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Geophyte discussions => Current Photographs => Topic started by: Uli on April 22, 2022, 10:36:39 AM

Title: Spring in the Algarve
Post by: Uli on April 22, 2022, 10:36:39 AM
Dear All,

Here are some spring flowers from my garden. Right now I am too busy to go and take pictures in the wild. We have good rain right now so maybe I will take habitat pictures later.

Enjoy 

Uli 

Freesia Hybrid 

Not a geophyte but fascinating Clathrus ruber, a mushroom. I always feel as if it had fallen from another star.....

Allium moly 

Ferraria araneosa

I cannot add more attachments, there will be a second post 






Title: Spring in the Algarve 2
Post by: Uli on April 22, 2022, 10:54:24 AM
Here are some more pictures 

Lachenalia purpureo-caerulea from Silverhill Seed, only one seed germinated. Seems to be one of the last to flower.

A Pelargonium species. Can anybody help me with the name? The leaves look like fine carrot leaves and the tuber is a long woody beet. Summer dormant.


Iris filifolia from Oron Peri seed

Lycaste aromatica. Are orchids geophytes? It has (pseudo-)bulbs and is fully deciduous 

Bye for now 

Uli 




Title: Re: Spring in the Algarve
Post by: Martin Bohnet on April 22, 2022, 10:59:45 AM
yes, we did define pseudobulbs as geophytes in the wiki.  May I encourage you to try the [species]...[/species] function?

Oh, and of course you'll always get me with a Ferraria