Haemanthus 2010

[Richard Green]

I also bought two pots of H. albiflos at Dunblane.  They were almost beiing given away at closing time, and they looked so lonely I had to offer them a good home.  I shall report back if they flourish as far as flowering.

[angie]

Hi Richard
Funny how these plants speak to us, I am sure mine were saying please take me home. Will look forward to hear how you get on with them.
Angie

[Maggi Young]

Would have liked to have spoken to you at Dunblane, Richard.... I wonder how many there were Forumists or Lurkers ?!!

[Richard Green]

Maggie, you did bump into me by the Armand stand whilst walking backwards and talking to someone at the same time.  (Why doesnt that surprise me?) You did have the good grace to apologise, but I didnt get the chance to say hello and the moment passed.  I shall make a point of reciprocating at the next available opportunity !

Angie,  Perhaps we should run a Haemanthus growing competition and see who can get them flowering first ....

[Maggi Young]

Oh, that was you? No broken toes, I hope? I expect I failed to recognise you without your hat and dark glasses.


I think a haemanthus competition between yourself and Angie is certainly in order...... I saw the plants and thought.... "I bet Angie finds those pretty sharpish" She didn't let me down!

[angie]

I think a haemanthus competition between yourself and Angie is certainly in order...... I saw the plants and thought.... "I bet Angie finds those pretty sharpish" She didn't let me down!
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Maggi I didn't disappoint, yes Richard that would be fun . I love these plants. Maybe we can get some advice from some members.. when do we feed our bulbs and any tips to get them to flower.
Thanks again to the club member that took in these lovely pants for us.
Angie

[Michael J Campbell]

Thanks again to the club member that took in these lovely pants for us

[arillady]

Ray what a lovely Haemanthus. Didn't know about this one.

[Richard Green]

I shall be interested in Gail's advice on cultivation of H. albiflos.  I assume they grow well outdoors in Suffolk - if her ducks can get at them!

[Gail]

I shall be interested in Gail's advice on cultivation of H. albiflos.  I assume they grow well outdoors in Suffolk - if her ducks can get at them!

No - they are not permanently outside.  I usually treat H. albiflos as a house plant grown on the windowsill but sometimes I feel sorry for my South Africans and put them outside to get a bit of sun in the summer and that was when one fell prey to an inquisitive bill!  A youngish bulb of albiflos that I forgot to bring in before the frosts is still alive but the leaves totally mushed so I wouldn't recommend outdoors here.  I've tried most sp. of Haemanthus in my time (and killed most because of 'Old woman in a shoe syndrome' - I have so many plants 'I don't know what to do', things simply don't get the attention they need)  H. albiflos is definitely the easiest and flowers regularly each year, thriving on neglect.

[angie]

Thanks again to the club member that took in these lovely pants for us

Oops I better start using the spell check

Gail I am the same as you to many plants, cant control myself there is always something else that I see. Lets hope Richard and I are successful and manage to get them to flower.
Angie

[Richard Green]

Gail, my comment about living outdoors was slightly tongue-in-cheek given their natural habitat in S Africa.  It will be a sunny windowsill for me !

Those that want to see some more pix (until Angie and I start posting our own - in a few years time) can find them here: http://www.bulbsociety.org/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS/GRAPHICS/Haemanthus/Haemanthus_albiflos/Haemanthus_albiflos2.html

[Maggi Young]

Those that want to see some more pix (until Angie and I start posting our own - in a few years time) can find them here: http://www.bulbsociety.org/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS/GRAPHICS/Haemanthus/Haemanthus_albiflos/Haemanthus_albiflos2.html

......not to mention the fifteen different threads with them in the Forum!

[Michael J Campbell]

Here is one I posted last September. Lots of seed on it now if anyone is interested.

Haemanthus albiflorus

[Richard Green]

That is some potfull to aspire to.  I ought to have known we could find the answers on this Forum.