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Title: Bellevalia
Post by: Oron Peri on January 11, 2010, 05:56:36 PM: The first two bellevalia are in flower at the moment, both are common,B. desertorum often has a nice azure color and spotted leaves.

Bellevalia eigii
B. desertorum
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Hristo on January 11, 2010, 06:13:56 PM: The desertorum is a little gem Oron, framed so well by the naturalistic planting, great start to the Bellevalia season!
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Sinchets on January 11, 2010, 06:15:45 PM: :o ;D :o
I hadn't even heard of those before and certainly not seen pics of them!
Now can they take cold? ;)
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Lesley Cox on January 11, 2010, 08:51:21 PM: Quote from: Hristo on January 11, 2010, 06:13:56 PM
The desertorum is a little gem Oron, framed so well by the naturalistic planting, great start to the Bellevalia season!
And just look at that lovely seed forming at the left of the last picture. :)

These pictures and Oron's others of the Hyacinthella, have made me realize how bereft we have been of late, of even the most basic of winter flowers from the northern hemisphere. So much that would normally be in flower must be covered in snow or feeling the cold so badly as to be hunkering down until warmer times. When it all thaws out we should have a fantastic spring flower display. ;D
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Armin on January 11, 2010, 09:28:31 PM: Oron,
very impressive Bellevallias! 8) The force of nature is simply wunderful.
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Miriam on January 12, 2010, 05:17:17 PM: Bellevalia flexuosa, a pretty common plant here.
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Hristo on January 12, 2010, 05:54:37 PM: Nice form Miriam, what sort of density is this species growing at within the sward?
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Janis Ruksans on January 12, 2010, 07:00:42 PM: Quote from: Oron Peri on January 11, 2010, 05:56:36 PM
The first two bellevalia are in flower at the moment, both are common,B. desertorum often has a nice azure color and spotted leaves.

Bellevalia eigii
B. desertorum

Very beautiful. My favourite would be B. eigii but B. desertorum isn't less beautiful and even in seeds. Afraid that they wouldn't be growable here even under cover.
Janis
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Miriam on January 12, 2010, 09:44:20 PM: Hristo,
it does not grow at dense vegetation as it seems in the picture.
What you see in the background is Bulbine frutescens.
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: fermi de Sousa on January 13, 2010, 04:51:11 AM: Oron and Miriam,
those are little beauties!
I'd not heard of Bellevalia eigii before and sadly it isn't on ICON (i.e. not allowed into Australia) but the other two are and they look like they would be worth getting.
After 3 days of above 40^oC here I'm beginning to think that the more plants from Israel we get the better! ;D
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Oron Peri on February 12, 2010, 12:00:17 PM: The tiny B. pierides is in bloom actually,
it is endemic and a common plant in Cyprus.
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: ashley on February 12, 2010, 02:51:39 PM: That's another lovely one Oron. Is the blue-tinted stem usual?
Title: Re: Bellevalia
Post by: Oron Peri on February 12, 2010, 02:56:26 PM: Quote from: ashley on February 12, 2010, 02:51:39 PM
That's another lovely one Oron. Is the blue-tinted stem usual?

Yes Ashley,

Often the stem, flowers and above all the buds are blue or pink tinted.