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Title: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Auricular on July 10, 2013, 01:54:00 PM

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

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Auricular on July 10, 2013, 01:57:00 PM

-Haemanthus crispus pink

-Haemanthus coccineus (hairy peduncle)

-Haemanthus pubescens (i think ssp. pubescens) GIANT

-Haemanthus pubescens ssp. leipoldtii

-Haemanthus amarylloides ssp. amarylloides

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Auricular on July 10, 2013, 01:59:17 PM

-Haemanthus amarylloides ssp. toximontanus (2 photos)

-Haemanthus crispus

-Boophane haemanthoides

-Brunsvigia bosmaniae

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Auricular on July 10, 2013, 02:01:34 PM

-Haemanthus barkerae pink

-Haemanthus barkerae pale pink

-Haemanthus barkerae red

-Haemanthus crispus x coccineus

-Crinum variabile

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Auricular on July 10, 2013, 02:04:51 PM

-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

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Auricular on July 10, 2013, 02:08:14 PM

-wonderful Haemanthus crispus clump

-Haemanthus humilis ssp. humilis

-Haemanthus humilis ssp. hirsutus

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: ashley on July 10, 2013, 02:14:02 PM

Thank you for these stunning photos 8)
It must have been a wonderful trip.

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Auricular on July 10, 2013, 02:18:15 PM

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
 8)

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Maggi Young on July 10, 2013, 02:32:01 PM

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.
 

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: Brian Ellis on July 10, 2013, 02:41:27 PM

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

Title: Re: Amaryllids SA-Trip in April
Post by: jshields on July 10, 2013, 06:14:01 PM

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