and have the energy ;D
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #41 on: April 29, 2008, 04:01:33 PM »
Quote from: Susan Band on April 29, 2008, 07:36:13 AM
No quite Luits Dutch bulb fields, but not bad for Scotland

Susan, to be honest I like your fields. They do remember me of the times (long ago I'm afraid),
when here the fields were surrounded by beech hedges.
But alas, for economic reasons...... etc. :( :-[ :-X
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #42 on: April 29, 2008, 07:08:48 PM »
I need the hedges, the field is 120m above sea level on the side of a hill and is rather windy. They just need another year or 2 then they will be working  :)
By the way David, my mum is 78 and still works harder than me. She is the weed controler.
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #43 on: April 29, 2008, 07:19:55 PM »
Quote from: Susan Band on April 29, 2008, 07:08:48 PM
I need the hedges, the field is 120m above sea level on the side of a hill and is rather windy. They just need another year or 2 then they will be working  :)
By the way David, my mum is 78 and still works harder than me. She is the weed controler.
Susan

Good on your Mum Susan (I'm just feeling grotty today-beginnings of a cold and an awful wet day. By the way does your Mum do contract work I could use her at present? ;D
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Re: Bulbs flowering April 2008
« Reply #44 on: April 29, 2008, 09:54:08 PM »
My first thought (and second) on seeing your B. paradoxa Michael, was B. pycnantha. :-\
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