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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Alessandro.marinello on September 05, 2009, 07:14:19 PM

Title: Cyrtanthus elatus
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on September 05, 2009, 07:14:19 PM

This is the month to bloom of much Cyrtanthus
Cyrtanthus elatus

Title: Re: Cyrtanthus elatus
Post by: Cris on September 06, 2009, 09:14:29 PM

Very beatifull flower :)

Title: Re: Cyrtanthus elatus
Post by: Alberto on September 13, 2009, 07:03:34 PM

Hi Alessandro, it looks like more montanus!

Alberto

Title: Re: Cyrtanthus elatus
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on September 13, 2009, 08:03:25 PM

Alberto
I have had also this doubt, the bulbs of Cyrtanthus elatus possess  them from various years, have bought from two various sources, and the plants and the flowers are similar, stems is the cm 60 and the leaves are wide approximately 1,5, the C. montanus is more little  in the dimensions ???

Title: Re: Cyrtanthus elatus
Post by: Alberto on September 13, 2009, 08:06:41 PM

It is the form of the flower that is more like montanus!

Alberto

Title: Re: Cyrtanthus elatus
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on September 13, 2009, 08:21:42 PM

it could be a hybrid, I would have to see other C. elatus in flower for sure being
Alessandro