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Title: NOW SOLVED: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: pamela on August 02, 2011, 07:16:52 PM

No clues!

Title: Re: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: oron peri on August 02, 2011, 07:35:08 PM

Rhodophiala bifida, makes beautifull clumps in the garden, blooms in autumn , unfortunatly flowers last only few days.

The spidery one is Ferraria crispa.

Title: Re: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: Alisdair on August 03, 2011, 07:36:02 AM

Lovely picture of the Rhodophiala, Pamela! Growing so naturally....
For the Ferraria, I'd have guessed F. densepunctulata rather than crispa, but dare not contradict Oron the Oracle!
For a picture of another Ferraria species, click here (http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=166).

Title: Re: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: pamela on August 03, 2011, 11:53:58 AM

You are right!! I love them both.
By the way I have not been successful with Bessera elegans.  I put a load in two years ago and also last year another tranche...not one has emerged.  Are they difficult in alkaline dry soil?

Title: Re: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: Alisdair on August 03, 2011, 12:36:03 PM

You've left us on tenterhooks, Pamela! Densepunctulata or crispa, which??
And you've prompted me to put a note about Bessera elegans in the Bulbs section - you can see it if you click here (http://www.mgsforum.org/smf/index.php?topic=169).

Title: Re: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: pamela on August 03, 2011, 06:04:34 PM

It is...... Ferraria crispa.!!

Title: Re: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: Alisdair on August 03, 2011, 07:40:53 PM

I should have known it was silly of me to suggest anything different from Oron the Oracle! Thanks very much for an interesting challenge....  :)

Title: Re: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: ezeiza on September 01, 2011, 08:54:48 PM

Besser elegans being Mexican is dormant for a long winter. It should be dry then.

Title: Re: Guess what these are from my garden
Post by: Fleur Pavlidis on September 02, 2011, 10:58:01 AM

I've recently sent some Ferraria crispa seeds to Chantal for the seed exchange if anyone is interested is trying them. Mine grew from seeds from Sally (MGS garden) so I know they're F. crispa. Beware the strange smell.