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#1
A little Update on the shipping: Due to technical issues, the on-demand-seeds from the Château are currently stranded in Marseille, it's unclear how long the delay will be.

All packages without seeds between EX08_065 and EX08_294 are on their way.  The invoices contain now a QR-code leading to a pre-filled payment site, so name, comment, amount and SX number are already filled in the form at the correct positions - please report if there are any problems with this system.
#2
"conchiflora" Sweet was never valid. Molseed lists it among others like T. oxypetala R. Morris, T. speciosa Poit or T. grandiflora Salisb., which all have been descriptions of random emergence of recessive genes in cultivated populations of T. pavonia. There's also a set of names spooking around horticulture until this day, usually as T. pavonia var x with x=

Aureua = gold
Canariensis = light yellow
Lilacina = pink
Speciosa =red
Alba = white


That said, there can of course be a certain cultivar, but unless it's genetically stable like "alba immaculata" I'm not sure if a genetic individual could survive that long. I have no idea if the "Sunset in Oz" cultivar Mary Sue Ittner shows descendants from in the Tigridia pavonia
Height: 45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft)
Flower Colors: white, red, yellow, pink, orange, patterned
Special: edible storage organ
Life form: deciduous bulb
Climate: USDA Zone 8-9
article still exists somewhere - if it was, the plants CAN get old on their own, but actually it is not unusual enough have the "orange through pink scattered pigments on yellow base color" form for safely identifying that cultivar.
#3
Dear Members living in the EU!

The first round of this year's spring exchange (EX08) is now open for orders. The time window for ordering will close on March 24th at 24:00 Central European Time.
Every fully paid member of the PBS with a postal address in the EU can order from the seeds and bulbs on offer. You do not need to be a donor to be entitled to order. There is no limit of how many positions from the list you can request, but you are only allocated one portion of each item. Please refrain from ordering "one of each" of the offerings. You can still join the PBS if you are tempted....

There will be a second round of the spring exchange about a month later, the donation for bulbs and seed remains open until further notice.

Please send your request by e-mail directly to Martin Bohnet, who is the director of the EU Bulb and Seed Exchange. Please do NOT send your request to the forum or the email list, these requests cannot be served. Please make sure you do not use the reply button when sending your request.

Martin's e-mail: garak@code-garak.de
PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR MAILING ADDRESS WITH YOUR ORDER; IT SAVES MARTIN A LOT OF CORRESPONDENCE IF YOU DO.......
Orders will be accepted during the three day time window after the list went online, closure will be announced in the forum. Distribution will then be at random so that everybody has the same chance to get the rare items in short supply.


Each portion of seed will be charged 2 US $, each portion of bulbs will be 3 US $. For very big/heavy/rare bulbs this may be doubled. Postage will be added at cost, converted into US $. Leftovers from the last two exchanges are also offered at a reduced price of 1 $ per package.


Payment for items from the EU-BX can only be made by PayPal in US Dollars to the PayPal account of the Pacific Bulb Society. Please make sure that the PBS receives the amount due in US Dollars. Please go to the bottom of the Bulb Exchange page and fill in the details and continue. It guides you directly on to your PayPal account. No cheques or credit cards can be accepted. Enclosed in the order, every recipient will receive a payment slip showing the details, please wait with any payment until you have received your order.

Again, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Uli Urban:johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de
Happy growing!

Uli and Martin


From Martin Bohnet: Bulbs

EX08_001 Cypella aquatilis
Height: 30-60 cm (1-2 ft)
Flower Colors: yellow
Flower Season: early summer
Life form:  bulb

EX08_002 Cyperus esculentus
Height: 45-60 cm (1.5-2 ft)
Flower Colors: green
Special: edible storage organ
,giant from Ghana'
EX08_003 Eucomis zambesiaca

EX08_004 Ferraria welwitschii
Height: 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft)
Flower Colors: yellow, brown, patterned
Flower Season: early summer

EX08_005 Galanthus nivalis ,,Viridapice" (in the green)
EX08_006 Gladiolus ,,David Hills" (papillio-based red)
EX08_007 Ophiopogon chingii (offsets)

and seeds:

EX08_008 Arisaema consanguineum

EX08_009 Barnardia japonica

EX08_010 Bomarea edulis

EX08_011 Clivia caulescens
ex Cotsworld
EX08_012 Eucomis zambesiaca

EX08_013 Gladiolus sericeovillosus
Height: 45-100 cm (1.5-3.3 ft)
Flower Colors: patterned, brown
Flower Season: late summer to early autumn
Climate: summer rain climate


From Peter Dinges: Bulb

EX08_014 Albuca bracteata


and seeds:

EX08_015 Agapanthus inapertus pendulus
EX08_016 Albuca setosa
Flower Colors: white, green, brown, yellow
Life form:  bulb

EX08_017 Allium cernuum
Flower Colors: pink, white
Flower Season: early summer to mid summer

EX08_018 Allium flavum ssp tauricum
EX08_019 Allium nutans

EX08_020 Barnardia japonica

EX08_021 Galtonia viridiflora

EX08_022 Gloriosa modesta

EX08_023 Hesperantha baurii

EX08_024 Ipheion uniflorum

EX08_025 Iris domestica
EX08_026 Ornithogalum graminifolium

EX08_027 Sisyrinchium angustifolium
EX08_028 Sisyrinchium idahoense

From Roland Ludwig: Bulbs

EX08_029 Oxalis lasiandra
, ex Speciosus Nursery
EX08_030 Sansevieria cf. gracilis, rooted stolons ex P&M Hoogvliet
EX08_031 Seemannia ,Evita'
EX08_032 Sinningia tubiflora

EX08_033 Thladiantha dubia

and seeds:

EX08_034 Crocosmia mix of ,Anna Marie' and ,Yellow Emberglow
EX08_035 Gloriosa modesta

EX08_036 Pinellia cf. pedatisecta

From Ulli Urban: Bulbs

EX08_037 Nymphaea hyb. ,,Panama pacific"
EX08_038 Nymphaea hyb. ,,Texas shell pink"

and seeds:

EX08_039 Albuca aurea
Flower Colors: yellow, green

EX08_040 Albuca pulchra

EX08_041 Albuca spec Grahamstown
EX08_042 Clivia miniata
  Belgian strain large leaf'
EX08_043 Clivia miniata
heirloom narrow leaf
EX08_044 Clivia nobilis

EX08_045 Cobaea pringlei
EX08_046 Cyrtanthus montanus

EX08_047 Dahlia excelsa
EX08_048 Datura wrightii
EX08_049 Ennealophus fimbriatus

EX08_050 Gladiolus dalenii
Flower Colors: red, yellow, green, patterned
Climate: summer rain climate
salmon pink
EX08_051 Iris laevigata
dark purple
EX08_052 Lilium longiflorum
Hyb. ,,white triumphator"
EX08_053 Lilium philippinense

EX08_054 Lilium pumilum

EX08_055 Zephyranthes drummondii

EX08_056 Zephyranthes pulchella


From Erik van Lennep: all seeds

EX08_057 Cobaea scandens
EX08_058 Habranthus robustus

EX08_059 Ipomoea alba
EX08_060 Silene undulata (syn. capensis)
EX08_061 Zephyranthes primulina


From Aart van Voorst: all seeds

EX08_062 Clivia caulescens
CCP01
EX08_063 Clivia miniata
KKF04
EX08_064 Clivia robusta
SCU08


Closing the EX08 listing are seeds offered by Jan-Willem Vos from Château Pérouse. These items will be packed according to your orders and then sent to Martin. This may delay your delivery by a few extra days.

EX08_065 Albuca aurea
Flower Colors: yellow, green

EX08_066 Albuca spiralis

EX08_067 Allium amplectens
Flower Colors: white, pink
Flower Season: mid spring
Life form:  bulb

EX08_068 Allium coloratum
EX08_069 Allium eriocoleum
EX08_070 Allium lusitanicum
EX08_071 Allium pallens
EX08_072 Allium ramosum

EX08_073 Allium roborowskianum
EX08_074 Allium schoenoprasum

EX08_075 Allium sphaerocephalon ssp arvense
EX08_076 Allium subhirsutum

EX08_077 Allium tuberosum
Height: 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft)
Flower Colors: white
Flower Season: mid summer to late summer
Special: edible leaves

EX08_078 Babiana ambigua

EX08_079 Babiana angustifolia

EX08_080 Babiana blanda

EX08_081 Babiana cuneata

EX08_082 Babiana dregei

EX08_083 Babiana ecklonii

EX08_084 Babiana fourcadei
EX08_085 Babiana fragrans

EX08_086 Babiana framesii

EX08_087 Babiana hirsuta

EX08_088 Babiana inclinata
ex Porterville
EX08_089 Babiana inclinata
ex Hermon
EX08_090 Babiana karooica

EX08_091 Babiana lineolata
ex porterville
EX08_092 Babiana lineolata
ex cedarberg
EX08_093 Babiana melanops

EX08_094 Babiana mucronata
ssp minor
EX08_095 Babiana mucronata
ssp mucronata
EX08_096 Babiana nana
ssp nana
EX08_097 Babiana nervosa
EX08_098 Babiana noctiflora

EX08_099 Babiana patersoniae

EX08_100 Babiana patula

EX08_101 Babiana praemorsa

EX08_102 Babiana purpurea

EX08_103 Babiana pygmaea

EX08_104 Babiana ringens

EX08_105 Babiana rubrocyanea

EX08_106 Babiana sambucina

EX08_107 Babiana scariosa

EX08_108 Babiana sinuata

EX08_109 Babiana spathacea

EX08_110 Babiana tanquana

EX08_111 Babiana tubiflora

EX08_112 Babiana tubulosa

EX08_113 Babiana vanzijliae

EX08_114 Babiana villosa

EX08_115 Babiana villosula
ex Brackenfell
EX08_116 Babiana villosula
ex Stellenbosch
EX08_117 Bellevalia dubia

EX08_118 Bellevalia longistyla

EX08_119 Bellevalia romana

EX08_120 Beschorneria septentrionalis
EX08_121 Chasmanthe aethiopica

EX08_122 Chasmanthe bicolor

EX08_123 Colchicum psammophilum
EX08_124 Crocus angustifolius

EX08_125 Crocus clusii
EX08_126 Crocus goulimyi

EX08_127 Dierama pendulum

EX08_128 Dierama pulcherrimum

EX08_129 Freesia caryophyllacea

EX08_130 Freesia fucata

EX08_131 Freesia laxa

EX08_132 Freesia leichtlinii

EX08_133 Freesia leichtlinii ssp alba
EX08_134 Freesia speciosa

EX08_135 Freesia viridis

EX08_136 Fritillaria persica

EX08_137 Geissorhiza aspera

EX08_138 Gladiolus arcuatus
Flower Colors: pink, purple
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_139 Gladiolus carinatus
Flower Colors: yellow, purple, blue
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_140 Gladiolus floribundus
Flower Colors: white, pink
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_141 Gladiolus huttonii
Flower Colors: red, orange
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_142 Gladiolus illyricus
Flower Colors: purple

EX08_143 Gladiolus italicus
Flower Colors: purple, white

EX08_144 Gladiolus liliaceus
Flower Colors: yellow, pink, purple
Life form:  corm
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_145 Gladiolus longicollis
Flower Colors: white, yellow
Life form:  corm
Climate: summer rain climate

EX08_146 Gladiolus quadrangularis
Flower Colors: red, orange
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_147 Gladiolus splendens
Flower Colors: red
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_148 Gladiolus tristis
Height: 45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft)
Flower Colors: white, yellow
Flower Season: early spring to mid spring
Life form: deciduous corm
Climate: winter rain climate, USDA Zone 8-9

EX08_149 Gladiolus undulatus
Flower Colors: white, pink
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_150 Gladiolus venustus
Flower Colors: pink, purple, yellow
Climate: winter rain climate

EX08_151 Herbertia pulchella

EX08_152 Hesperaloe parviflora
EX08_153 Hesperantha bachmannii

EX08_154 Hesperantha luticola

EX08_155 Hesperantha oligantha

EX08_156 Hesperantha pilosa

EX08_157 Hesperoyucca whipplei
EX08_158 Hyacinthoides reverchonii

EX08_159 Iris domestica
EX08_160 Iris lutescens

EX08_161 Iris milesii
EX08_162 Iris pallida ssp illyrica
EX08_163 Iris pseudacorus

EX08_164 Iris spuria

EX08_165 Ixia contorta

EX08_166 Ixia orientalis

EX08_167 Ixia polystachya

EX08_168 Ixia polystachya var lutea
EX08_169 Ixia ramulosa

EX08_170 Ixia ramulosa
ex Kamiesberg
EX08_171 Ixia thomasiae

EX08_172 Ixia trifolia

EX08_173 Ixia viridiflora

EX08_174 Lachenalia algoensis

EX08_175 Lachenalia anguinea

EX08_176 Lachenalia arbuthnotiae

EX08_177 Lachenalia bachmannii

EX08_178 Lachenalia calcicola
EX08_179 Lachenalia carnosa

EX08_180 Lachenalia congesta

EX08_181 Lachenalia contaminata

EX08_182 Lachenalia ensifolia

EX08_183 Lachenalia ensifolia
ex Willemsrivier
EX08_184 Lachenalia flava

EX08_185 Lachenalia haarlemensis

EX08_186 Lachenalia judithiae
EX08_187 Lachenalia kliprandensis

EX08_188 Lachenalia liliiflora
EX08_189 Lachenalia lutea

EX08_190 Lachenalia marginata
ssp neglecta
EX08_191 Lachenalia mathewsii

EX08_192 Lachenalia membranacea

EX08_193 Lachenalia multifolia

EX08_194 Lachenalia mutabilis

EX08_195 Lachenalia orthopetala

EX08_196 Lachenalia pallida

EX08_197 Lachenalia purpureocaerulea

EX08_198 Lachenalia pygmaea

EX08_199 Lachenalia reflexa

EX08_200 Lachenalia splendida

EX08_201 Lachenalia stayneri
EX08_202 Lachenalia summerfieldii

EX08_203 Lachenalia thomasiae

EX08_204 Lachenalia trichophylla

EX08_205 Lachenalia unifolia

EX08_206 Lachenalia ventricosa

EX08_207 Lachenalia violacea

EX08_208 Lachenalia whitehillensis

EX08_209 Lachenalia wrightii
EX08_210 Lachenalia zeyheri

EX08_211 Lapeirousia divaricata

EX08_212 Lapeirousia pyramidalis

EX08_213 Leucocoryne purpurea

EX08_214 Leucocoryne vittata

EX08_215 Libertia chilensis
EX08_216 Lilium candidum

EX08_217 Massonia pustulata

EX08_218 Moraea bipartita

EX08_219 Moraea britteniae

EX08_220 Moraea bulbillifera

EX08_221 Moraea collina

EX08_222 Moraea comptonii

EX08_223 Moraea cookii

EX08_224 Moraea flaccida

EX08_225 Moraea fugax

EX08_226 Moraea gigandra

EX08_227 Moraea longifolia

EX08_228 Moraea miniata

EX08_229 Moraea pendula

EX08_230 Moraea polystachya

EX08_231 Moraea sisyrinchium

EX08_232 Moraea vegeta

EX08_233 Muscari caucasicum
EX08_234 Muscari inconstrictum

EX08_235 Muscari neglectum

EX08_236 Muscari neglectum
ex Col de la Porte
EX08_237 Muscari weissii
EX08_238 Narcissus dubius

EX08_239 Narcissus flavus
EX08_240 Narcissus obesus

EX08_241 Narcissus papyraceus

EX08_242 Ornithogalum dictaeum
EX08_243 Paradisea lusitanica

EX08_244 Romulea albiflora

EX08_245 Romulea austinii

EX08_246 Romulea bulbocodium var crocea
EX08_247 Romulea clusiana

EX08_248 Romulea cruciata

EX08_249 Romulea diversiformis

EX08_250 Romulea engleri

EX08_251 Romulea eximia

EX08_252 Romulea flava

EX08_253 Romulea gigantea

EX08_254 Romulea hirta

EX08_255 Romulea leipoldtii

EX08_256 Romulea ligustica

EX08_257 Romulea longipes

EX08_258 Romulea monadelpha

EX08_259 Romulea multisulcata

EX08_260 Romulea rosea var australis
EX08_261 Romulea rosea var rosea ex Kouebokkeveld
EX08_262 Romulea rosea var rosea
EX08_263 Romulea subfistulosa

EX08_264 Romulea tabularis

EX08_265 Romulea tetragona

EX08_266 Romulea tetragona var flavandra
EX08_267 Sisyrinchium idahoense
EX08_268 Sisyrinchium striatum

EX08_269 Sparaxis bulbifera

EX08_270 Sparaxis elegans

EX08_271 Sparaxis fragrans

EX08_272 Sparaxis grandiflora ssp acutiloba ex Citrusdal
EX08_273 Sparaxis grandiflora ssp acutiloba ex Piketberg
EX08_274 Sparaxis grandiflora ssp violacea
EX08_275 Sparaxis metelerkampiae

EX08_276 Sparaxis parviflora

EX08_277 Sparaxis pillansii

EX08_278 Sparaxis tricolor

EX08_279 Sparaxis tricolor
ex Clanwilliam
EX08_280 Triteleia peduncularis

EX08_281 Tritonia crocata

EX08_282 Tritonia deusta

EX08_283 Tritonia squalida
ex Riversdale
EX08_284 Tritonia squalida

EX08_285 Tulbaghia violacea

EX08_286 Tulipa clusiana

EX08_287 Tulipa ferganica

EX08_288 Tulipa sprengeri

EX08_289 Tulipa x tschimganica
EX08_290 Veltheimia bracteata

EX08_291 Watsonia angusta

EX08_292 Watsonia coccinea

EX08_293 Zephyranthes brachyandra
EX08_294 Zephyranthes citrina


Leftovers from the EX07 (Fall exchange 2023), offered at 1$ per portion. All seeds.

EX07_005 Alstroemeria ligtu

EX07_006 Camassia leichtlinii

EX07_007 Commelina tuberosa

EX07_008 Delphinium semibarbatum
EX07_009 Gladiolus palustris
Height: 30-60 cm (1-2 ft)
Flower Colors: purple, white
Flower Season: early summer
Life form: deciduous corm

EX07_011 Melasphaerula graminea

EX07_012 Moraea marlothii

EX07_013 Paradisea lusitanica

EX07_015 Iris sicula

EX07_017 Aristolochia steupii
Flower Colors: yellow, patterned

EX07_022 Fritillaria sewerzowii
,,green eyes"
EX07_023 Lilium pumilum

EX07_058 Albuca shawii
Flower Colors: yellow

EX07_067 Drimia uniflora

EX07_068 Smilax aspera balearicum
EX07_142 Albuca nelsonii
Flower Colors: white, green
Life form:  bulb

EX07_143 Albuca fragrans
EX07_144 Albuca spec,  Grahamstown, bright yellow upright flow. 50cm From microwaved pollen
EX07_145 Allium scorzonerifolium

EX07_147 Calochortus spec.  Santa Monica Range, King Gilette Rd
EX07_149 Cyclamen persicum
ex pure white open pollinated
EX07_151 Ferraria divaricata araneosa
EX07_152 Freesia Hybr. Ex Red Passion, open pollinated
EX07_153 Gladiolus alatus
Flower Colors: orange, white, yellow
Life form:  corm
Climate: winter rain climate

EX07_154 Gladiolus aureus
Flower Colors: yellow
Climate: winter rain climate
hand pollinated
EX07_156 Hippeastrum evansiae
, plenty
EX07_157 Iris sicula

EX07_158 Ixia viridiflora

EX07_159 Lachenalia matthewsii open pollinated
EX07_160 Manfreda maculata

EX07_161 Narcissus triandrus

EX07_162 Ornithogalum ceresianum
black centre
EX07_163 Ornithogalum fimbrimarginatum

EX07_164 Ornithogalum pruinosum

EX07_166 Primula hendersonii
(was Dodecatheon)
EX07_167 Ranunculus cortusifolius
EX07_168 Romulea clusiana
, ex Oron Peri
EX07_169 Sparaxis roxburgii open pollinated
EX07_170 Sparaxis tricolor
, open pollinated
EX07_172 Veltheimia bracteata

EX07_173 Watsonia marginata

EX07_174 Zantedeschia aethiopica
Height: 60-100 cm (2-3.3 ft)
Flower Colors: white
Flower Season: mid spring to early summer
Life form:  tuber
  ex 'Flamingo'
EX07_179 Allium triquetrum

EX07_180 Chasmanthe aethiopica

EX07_181 Gladiolus italicus
Flower Colors: purple, white

EX07_509 Gladiolus carneus
Flower Colors: pink
Flower Season: late spring
Life form:  corm
Climate: winter rain climate

EX07_510 Gladiolus imbricatus
Flower Colors: purple

EX07_511 Iris tingitans
EX07_513 Iris xanthospuria
EX07_517 Iris spuria
reds & oranges
EX07_518 Vincetoxicum hirundinaria
EX07_520 Albuca cooperi
Flower Colors: yellow, green
ex Silverhill
EX07_524 Allium rupicola
EX07_525 Allium sphaerocephalon
subsp. deseglisei wild ex Haute-Garonne (more info on forum)
EX07_527 Aristolochia baetica Puerto Real
EX07_530 Colchicum lusitanum

EX07_532 Narcissus coronatus (ex pallidulus) (syn of N. hispanicus?)
EX07_533 Narcissus dubius
Molina de Segura – Spain
EX07_534 Narcissus gaditanus
  - Casabermeja, Málaga, Spain
EX07_536 Narcissus longispathus
  - Cuenca, Spain
EX07_538 Narcissus triandrus
- Montorio, Spain
EX07_539 Paradisea liliastrum
- Molières fall, Vall d'Aran, Pyrenees
EX07_540 Zephyranthes drummondii

EX07_552 Crocosmia ,Yellow Emberglow'
EX07_553 Habranthus robustus
,Russell Manning'
EX07_554 Mirabilis jalapa
Height: 60-100 cm (2-3.3 ft)
Flower Colors: white, red, yellow, pink, patterned
Flower Season: mid summer to late summer
Special: flowers first year from seed
Life form: deciduous thick roots
, flower pinkish red
EX07_559 Albuca spec ex Koehres
EX07_560 Habranthus ,,Twinkle"
EX07_562 Tulipa batalinii
Charm op
EX07_563 Tulipa dubia Beldersai op
EX07_565 Tulipa humilis
rose no 7 op
EX07_567 Tulipa tarda dasystemon op
EX07_568 Tulipa tarda Little Star op
EX07_569 Tulipa tarda
op
EX07_570 Tulipa tarda Tity's Star op
EX07_571 Tulipa urumiensis
op
EX07_572 Tulipa vvedenskyi
Leonora op
EX07_577 Aristea ecklonii

EX07_578 Dracunculus vulgaris
EX07_579 Eremurus himalaicus

EX07_580 Hymenosporum flavum

and finally, left over from EX06, 2023 spring exchange, again all seed at 1$ per portion:

EX06_012 Agapanthus spec.,light blue / whitish
EX06_013 Albuca abyssinica

EX06_014 Albuca humilis

EX06_015 Albuca setosa
Flower Colors: white, green, brown, yellow
Life form:  bulb

EX06_016 Albuca tenuifolia
EX06_017 Allium cernuum
Flower Colors: pink, white
Flower Season: early summer to mid summer

EX06_018 Allium cyathophorum
var. farrerii
EX06_019 Allium goodingii
EX06_020 Anthericum ramosum

EX06_021 Dietes iridioides

EX06_022 Dipcadi serotinum

EX06_023 Ornithogalum balansae

EX06_024 Ornithogalum saundersii
EX06_025 Tulbaghia maritima
EX06_027 Allium acutiflorum
Height: 30-45 cm (1-1.5 ft)
Flower Colors: pink
Flower Season: late spring to early summer
(ex Antibes)
EX06_028 Allium christophii
EX06_029 Allium incensiodorum

EX06_033 Iris x pacifica cultivar mix
EX06_036 Tulipa clusiana

EX06_037 Tulipa kaufmanniana
cv ,Gracija'
EX06_039 Lilium pumilum

EX06_043 Tropaeolum hookerianum

EX06_045 Albuca nelsonii
Flower Colors: white, green
Life form:  bulb

EX06_046 Albuca pulchra

EX06_047 Arisaema flava
EX06_048 Canna paniculata
EX06_051 Dahlia excelsa
EX06_052 Dietes grandiflora

EX06_055 Lilium chalcedonicum
older seed!
EX06_056 Lilium Hybr. 'White Triumphator' open pollinated
EX06_057 Lilium philippinense

EX06_058 Lilium pumilum

EX06_059 Neomarica spec. 1,5, beige and blue
EX06_060 Phalocallis coelestis syn Cypella gigantea
EX06_152 Lachenalia comptonii

EX06_219 Romulea rosea
var rosea
EX06_251 Lilium philippinense


That completes the list! Happy Browsing!
#4
Dear EU members,

There will be a first part distribution next weekend, likely the 22nd to 24th. Please contact me immediately if you've got items that need to be part of that first run.

#5
Current Photographs / Re: March 2024
March 14, 2024, 12:16:32 AM
My (sadly deceased last fall) "Albuca spiralis" looked flower&spike wise very similar, but was somewhat spiralled even in my dark falls - see here https://www.flickr.com/photos/150325868@N06/23716684398/in/album-72157677456980444/ . Hard to believe that a spiralis in Spain would be so straight.

on the other hand, that hardcore curling and compact growth of that "fizzle sizzle" cultivar seen advertised was like a very different plant. a tetraploid, maybe?
#6
Mystery Bulbs / Re: Unknown
March 12, 2024, 05:27:51 PM
I could as well say you can't mistake any flowering ornithogalum for an allium and vice versa - even Ornithogalum umbellatum
has no umbel but a very short-squashed spike. But that argument is like hoping people on Inat would finally understand that anything with six anthers can never be a crocus.
#7
Mystery Bulbs / Re: Unknown
March 12, 2024, 11:07:48 AM
There are a few other plants in Allioideae which smell of garlic, too - Tulbaghia and Ipheion would come in mind here.
#9
Current Photographs / Re: March 2024
March 11, 2024, 12:33:38 AM
As donations are a bit slow this year, I'll tease with another two EX items: Lachenalia "Aqua Lady" (EX04_040 from @AngelikaN ) and Trimezia species (EX04_60) from Uli.

Meanwhile in the garden, the plants slowly get higher: Iris aucheri Olof in front of Fritillaria sewerzowii
(which in turn is planted too close to Scilla peruviana). Sidenote to myself: Have to improve the code on the link-plugin for subpages that do not contain the genus name (here: Juno vs. Iris)
#10
Mystery Bulbs / Re: Unknown
March 09, 2024, 10:30:06 AM
Ornithogalums don't have umbels like that. Amaryllidaceae have. Best guess from my side's an Allium - which you can probably verify with your nose.

Oh, and since that's your first post: welcome to the forum!
#11
Mystery Bulbs / Re: Cabo Mx Moraea looking bulb ID ?
March 07, 2024, 07:29:02 PM
David is right. Trimezia steyermarkii
#12
General Discussion / Re: Private exchanges
March 02, 2024, 10:38:45 AM
I can see such a trade being set up, maybe as a subforum of the exchange area - or maybe two subforums, as in one for offers and one for requests. That said, we will not allow any public discussion of circumventing legal regulations on the forum. Of course, personal messages can not be scanned by the team.

I'll try to trust in everyone's judgement to only use that for situations where portions are too small for the official exchanges or the timing is off - Obviously as EU exchange coordinator I'm not interested in reducing the attractiveness of it ;)
#13
Current Photographs / Re: March 2024
March 02, 2024, 09:45:35 AM
 Beautiful Sparaxis - love how robust it looks!

Meanwhile spring is marching on for me - let's start with two EX-Items, as we have opened the donation phase this weekend. First is EX07_052, Oxalis "PomPom" from Liga Plata. Second one is EX07_176, Chasmanthe aethiopica
from Marian Vanneste. A small spike, but I had tried Chasmanthe before and never had it flowering at all, so maybe it's my unusually warm winter, or it is just because of the huge bulbs Marian donates.

Not from EX, but also potted is Xenoscapa fistulosa
, another one from the "cute and tiny" faction. Out in the garden is a very early form of Corydalis solida
, Hyacinthella lazulina
and, last but not least the gray form of Iris tuberosa in flower.



#14
Current Photographs / Re: February 2024
February 24, 2024, 01:12:41 AM
Quote from: Carlos on February 23, 2024, 04:51:47 AMWhere is your plant from?

My Asphodelus acaulis
is from Bert Zaalberg, the Corybas was from Paul Christian. Strange that he removed it from his product archive, as I can still see the offer in Wayback Machine...
#15
Mystery Bulbs / Re: Plant ID
February 22, 2024, 01:16:55 PM
Well, its cousin Freesia laxa
tends to seed around aggressively in pots, chances are viridis does the same under good conditions.