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Title: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: fermi de Sousa on March 26, 2017, 12:08:21 PM: Not usually a thread to which I can contribute but we discovered this Haemanthus barkerae in bloom this morning;
from Silverhills seed May 2003! But only planted out in 2007
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: angie on March 29, 2017, 05:25:02 PM: Quote from: fermi on March 26, 2017, 12:08:21 PM
Not usually a thread to which I can contribute but we discovered this Haemanthus barkerae in bloom this morning;
from Silverhills seed May 2003! But only planted out in 2007
cheers
fermi

Very nice 8)

Angie :)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: shaundouglas on April 01, 2017, 12:13:00 PM: thats great news it can take many years for Haemanthus seed to produce blooms
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: fermi de Sousa on April 04, 2017, 08:00:54 AM: Quote from: shaundouglas on April 01, 2017, 12:13:00 PM
thats great news it can take many years for Haemanthus seed to produce blooms
Hi Shaun,
it probably would've flowered sooner if it hadn't been overgrown by a Calothamnus - half of which fell over during this summer which exposed the haemanthus!
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: ollie on June 21, 2017, 01:51:51 AM: Nice one Fermi - one of my favourite genus. I have a red flowering form of this and also a hybrid with H coccineus. I was also very lucky to be able to procure some seed of the pink form last year and they are all doing very nicely.
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: Auricular on September 18, 2017, 10:13:20 AM: Some photos of the last weeks
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: Auricular on September 18, 2017, 10:15:57 AM: 4 more
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: Auricular on September 18, 2017, 10:17:44 AM: Another 4
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: Maggi Young on September 18, 2017, 02:44:47 PM: Marvelous selections of Haemanthus, including all sorts of named cultivars and subspecies from you there, Bernie!
Listing the main species so a search can find your photos ....
Haemanthus barkerae
Haemanthus crispus
Haemanthus amarylloides
Haemanthus pubescens
Haemanthus canaliculatus
Haemanthus coccineus
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: Maggi Young on September 18, 2017, 02:46:08 PM: One for possible ID here : http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=15725.0 (http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=15725.0)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: Steve Garvie on September 26, 2017, 10:49:54 PM: Haemanthus coccineus
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4432/36991074312_a35ff2cd24_o_d.jpg)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: angie on September 27, 2017, 08:27:17 AM: Quote from: Steve Garvie on September 26, 2017, 10:49:54 PM
Haemanthus coccineus
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4432/36991074312_a35ff2cd24_o_d.jpg)

Delightful 8) 8)

Angie :)
Title: Re: Haemanthus 2017
Post by: Steve Garvie on September 28, 2017, 12:00:54 AM: Many thanks Angie.