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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Alessandro.marinello on August 11, 2009, 09:34:03 PM

Title: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on August 11, 2009, 09:34:03 PM: a native Australian :)
Title: Re: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: Ragged Robin on August 11, 2009, 10:37:54 PM: Lovely colour, Alessandro, any chance of seeing a photo of the whole plant?
Title: Re: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: Paul T on August 11, 2009, 11:55:31 PM: Congratulations, Alessandro. Beautiful. Do you grow any of the other colour forms?
Title: Re: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 12, 2009, 01:57:44 AM: Quote from: Alessandro.marinello on August 11, 2009, 09:34:03 PM
a native Australian :)
A good colour on your Calostemma; the yellow form is almost like a tazetta narcissus!
Did you grow yours from seed? If so, how long did it take to flower?
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on August 12, 2009, 08:27:41 PM: Quote from: Paul T on August 11, 2009, 11:55:31 PM
Congratulations, Alessandro. Beautiful. Do you grow any of the other colour forms?
Paul
I possess also Calostemma luteum, perhaps the next year in flower
Title: Re: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on August 12, 2009, 10:04:12 PM: Fermi
I do not know to say of precise, I possess bulbs from five years, this is according to year to bloom
Title: Re: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on August 15, 2009, 11:28:30 PM: Quote from: Ragged Robin on August 11, 2009, 10:37:54 PM
Lovely colour, Alessandro, any chance of seeing a photo of the whole plant?
Regged
Title: Re: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: arillady on August 16, 2009, 10:06:36 AM: I have fun trying to miss the Calostemmas here with the mower when trying to keep the grass down. They certainly have an interesting bulb and roots.
Title: Re: Calostemma purpureum
Post by: Ragged Robin on August 16, 2009, 11:03:34 AM: Thanks for showing the whole plant giving a good idea of the size with the flowers hanging - it's lovely :D