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Author Topic: Cyrtanthus sanguineus  (Read 1442 times)

Alessandro.marinello

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Cyrtanthus sanguineus
« on: September 11, 2009, 10:22:12 PM »
Today in flower Cyrtanthus sanguineus

I asked myself, but the C. sanguiniflorus is a species or a hybrid? ???
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Hans J

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Re: Cyrtanthus sanguineus
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2009, 01:52:40 PM »
Hi all,

today is flowering here my Cyrtanthus sanguineus ( thanks a nice plantfriend from Sweden )  ;)
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Anthony Darby

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Re: Cyrtanthus sanguineus
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2009, 05:28:07 PM »
I was going to say 'cool', but I think 'hot hot hot' may be more appropriate? :o
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Re: Cyrtanthus sanguineus
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2009, 05:31:46 PM »
This looks like the Cyrtanthus grown on farm house windowsills and common called harvest lilies. Very often they are extremely pot bound, never fed, given little water but flower so well
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Re: Cyrtanthus sanguineus
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2009, 05:56:15 PM »
Mark :

I suppose you mean Cyrtanthus elatus - they are more common
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