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Hans J

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is this an Ammocharis coranica ?
« on: June 17, 2008, 06:25:50 PM »
Dear all ,

here is a question from me today:
 
Since 2004 I have grown this plant which I  received from PBS ...but I'm always unsure if they  are correctly labelled .
They have long ( 26 cm ) and narrow ( 3 mm )wide leaves ....in the first years I always thought this is maybe typical for immmature plants ....
After seeing some pics from the WWW of Ammocharis  my plants look really strange .....
Normally  plants from PBS are always correctly named .....

I hate to grow wrongly labelled plants ....it is a waste of time ! and room too !

May be some members here are familar with Ammocharis and have maybe grown it from seed so I would be glad to hear their experience .

For me  Ammocharis coranica is a very interesting plant ( and not possible to get in Germany ) so I hope I have the right thing ......
if not then I have to search again ...

Best regards
Hans

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Re: is this a Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008, 07:20:55 PM »
here is a little information about this beautiful plants :

http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Ammocharis
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Re: is this a Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 10:17:35 PM »
I can't help you there Hans, but I certainly wouldn't be throwing out anything that hadn't flowered yet, especially among Amaryllidaceae. It could be something very good even if not what you expected.
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Re: is this a Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2008, 01:01:35 AM »
Hans,

I'm at work so I can't check pictures or anything, but the leaves remind me of Cybistetes longifolia (I think that is the spelling).  My memory of the leaves of the Ammocharis is that they aren't as long as that, at least mine have never been anyway.  Both the plants I have mentioned have never flowered for me as yet, so I am only assuming that they are correctly named.
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Re: is this a Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2008, 07:23:48 AM »
Thank you Lesley and Paul !

Yes -Amaryllidaceae are always full of surprises ....the only thing is I wish I was a little younger .....

Your idea is interesting -after some search I have found that Cybistes is now Ammocharis .... ;D
the main difference seems to be the different growing times ( Cybistes is a wintergrower ).....

anyway -I have to wait ::)
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Re: is this a Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2008, 08:15:37 AM »
Hans,

I didn't know that Cybistetes was no longer.  Seems a shame to me as I just love that name! :D  Something very exotic about it, although ammocharis is nothing to be sneezed at either.

Did your seed come from the southern hemisphere originally Hans?  I have heard from a number of people that many of the Amaryllids can grow true to their southern hemisphere season for quite some time.  I'd always thought that a seed would germinate and settle itself into the opposite hemisphere fairly quickly, but apparently not.  And it isn't only with the fleshy seed "immediate germination" Amaryllids either.  Maybe yours are what was Cypistetes longifolia but still mistakenly thinking they're in the southern hemisphere?  ???
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Re: is this a Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2008, 09:05:57 AM »
Paul,

Sorry -but I have written to Dell from PBS to asked him about the little seedling they he has sent me ...but until no answer .....
Some days before he sent me some things from the BX in year 2004 was offered also seedlings of Ammocharis coranica from Tony Avent ( Plant Deligth Nurs. USA ) -so maybe my seedlings comes also from him .....
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Re: is this a Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2008, 02:44:52 PM »
Dear Hans and all. I think that your seedlings are well labeled. Here are my seedlinds of A. coranica, 3 years aged.

Here is blooming size leaves of Ammocharis nerinoides, to compare width of the leaves.

Cybistetes has long leaves to 40 cm and when youg seedlings they are channelled at the base.
I hope this help you.
Alberto
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Re: is this a Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2008, 03:02:38 PM »
Dear Alberto ,

Thank you for this helpful information .
Yes - the leaves of your Ammocharis seedlings looks very similar to my seedlings .
....so now I can sleep better :D

Ciao
Hans

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Ammocharis coranica
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2011, 09:17:59 PM »
 There is a lovely photo of a flower of Ammocharis coronica grown by PBS enthusiast, Nhu Nguyen, 
here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/6020733359/

 It is really stunning!
How did your seedlings grow on, Hans?
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Re: is this an Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #10 on: August 10, 2011, 01:48:35 AM »
WOW!!!
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Re: is this an Ammocharis coranica ?
« Reply #11 on: August 10, 2011, 08:36:24 AM »
Maggi ,

just found this old topic from me ...

Yes -my seedlings still grow here- they have in meantime broader leaves - but I think they are far away from flowering size .
I have also a plant in flowering size from A.coranica ....but also no flower -no wonder with this bad weather

Hans
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