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Gloriosa superba is from South Africa right through to the tropics, I believe. In northern Australia it has actually become a weed as it spreads by seed and offsets. All parts of the plant are also poisonous!
We grow it in pots to try to keep it drier during winter when it is dormant
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Eucomis vandermerwei is a
Sun, 03/12/2017 - 10:47pmEucomis vandermerwei is a dwarf "Pineapple Lily" which started flowering in late January here.
These pics are from early February
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Crossyne flava is flowering
Mon, 03/13/2017 - 6:56amCrossyne flava is flowering now,
Not flamboyant but it can be impressive as the seedhead expands to the size of a soccer-ball,
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This Haemanthus barkerae was
Sun, 03/26/2017 - 4:14amThis Haemanthus barkerae was grown from seed from Silverhills Seeds received in May 2003 and planted out in a sand-bed in 2007
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Hesperantha oligantha
Tue, 09/12/2017 - 4:45amHesperantha oligantha
Lapeirousia montana
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Hesperantha latifolia
Sun, 09/17/2017 - 6:00amHesperantha latifolia
Romulea hirta
Geissorhiza orinthogaloides
More flowers on Lapeirousia montana
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Moraea macronyx originally
Wed, 09/27/2017 - 5:50amMoraea macronyx originally grown from seed from Silverhill Seeds, RSA
Some have brown marks on the falls
A few have unmarked falls
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After all the pint-sized
Sun, 10/01/2017 - 5:42amAfter all the pint-sized spring flowers so far here is one that stands over 2 feet tall:
Moraea marlothii, flowering for the first time today from seed from SIGNA sown on June 3rd 2012; first seedlings August 11th 2012.
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Some more from our garden:
Sun, 10/08/2017 - 6:03amSome more from our garden:
A babiana has seeded itself at the base of the rock garden in the path!
Bulbinella trquetra is the smallest one we grow at less than 5 inches tall
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Claire Cockcroft
Thanks, Fermi,
Thu, 10/12/2017 - 9:59amThanks, Fermi,
I always enjoy seeing the bright colors in your garden at this time of year. When I look out at my garden, I see lots of pink and white from colchicums. The only bright color is from zauschnerias (epilobiums).
...Claire
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HI Claire,
Wed, 10/25/2017 - 6:18amHI Claire,
glad you enjoy the flowers - we'll soon be into summer which is when everything tends to slow down because of the heat!
Here's another babiana, Babiana spathacea - in white and cream forms
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A couple of Geissorhiza in
Thu, 10/26/2017 - 10:41pmA couple of Geissorhiza in flower today:
Geissorhiza radians
Geissorhiza darlingensis
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Moraea herrei (syn
Wed, 11/15/2017 - 3:43amMoraea herrei (syn Barnardiella spiralis) grown from SilverHill Seeds 2013, sown 2014 and first seedling 2015;
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