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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Heinie on February 22, 2015, 08:28:28 PM

Title: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Heinie on February 22, 2015, 08:28:28 PM: This Haemanthus coccineus mother and daughter is flowering together for the first time this year. They are in a 30cm pot because the bulbs and leaves are very big.

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(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_4451.jpg) (http://s119.photobucket.com/user/loevenstein/media/IMG_4451.jpg.html)

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(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_4452.jpg) (http://s119.photobucket.com/user/loevenstein/media/IMG_4452.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Heinie on February 22, 2015, 08:30:40 PM: My first Haemanthus humilis "Giant" is flowering. I just love the flower head. The leaves will get much bigger still.

(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_4460.jpg) (http://s119.photobucket.com/user/loevenstein/media/IMG_4460.jpg.html)

(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_4456.jpg) (http://s119.photobucket.com/user/loevenstein/media/IMG_4456.jpg.html)

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Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Heinie on February 22, 2015, 08:32:43 PM: This Haemanthus carneus is flowering for me.

Four days ago she appeared above ground.
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And today a lovely open flower.
(http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o149/loevenstein/IMG_4479.jpg) (http://s119.photobucket.com/user/loevenstein/media/IMG_4479.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Maggi Young on February 22, 2015, 09:53:09 PM: Some stunning plants there, Heinie.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: ArnoldT on February 22, 2015, 09:54:37 PM: Yes, they are.

Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: angie on February 22, 2015, 09:56:47 PM: Quote from: ArnoldT on February 22, 2015, 09:54:37 PM
Yes, they are.

Thanks for sharing.

Yes and I agree, wonderful 8)

Angie :)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Auricular on February 23, 2015, 01:31:28 PM: Wonderful Haemanthus Heinie! :D
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Auricular on July 22, 2015, 08:19:51 AM: Here some pics from my plants, made in the last weeks
:)

Haemanthus avasmontanus

Haemanthus spec. Bushmanland

Haemanthus carneus
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Auricular on July 22, 2015, 08:21:16 AM: Haemanthus humilis ssp. humilis "Bell´s Pass"

Haemanthus humilis sspl humilis dwarf form "Glen´s Craig"

Haemanthus humilis ssp. humilis "Hanover"
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Auricular on August 06, 2015, 07:40:34 AM: Haemanthus graniticus Kamieskroon - first time flowering for me :D
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Auricular on August 27, 2015, 06:53:48 AM: A few new photos

H. barkerae Nv
H. coccineus X crispus
H. Luederitz
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Auricular on August 27, 2015, 06:54:42 AM: 4 more
H. pubsecens Dwarf
sanguineus Giant
sanguineus Pink
unifoliatus Pale
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Auricular on August 31, 2015, 05:19:03 AM: Some photos i made the last weekend

H. amarylloides Nieuwoudtville
crispus Kamiesberg
amarylloides Pale
polyanthus X coccineus
polyanthus Pale
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Auricular on September 09, 2015, 05:28:34 AM: Photos from yesterday :D

crispus Pink
crispus Pink Komaggas
tristis
dasyphyllus Donkiekop
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: angie on September 11, 2015, 09:42:52 PM: Really nice, like the crisp us pink. Can't wait to see mine grow now.h

Angie :)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Jon Evans on September 12, 2015, 12:20:40 PM: I have been loving this thread – lots of favourites – the fabulous colour of the species from Bushmanland, H. barkerae and the tiny form of H. pubescens, and not least the different forms of H. crispus, particularly the pink. It seems to have been a good year for them – most of mine have flowered, though I don’t have anything like the collection shown here. I have added a few more photos of my own plants on the AGS website:

http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/discussion/underglass/Summer+Bulbs+/19937/ (http://www.alpinegardensociety.net/discussion/underglass/Summer+Bulbs+/19937/)

Not sure what happened inserting the URL - hope this fixes it. J
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Chris Johnson on September 12, 2015, 12:48:48 PM: Got it now. It's a duplicate url but linked together.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Maggi Young on September 12, 2015, 06:02:16 PM: Yes, Link perfect now, Jon.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: ashley on September 12, 2015, 09:41:00 PM: Wonderful plants Jon, and how satisfying to have grown them from seed.
My 2-year old seedlings have a long, long way to go.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Jon Evans on September 12, 2015, 11:34:25 PM: Thank you Ashley. Yes it is very exciting when a plant you have been looking after for that length of time produces a bud for the first time. In fact several of these plants surprised me by flowering this year when I thought they were still much too small to do so. 7-8 years to get to flowering size is a lot quicker than I was expecting.

We have generally had a long dry summer, if not particularly hot, so the sand plunges have dried out properly, and we have had two separate weeks with temperatures consistently up in the 30s. I can only guess that this hot weather is what has triggered the unexpected flowers; the Sternbergias are flowering much better than usual as well the Haemanthus and other South African bulbs.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Hans J on September 13, 2015, 01:54:44 PM: Hi all ,

I'm just ready with collecting my Haemanthus humilis seeds ...
I will have in few days seeds of :
Haemanthus humilis
humilis Giant
humilis Keibolo
~~humilis pale form~~ - sorry all gone
If anybody is interested to swap with me or to buy some seeds please send me a PM ...than I can reservate seeds ( from some I have only few )

For pictures please look here :
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11605.msg309491#msg309491 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=11605.msg309491#msg309491)

Hans
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on September 19, 2015, 08:23:15 PM: I have managed to get my first haemanthus to flower, this one is H. Deformis. It's sitting pride of place on the kitchen windowsill. Chuffed to bits ;D
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: brianw on September 19, 2015, 08:48:54 PM: Looks like my H. albifloss. John Grimshaw notes the similarities here. http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/haemanthus-deformis.html (http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/haemanthus-deformis.html)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: johnw on September 19, 2015, 09:02:52 PM: Haemanthus albiflos (had it labelled H. albifos) came into flower here this past week. This one was from Don Armstrong in the 80's, likely the first plant he ever gave me, it has been torn apart many times since then. This year the leaves have not died down, I should have baked it a bit more. I guess I will have to cut the old leaves back in a few months.

johnw
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: brianw on September 19, 2015, 10:50:35 PM: Mine are always in leaf. They lose some and can look a bit tatty but never all the leaves. Well in flower at present.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on September 20, 2015, 05:43:06 AM: They are similar arn't they Brian
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Chris Johnson on September 20, 2015, 08:50:10 AM: Quote from: johnstephen29 on September 19, 2015, 08:23:15 PM
I have managed to get my first haemanthus to flower, this one is H. Deformis. It's sitting pride of place on the kitchen windowsill. Chuffed to bits ;D

Well done John.

I was going to say it looks similar to Haemanthus albiflos, but Brian has made the comment and added a useful link.

Most of ours live in the polytunnel where they appreciate the light and heat (not this year ???) but the leaves suffer from fading. A couple in the house stay green and flower equally well.

I recently split ours to refresh the soil and remove some of the dead foliage.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on September 20, 2015, 09:31:58 AM: Hi Chris thanks for your comments, I have had a look at the web page Brian sent me and I'm not sure now. Angie sent me a few albiflos plants which are not in flower, I also have had a look at the Pacific bulb society section on haemanthus and it gives different flowering times for the two species, so I'm not sure what I've got now. All said and done I've still managed to get a great little plant to flower, so still chuffed ;D

I've just taken another look at the pictures of these two species and it looks like I've been had, I've another albiflos plant, oh well.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Hans J on September 20, 2015, 11:36:20 AM: John ,

your plant is sure H.albiflos

I have just looked my H.deformis
My ruler says :
My biggest H.deformis has 15 cm broad leaves
The others have 10cm - 12 cm -13 cm ....
H.albiflos startet with flowers always first - the other evergreen ( deformis + pauculifolius ) are much later
Maybe I will have later in year seeds from my H.deformis ....

Hans
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on September 20, 2015, 05:12:13 PM: Cheers Hans, as I said I looked at the pbs wed site and I knew my plant was not deformis, I've tried to get I touch with the person who I bought it off, but they have not answered me back surprise, surprise.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Hans J on September 20, 2015, 05:20:32 PM: John ,

this expierience with wrong named plants know we all ::)

Hans
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on September 20, 2015, 05:25:11 PM: Yes we do Hans, it still makes me hopping mad though every time.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Ali Baba on September 29, 2015, 07:38:06 PM: My crispus has flowered for the first time this year:

(http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh319/alanbryan/IMGP3044_zpstzdsgzzy.jpg) (http://s259.photobucket.com/user/alanbryan/media/IMGP3044_zpstzdsgzzy.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: ArnoldT on October 05, 2015, 03:52:18 AM: Haemanthus crispus
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: Anthony Darby on October 06, 2015, 09:47:46 AM: One of our local garden centres has big Haemanthus albiflos plants for sale at NZ$20 each.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on October 06, 2015, 06:34:12 PM: I have just recieved this haemanthus coccineus bulb from a trusted seller in South Africa who I have bought off before, so hopefully I'll get some loverly red flowers in the near future when it gets settled in.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on November 15, 2015, 05:55:47 PM: Haemanthus albiflos in flower, this is one of the plants Angie sent me to get my collection started.