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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Hans J on March 23, 2015, 07:28:40 PM

Title: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: Hans J on March 23, 2015, 07:28:40 PM: Hi ,

today is flowering my Cyrtanthus falcatus :D
This plant I have received from a nice friend from Australia before many years ...thank you Paul ;)

Enjoy
Hans
Title: Re: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: David Nicholson on March 23, 2015, 07:29:40 PM: Lovely Hans.
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Post by: fixpix on March 23, 2015, 07:33:36 PM: Very nice Hans. Too bad the flowers are so shy.
Title: Re: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: Hans J on March 23, 2015, 07:38:09 PM: Thank you David and Fixpix :)

Hans 8)
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Post by: François Lambert on March 24, 2015, 11:23:33 AM: wonderfull.

I have Cyrtanthus Obliquus, but still too small to flower
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Post by: johnstephen29 on September 02, 2015, 06:59:54 PM: Cyrtanthus Elatus formally Vallota Speciosa in flower here and looking great. I have had the bulb about two years and my patience has paid off, it has become very pot bound which it apparently likes.
Title: Re: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: Chris Johnson on September 03, 2015, 07:28:52 AM: Quote from: Hans J on March 23, 2015, 07:28:40 PM
Hi ,

today is flowering my Cyrtanthus falcatus :D
This plant I have received from a nice friend from Australia before many years ...thank you Paul ;)

Enjoy
Hans

What an elegant bulb, thanks for showing, Hans.
Title: Re: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: Chris Johnson on September 03, 2015, 07:30:55 AM: Quote from: johnstephen29 on September 02, 2015, 06:59:54 PM
Cyrtanthus Elatus formally Vallota Speciosa in flower here and looking great. I have had the bulb about two years and my patience has paid off, it has become very pot bound which it apparently likes.

That's splendid, John.

What size and type of pot do you grow it in and where do you keep it?
Title: Re: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on September 03, 2015, 05:34:26 PM: Hi Chris it's just a normal bog standard black plastic pot, which has now started to go out of shape due to the amount of offsets my single bulb has produced. Until it started to flower I kept in my greenhouse, in a sunny position and kept it well watered and fed during the growing season. It is now in pride of place in the kitchen windowsill where we can all admire it.
Title: Re: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: Chris Johnson on September 03, 2015, 06:38:38 PM: Thanks, John. Sounds good to me.
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Post by: johnstephen29 on September 03, 2015, 06:45:12 PM: Hi chris do you have one these bulbs?
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Post by: Chris Johnson on September 03, 2015, 07:43:37 PM: Quote from: johnstephen29 on September 03, 2015, 06:45:12 PM
Hi chris do you have one these bulbs?

No, John, I'm starting up here almost from scratch. I'm very attracted to the South African species but probably not the best group to source given our short summers, but that's gardeners for you. ::)
Title: Re: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: johnstephen29 on September 03, 2015, 08:26:50 PM: Ok chris, if you want when the plants die down I can split a couple of offsets off and send them to you. You can give them a try see what happens.
Title: Re: Cyrtanthus 2015
Post by: Chris Johnson on September 04, 2015, 07:24:14 AM: Quote from: johnstephen29 on September 03, 2015, 08:26:50 PM
Ok chris, if you want when the plants die down I can split a couple of offsets off and send them to you. You can give them a try see what happens.

John - I sent you a PM last night.