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Plants for mediterranean gardens => Bulbs (including other geophytes with corms, tubers, rhizomes etc) => Topic started by: John on March 13, 2012, 10:51:43 AM

Title: Lachenalia
Post by: John on March 13, 2012, 10:51:43 AM

Whilst looking for other pics I came across this Lachenalia which I realised was wrongly labelled. Rather than spend ages trying to find out what it could be I thought I'd throw it open to discussion. Any ideas?

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Alisdair on March 13, 2012, 11:03:39 AM

What about L. latimerae?

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: John on March 13, 2012, 11:19:05 AM

Certainly looks like a good likeness. Other opinions?

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: fragman on March 26, 2012, 07:04:41 AM

In flower shape looks also similar to L. mutabilis and L. violacea. See pics.

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: John on March 26, 2012, 08:50:12 AM

Ho dear, I think I'll let this one run for a while before I attach a name to it.

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on August 29, 2014, 03:16:54 PM

John,
Did you ever decide what your mystery lachenalia was?
Here are a couple in flower now:
Lachenalia concordiana
Lachenalia bolusii x 2
I grew them from Silver Hills Seeds many years ago,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on September 04, 2014, 06:35:50 AM

A couple more:
Lachenalia aloides "Green flowers"
Lachenalia mutabilis - leaning over a bit as they've been in the shade!
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on September 18, 2014, 12:36:49 PM

Lachenalia contaminata
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on September 23, 2014, 02:47:16 PM

Lachenalia splendida in the rock garden,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on October 01, 2014, 12:03:52 PM

This is Lachenalia orchioides var glaucina which came from former members of our local group back in the 1980s!
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on October 08, 2014, 12:53:58 PM

Lachenalia pustulata is in full flower but the foliage has suffered from frost
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on May 06, 2016, 12:21:26 PM

This used to be known as Polyxena but is now Lachenalia pauciflora
which we got recently at our Hort Soc's "Swaps Table"
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on June 04, 2016, 12:39:40 PM

At our Rock Garden Group Meeting today one of the members, George, had a very nice Lachenalia congesta
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fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on August 18, 2016, 01:46:00 PM

Lachenalia aloides flowering well in the rock garden
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia 2016
Post by: Fermi on September 10, 2016, 02:58:01 PM

Here's Lachenalia pallida flowering in the Rock Garden,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fleur Pavlidis on September 10, 2016, 04:13:37 PM

Lefteris Dariotis just sent me some photos of his garden and nursery for the website including this one of the Lachenalia growing in his nursery.

Title: Re: Lachenalia
Post by: Fermi on October 08, 2016, 11:42:44 PM

Quote from: Fermi on September 18, 2014, 12:36:49 PM

Lachenalia contaminata

Here are a couple of pics of Lachenalia contaminata in flower this year,
cheers
fermi