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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: arisaema on June 18, 2007, 10:46:39 PM

Title: Orange Nomocharis?
Post by: arisaema on June 18, 2007, 10:46:39 PM

Is there such a thing? A bulb imported from China (Bing, not Yi) as N. saluenensis is about to flower, and it doesn't exactly look as expected:

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/basudin/nomocharis_saluenensis.jpg)

Misdelivery, or a freak of nature? The others turned out to be the right genus, but I haven't keyed them yet:

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/basudin/nomocharis_chenbing.jpg)

Title: Re: Orange Nomocharis?
Post by: Lesley Cox on June 18, 2007, 11:55:00 PM

No, there's no orange Nomocharis. But N. saluenense is like this in the bud, opening out a deep pink, sometimes reddish. Take another pic when it's fully open.

Title: Re: Orange Nomocharis?
Post by: arisaema on June 19, 2007, 08:53:59 AM

You're right, now that it's openend it's more a bright rose red than orange:

(http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g179/basudin/nomocharis_saluenensis2.jpg)