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Geophyte discussions => Mystery Bulbs => Topic started by: petershaw on April 02, 2024, 05:33:27 PM

Title: Unknown from Ruch Bancroft Garden, Tilden and Berkeley BG
Post by: petershaw on April 02, 2024, 05:33:27 PM
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Gladiolus?

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Babiana rubrocyanea ?

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Bright yellow flattened 2-sided inflorescence?

Tilden BG
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Calocortus what...?

Berkeley Botanic Garden
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No clue

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Watsonia ,.......?
Title: Re: Unknown from Ruch Bancroft Garden, Tilden and Berkeley BG
Post by: Robert_Parks on April 02, 2024, 06:16:53 PM
The first one looks like Gladiolus trichonemifolius, and the second Glad looks like alatus (or one of the lookalikes). Alatus is quite happy with out coastal climate.
Title: Re: Unknown from Ruch Bancroft Garden, Tilden and Berkeley BG
Post by: Too Many Plants! on April 02, 2024, 07:22:38 PM
First one looks very close to my G. Tristis, and I do believe there is some variation in that sp..
Title: Re: Unknown from Ruch Bancroft Garden, Tilden and Berkeley BG
Post by: Too Many Plants! on April 02, 2024, 07:30:03 PM
B. Rubrocyanea looks correct to me.
3rd yellow flowers I'd guess Ixia, but the short wide sword-shaped foliage has me wondering...no clue on sp. though.
That Spectacular Gladiolus I believe is either Equitans or Alatus. I can't see the foliage very well, and I believe that would help with the ID.
Title: Re: Unknown from Ruch Bancroft Garden, Tilden and Berkeley BG
Post by: janemcgary on April 05, 2024, 04:00:05 PM
The Calochortus appears to be C. monophyllus.
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