Oooops, next day just realised I goofed, I must have pushed the wrong button. The funny pictures were meant personally for Brian. My apologies, just hope I did not upset to many members. Bill (very contrite) OK, back to the more…
This N.viridiflora seedling is a very early and interesting crossing: 24/88a (Peres X viridiflora) according to John Hunter. It flowers very early, May-June, (autumn-early winter) when there is hardly anything in flower, a welcome addition to this time of…
The first picture is a small seedling of N.Rufus X N.cyclamineus. Not exactly a miniature, but have crossed it again with a nicely shaped N.cyclamineus. I believe the seedlings to be fertile, which look promisingso far, and have produced seed…
Dave, as promised, here is a picture of the N.calcicola? foliage without the flowers yet. It’s interesting that everyone has his or her opiniun what the real N.calcicola should look like, even the experts can’t always agree what is the…
Ian, I’ve been using these polystyrene boxes for a long time, and are ideal for larger quantities of smaller bulbs. I bought these boxes (500) second hand, at an auction from a Sandersonia grower, who stopped exporting the tubers. They…
Sometimes, different, nicely shaped N.bulbicodium seedlings pop up in the boxes, from natural open pollination. These three bulbicodiums are just a few of many that I collected and grow on, to see if they come true next season. Enjoy, …