Hi,
Topics:
1. New member
2. Plants for cost of postage
3. Requested plants
4. Lovely Lachenalia hybrid.
1. New member
I joined the group a few months ago to learn more about South African bulbs in particular. I live in Berkeley, California, USA, and have Amaryllis belladona, Babiana, Canna (not sure of variety, but one may be 'Ra' and the other indica. Both are yellow. The one that might be Ra grows to 8' tall, the other to 4-5'. Both have yellow flowers. The shorter one has flowers that are mainly yellow, but contain some sections that are white with yellow splotches), Crinum, possibly bulbispermum, Freesia (alba, I think, it's white with a yellow spot and is fragrant), Hyacincth (yellow, not sure of species), bearded Iris (pale blue, fragrant) , Iris pallida 'Aureavariegata', Ixia maculata (might have given away), Lachanalia (splendida, unicolor, viridiflora), Ledebouria socialis, some other unidentified ledebouria, Muscari armeniacum, Narcissus tazetla `Paper White', Sisyrinchium bellum (if that's a bulb), Zantedeschia aethiopica, and Z. aethiopica 'Green Goddess'.
2. Plants in exchange for postage
Unfortunately I'm going to drop out because I'm too stressed for time. I haven't even managed to read most of the emails.
Before I do, I'd like to offer some of my bulbs, tubers, corms, whatever to members of the group in exchange for the cost of postage or bulbs I'm interested in (see Item 4 below). I've never exported plants, but am willing to do so if you're willing to prepare the paperwork for me.
I can share the following:
Amaryllis belladona
Canna (not sure of variety, but one may be 'Ra' and the other indica. Both are yellow. The one that might be Ra grows to 8' tall, the other to 4-5'. Both have yellow flowers. The shorter one has flowers that are mainly yellow, but contain some sections that are white with yellow splotches)
Crinum, possibly bulbispermum (a few)
Freesia (alba, I think; it's white with a yellow spot and is fragrant)
bearded Iris (pale blue, fragrant)
Iris pallida 'Aureavariegata' (a few)
Ledebouria socialis
Narcissus tazetla `Paper White',
Sisyrinchium bellum (if that's a bulb)
Zantedeschia aethiopica
If you're interested, please let me know.
3. Requested plants:
I am interested in obtaining some of these bulbs (not seeds):
Lachenalia that is a hybrid of L. viridiflora and aloides quadricolor.
Lachenalia aloides var .quadicolor
Lachenalia bulbifera
Lachenalis namaquensis
Lachenalia pustutata (pink/purple and blue/purple forms)
Lachenalia unifolia
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis
4. Lovely Lachenalia hybrid
I just saw a plant which, I was told, was a hybrid of Lachenalis aloides v. quadricolor
(or L. orchidioides) and L. viridiflora which had large purple/blue flowers, short
stamens (nonexserted).
If anyone is interested in hybridizing, they might want to try this hybrid. The plant
wasn't for sale. I already asked.
Alex