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Tag: Cape Bulbs

The first bulbous Oxalis of the season

October 17, 2006

Oxalis zeekoviensis Over the next month, the collection of Oxalis species that are native to South Africa and which grow from various tiny bulbs,…

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Repotting dormant bulbs: Bulbous Oxalis

July 29, 2006

The rarer and slow growing Bulbous Oxalis species perform best when repotted in the summer while they are dormant. The highly collectable bulbous Oxalis…

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Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. Katherinae

July 24, 2006

This Scadoxus was once known as Haemanthus Once classified by taxonomists as Haemanthus katernae, the re-classified Scadoxus multiflorus subspecies Katherinae is more commonly known…

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Lachenalia aloides var. vanzyliae

March 31, 2006

Cape Hyacinth’s are rare enough, but the teal colored Lachenalia aloides var. vanzyliae is perhaps the most choice form, for collectors.  Lachenalia aloides are…

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Clivia Giant Yellow X

March 19, 2006

OMG! – When this monster bloomed this week, it made that trip to Japan (to hand-pick seed from Mr. Nakamura’s collection) worth the pain…

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Cyrtanthiflora Clivia Cross

March 16, 2006

Todays Clivia picture is another cross of our own. Not sure if it is worth moving ahead breeding with, but I admit that I…

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Interspecific Clivia

March 15, 2006

I am, and shall remain, an amateur plant breeder. So,it is with a dabble of pollen here, and a paintbrush there, that occaisonally I…

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Clivia Season Begins

March 15, 2006

Clivia Daydream If your idea of a Clivia is the bright orange Clivia miniata, then bookmark this blog, since the first of a collection…

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March 14, 2006

Lovin’ the Lachenalia These easy of easiest bulbs still impress me, not only because of their ease, but because they perform so nicely in…

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