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David Nicholson

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #15 on: January 21, 2012, 08:26:59 PM »
Beautiful Arnold
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2012, 08:33:33 PM »
Goodness me, every time I see a photo of such pretty 'Glads' I understand why folks are growing them.  8)
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #17 on: January 21, 2012, 11:23:14 PM »
Especially nice with snow on the ground.

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Arnold Trachtenberg
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2012, 01:05:32 AM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on January 21, 2012, 11:23:14 PM
Especially nice with snow on the ground.


Quote from: David Nicholson on January 21, 2012, 08:26:59 PM
Beautiful Arnold
I agree David, and not one I have heard of either. Is it frost hardy Arnold?? presumably it is in the Greenhouse?
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #19 on: January 22, 2012, 03:03:58 AM »
Peter:

Not frost hardy.  We can get 11F here at times.  It was 12 F last week and this Monday predicted to be 50F.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #20 on: January 22, 2012, 11:17:59 AM »
Sounds like the UK  ::)
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #21 on: January 22, 2012, 07:46:14 PM »
A double spathe.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #22 on: January 22, 2012, 08:02:26 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on January 22, 2012, 07:46:14 PM
A double spathe.
Or, as we would say... "value for money" !
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Re: South African Bulbs2012 Michael...Arnold
« Reply #23 on: January 22, 2012, 08:06:50 PM »
Hi Guys: Thanks for those superb pix of Oxalis versicolor and Gladiolus griseus.

I hope that seed of those makes it way into next year's exchange.

The Oxalis Michael- how old is that plant?

The Glad Arnold- is the flowering from last year or from your greenhouse?

Cheers!

Grahame
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #24 on: January 22, 2012, 08:30:14 PM »
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The Oxalis Michael- how old is that plant?

If my memory serves correctly (and more often than not it doesn't) it is at least eight years old.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #25 on: January 22, 2012, 08:49:09 PM »
Graham:

The flowering is open now.  It is a return from last year. Flowers are very small

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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #26 on: January 22, 2012, 08:58:46 PM »
Thanks guys!
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #27 on: January 24, 2012, 05:59:13 PM »
Gladiolus  trichonemifolius
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #28 on: January 24, 2012, 06:16:40 PM »
I have a good-sized plant of Oxalis versicolor which I keep in a pot in my
cold but frost-free greenhouse.

Every year it produces buds but none has ever opened.  This year we had
some sunshine so I positioned the pot so that the sun would shine on it,
but the buds didn't open.

I decided maybe they needed warmth instead of sunshine, so brought the
pot inside and set it on a windowsill above a heater.  Still no flowers as
the buds shrivelled.
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Re: South African Bulbs2012
« Reply #29 on: January 24, 2012, 06:52:46 PM »
Diane,
Not Sure why you versicolor does not open... I grow mine in a frost free GH too and it even opens on cloudy days, I do find it opens late in the day though. maybe you are not around at the right time of day?

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