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Hans J

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Ammocharis 2009
« on: June 07, 2009, 01:14:17 PM »
Hi all ,

today is flowering here :

Ammocharis tinneana

Enjoy
Hans 8)
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2009, 01:53:43 PM »
Wow  :P :P :P

Native in ? South Africa ?
Growing from seeds or buy as a bulb Hans ?
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2009, 01:56:31 PM »
Hi Uli ,

Yes -Ammocharis is a genus from South Africa .
Bulb bought in last year from a german nursery  ;D

Gruß
Hans
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2009, 02:24:54 PM »
Beautiful colours to the flowers...... do they join on one stem inside the bulb or are these each separate blooms?
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Hans J

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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2009, 02:43:05 PM »
Maggi ,

they have startet before some days and I was a bit dissapointet because they were not red -only ligth pink ....but with every day they get more dark color and now they are really red .
The more light flowers are some days younger - in total thats 8 stems .
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2009, 12:31:14 AM »
Excellent, Hans.  Interesting bulb.
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2009, 12:33:26 AM »
How fascinating Hans - this is a bulb I have not seen before -looks like one that I should try.
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2009, 07:18:35 AM »
Thank you all for your interest  ;D

I will try to pollinate it to get some seeds .....
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Alessandro.marinello

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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2009, 08:56:23 PM »


beautifulst Hans
I hope also to see the flowers of mine
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2009, 08:14:12 AM »
A beautiful flower Hans.
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2009, 11:27:24 PM »
in flower today,Ammocharis coranica
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2009, 12:17:01 AM »
Very nice, Alessandro.
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2009, 05:23:31 AM »
Beautiful flower Alessandro. Please post another photo when it is in full flower.
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2009, 07:54:52 AM »
Alessandro ,

what a beauty !
 :'( it seems my A.coranica will not flower in this year ...
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Re: Ammocharis 2009
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2009, 10:49:11 PM »
thanks to all
Heinie

when the flowers are all opening, first they are ruined,

I have noticed that the flowers are opened to the sunset
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