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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Hans J on March 01, 2008, 12:44:37 PM

Title: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Hans J on March 01, 2008, 12:44:37 PM

Hi all ,

Today is flowering one of the stars from my collection :

Eithea blumenavia

this plants had also a lot lot of other names in earlier times like Griffina ,Griffiniopsis and some more ...

Enjoy 
Hans

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Carlo on March 01, 2008, 01:21:41 PM

Beautiful Hans...I don't think I've ever seen it before--and I KNOW I haven't heard of the name. Isn't it amazing after all these years of growing things that there are still new wonders out there?

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Alberto on March 01, 2008, 03:55:23 PM

Hi Hans, really a beautiful blooming from this rare bulb! Are they scented?
Ciao
Alberto

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Hans J on March 01, 2008, 04:31:40 PM

Alberto ,

Sorry but not scented >:(

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Alberto on March 01, 2008, 04:33:32 PM

Hans, have you ever pollinate them? did you get any seed?

Ciao
Alberto

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Hans J on March 01, 2008, 04:38:33 PM

Alberto ,

I had in last year also two flowering plants - which I have pollinate -the result was 5 or 6 seeds ( fleshy seeds ) - two have germinate ....
I will made a pic from my best seedling later -they grows very quick !

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Hans J on March 01, 2008, 04:53:38 PM

Here is a pic of my seedling ( sowing at 17. April 2007 )

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Alberto on March 01, 2008, 04:54:59 PM

Hans, it looks like it grow fast!

Alberto

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Hans J on March 01, 2008, 05:04:28 PM

Yes Alberto !

I have also plant a offset last year ....it is much smaller ...

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Alberto on March 01, 2008, 05:07:40 PM

Hans, I tried more times to sow seeds imported from Brasil, but every time they rotted.  :(  Did you used a special solution to clean them and sow them?

Alberto

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Hans J on March 01, 2008, 05:24:48 PM

I made always such fleshy seeds in a solution of 1% H2O2 for one hour ,
later I sow such seeds on a mix of scoria and sphagum moss
the pot with the sowing substrat I water with boiling water ....
iwhenthe substrat is cool I sow the seeds and after this I put the pot it in a plastic bag and close it until the seeds germinate ....

In this year I try a new way :
I sow my seeds in a mix of sharp sand and vermiculite - this mix I made in a bottling jar -than I sterilize it in our oven with 150 ° ( 30 minutes ) -after cooling I sow the seeds ( watering before with a fungicid ) and than I close it the glass ....

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: David Nicholson on March 01, 2008, 07:18:57 PM

That is a gorgeous little Amaryllid Hans. Way to technical for me though!

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Hans J on March 01, 2008, 07:23:26 PM

David ,

Yes I like plants of genus Amaryllis  ;D

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Paul T on March 01, 2008, 09:45:14 PM

Hans,

Fantastic!!  Another one I've never heard of either!!  Great Stuff!!  ;D

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Tony Willis on March 03, 2008, 11:30:28 AM

Hans that is beautiful, I can understand why you are pleased with it.

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Alberto on March 03, 2008, 07:26:03 PM

Hans, only genus Amaryllis? I know you like Haemanthus too and Galanthus and Sternbergia and.... ;D


Alberto

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Hans J on March 03, 2008, 07:32:09 PM

Pssssst :o

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Alberto on March 04, 2008, 03:45:46 PM

Hi Hans, if we are far away our plants flowers in the same time. Here is my Eithea just blooming these days.

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Michael on March 11, 2008, 02:03:33 PM

Very nice plant !

Title: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Bulbophilos on October 23, 2009, 05:47:22 PM

Eithea blumenavia is an understory plant, growing in subtropical forests in southern Brazil, near the coast.

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: Maggi Young on October 23, 2009, 05:54:55 PM

Marcondes, although the previous page for this plant was from some time ago, I have merged your posts to this page.
 What a delightful plant this is!

Title: Re: Eithea blumenavia
Post by: fleurbleue on October 23, 2009, 10:32:02 PM

Very nice   :o I didn't know it !