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Hi Kelly,

we were at the Berkeley BG a couple weeks ago and the SA bulb display was beyond beautiful. I saw this Moraea in bloom in several locations in the area.
I hope you have had a chance to see the garden.

Its a cycad.
It could be Encephalartos horridus  but I am sure the owner will chime in.
 
I saw them at Ruch Bancroft Garden last week,

Here is Moraea ochroleuca from the Berkeley Botanic Garden that we saw last weekend.

Gladiolus?


Babiana rubrocyanea ?

   
Bright yellow flattened 2-sided inflorescence?

Tilden BG

Calocortus what...?

Berkeley Botanic Garden

No clue


Watsonia ,.......?

My wife and I went to Ruch Bancroft Garden, Tilden BG on Sunday and UC Berkeley BG on Monday.
What a show. This post is from the BBG.
I will post a few I could not identify (labels) in the unknown thread.The last Watsonia was really nice but could not find the name

I can relate to the lack of time between seasons. 
We spent 25 years in Eastern Washington with real distinct seasons, now in Santa Cruz, nope, I have an apple that still has last years foliage. 

I am newish here, so I am trying to wrap my head around the timing of the bulb exchanges and my "bulbs".

Can I assume this current one is for summer growers and the bulbs have been harvested and stored all winter?

Most of my collection are seed grown and I am trying to keep them growing for now to increase the bulb size. When they go dormant later this spring and early summer I will divide them, make a few selections and hope to share the rest.

When I divide my winter growers, should I paper bag them and store them in a cool location for some other exchange date?

I think my question is answered in my post but I am mentally and physically preparing for the huge job of dividing my seed pots.

Peter

Thanks  Martin!

I had a hunch it was a Glad but that was about it

Peter

Out of season hybrid lily....

I forced a bunch in my class for students to see how cuts are often grown (Oregon Bulb Company is way beyond).

Picked a few to take home and what do you know?

Here's a few happy bulb pots blooming at the end of December in Santa Cruz CA. 
Grown outside but moved into an unheated greenhouse to enjoy the flowers.

Massonia pustulata purpurea (not sure if this is really a named thing but came as such.)
   

Lachenalia ensifolia "pink Form" (not a cultivar, just the name that came with the bulbs.)



Lachenalia pusilla 



Lachenalia calcicola (came with the seeds but wonder if thats really what it is since this is listed as endangered.)
Flower color and foliage superficially look like these http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=78&id=4518#image=28990

I dont mean to be a pain, but with winter coming or already here it seems the thread has evolved into anything but.

Is there someway to move all of the non-heating and energy conservation comments to another thread?

Always looking for new ideas on heating and retaining heat even in my "mild" climate and solar panels.

Peter

I have tried growing this 2X. First was a gift from a grower. I placed it in my pea gravel based aquaponic bed. Too sunny for sure but it grew pretty well. I tried to divide it and killed all of the offsets. 

I picked up another one from another grower. Its growing really nicely in a wicking bed made from a 30gal blue barrel cut in half. Its in shade as well.

I have been reluctant to harvest or divide after my first attempt but maybe I try it again after it flowers this late winter early spring.
I will try some leaves, also looks like my spouse can ferment some petioles.

cheers!

Very nice display, 
thanks

Peter

Very nice!

Mine are going by one of the many names Lachenalia pygmaea