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Rimmer de Vries

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South American Bulbs 2015
« on: February 15, 2015, 06:23:03 PM »
Nothoscordum ostenii (from Uruguay) opened today in a sunny window.

This has a very small flower.

it is cold here, today's high temp was -17ºC
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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2015, 09:13:24 PM »
That's kinda chilly outside, Rimmer  :o

That tiny yellow "sun" is a charm though.
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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2015, 10:15:04 PM »
very nice, what a great colour!
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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2015, 03:15:48 PM »
Two creations of our beloved despot....

Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Craigton Cloud' and Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Craigton Snowdrift' (the last one with an unwanted visitor >:( ). Bought them last year and they already are rewarding me with a flower each (and more to follow)....

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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2015, 07:24:32 PM »
From the greenhouse today:-

Tristagma (Ipheion) sellowianum
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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2015, 02:58:08 PM »
Tecophilaea near or at it's peak.

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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2015, 03:01:12 PM »
Superb potful, Mark - aren't these just a wonderful blue?
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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2015, 03:54:14 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on March 19, 2015, 07:24:32 PM
From the greenhouse today:-

Tristagma (Ipheion) sellowianum

Very nice David.
Are These are the ones with 8 tepals?

How do you get these to all bloom at once and all pointing  upward?
My plants have been blooming sporadically since January and after the first day the flower stems tend to twist about mostly becoming prostrate.
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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2015, 07:18:20 PM »
Amazingly well grown Mark.   Ours flop but then again they flower in the cold greenhouse here perhaps due to the stronger sun in late January.

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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #9 on: March 21, 2015, 12:56:22 AM »
Here is my first flower on tecophilia.  Been growing for 5 years in the garden in Kansas zone 6.
Always put up leaves in spring but didn't bloom until now.  BEAUTUFUL!!!   YIPPEEE

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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2015, 02:31:54 PM »
Leucocoryene purpurea have been blooming in my basement for the past few weeks
Thank you Arnold


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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2015, 04:58:07 PM »
very nice Rimmer, how tall are they?
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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #12 on: March 22, 2015, 05:34:53 PM »
Quote from: Mark Griffiths on March 22, 2015, 04:58:07 PM
very nice Rimmer, how tall are they?

about 16-18" tall, if they don't get top light they squiggle.

« Last Edit: March 26, 2015, 04:15:29 PM by Rimmer de Vries »
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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2015, 05:43:14 PM »
Quote from: Rimmer de Vries on March 20, 2015, 03:54:14 PM
Very nice David.
Are These are the ones with 8 tepals?

How do you get these to all bloom at once and all pointing  upward?
My plants have been blooming sporadically since January and after the first day the flower stems tend to twist about mostly becoming prostrate.

Rimmer, sorry not to have replied before. My Tristagma sellowianum have 6 tepals. I thought you might be interested in some comments Alberto Castillo made on The Forum on April 5th 2009, Reply 379.

"Concerning the difference between "I" sellowianum and dialystemon,

sellowianum always has 6 tepals
dialystemon always has 8 tepals, seedlings invariably having 8 tepals"

As to how I get them to flower at once and all pointing upwards well, maybe it's pure chance and neglect ;D

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Re: South American Bulbs 2015
« Reply #14 on: March 25, 2015, 04:25:20 PM »
a few more pics of the tecophilea. The normal blue form seems to be catching up with the paler variety after probably 20 years. The violet form is still only about half that of the other two.

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