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WINTER-GROWING SOUTH AFRICAN BULBS
Images of many of these can be found in the Photo Gallery
BOOPHONE DISTICHA. Winter-growing forms, 3-year olds. 4.00
BRUNSVIGIA BOSMANIAE (Klawer). Largish plant, spectacular pink flowers, 4-year olds. 4.00
BRUNSVIGIA GREGARIA (Bushman's River). Medium-sized species, umbels of pink flowers, 4-year olds. 4.00
BRUNSVIGIA JOSEPHINAE Lav30394 (Hantamsberg). Eventually massive and spectacular, 3-year olds. 3.00
BRUNSVIGIA ORIENTALIS (N Citrusdal). Large umbels of red zygomorphic flowers, 4-year olds 3.00
BRUNSVIGIA STRIATA "MINOR" (Vanrhyns Pass). Small, with zygomorphic pink flowers; 3-year olds. 3.00
CRINUM VARIABILE (Nieuwoudtville). Heavily scented pale pink flowers. 4-year olds. 3.00
CROSSYNE FLAVA (Nieuwoudtville). Umbels of yellow flowers; narrow leaves with long 3.00
bristles on margins; 4-year olds.
HABRANTHUS TUBISPATHUS. Coppery flowers in late summer. 1.00
HAEMANTHUS HUMILIS ssp. HIRSUTA. Broad hairy leaves; summer growing, 2-year olds, 3.00
mail to UK only because in leaf.
HESSEA STELLARIS (Vanrhynsdorp area). Flattish umbels of pink flowers, 3-year olds. 4.00
NERINE HUMILIS (Bredasdorp). Smallish, pink mid-stripe to petals, almost f.s. 3.00
STRUMARIA DISCIFERA ssp. BULBIFERA (Nieuwoudtville). Open umbels of white flowers, 4.00
long hairy leaves, almost f.s.
STRUMARIA KAROOICA (Komsberg Pass). Small prostrate leaves, 6cm umbel of striped pink 3.00
flowers, 2-year olds.
STRUMARIA TENELLA ssp. ORIENTALIS (Bloemfontein). Evergreen with small umbels of 3.00
white flowers in autumn, 2-year olds.
STRUMARIA TRUNCATA (Doring River). Delicate nodding white or pink flowers, almost f.s. 3.00
LACHENALIA ALBA (Nieuwoudtville). White flowers of course. 2.00
LACHENALIA ALOIDES "luteola". Greenish-yellow flowers, red sterile ones. 1.50
LACHENALIA ALOIDES (Piketberg). Particularly long yellow and orange flowers. 2.00
LACHENALIA ALOIDES v. QUADRICOLOR (Langebaan). Orange, yellow, green & purple flowers. 1.50
LACHENALIA ALOIDES v. VANZYLIAE. Tourquoise and green flowers. 2.50
LACHENALIA ARBUTHNOTIAE. Slightly up-pointing tubular yellow flowers. 2.00
LACHENALIA BACHMANNII. Folded narrow leaves, white flowers, keep moist in spring. 2.00
LACHENALIA BOWKERI (Double Drift, Fort Brown). Flesh-white flowers, rare easterner. 2.00
LACHENALIA CAPENSIS. From the Cape peninsula, white flowers. 2.00
LACHENALIA CONGESTA. Dense compact spike of pale flowers. 2.00
LACHENALIA JUNCIFOLIA. Small species, narrow leaves, flowers have protruding stamens. 2.00
LACHENALIA LATIMERAE (Patensie). Soft pink bells, compact, rare Eastern Cape species. 2.00
LACHENALIA LILIFLORA. Buds purple, opening white; late flowering. 2.00
LACHENALIA ORTHOPETALA. White flowers with red-tipped stamens. 1.50
LACHENALIA PALLIDA. Creamy-yellow flowers. 1.50
LACHENALIA PUSTULATA. Pustulate leaves, mauve flowers. 1.00
LACHENALIA REFLEXA. Upwards pointing yellow flowers. 1.50
LACHENALIA ROSEA. Lovely purplish-pink flowers. 2.00
LACHENALIA STAYNERI. Pustulate leaves, pale blue and cream flowers. 2.00
LACHENALIA UNIFOLIA. Elegant powder blue flowers, small bulbs. 1.50
LACHENALIA UNIFOLIA v. WRIGHTII. Flowers blue at base with brown tips, small bulbs. 1.50
LACHENALIA ZEYHERI. Small plants with grassy leaves and white flowers. 1.50
MASSONIA DEPRESSA. Prostrate smooth leaves, stemless flowers at Christmas. 3.00
MASSONIA ECHINATA (Vanrhyns Pass). Short bristles on leaves, cream flowers. 3.00
MASSONIA aff. ECHINATA. Saunders collection, smooth leaves, white flowers with dark stamens. 2.50
ORNITHOGALUM ?TORTUOSUM, Evergreen rush-like leaves, beige flowers in summer. 1.50
ORNITHOGALUM DUBIUM. Large yellow flowers in May. 1.50
ORNITHOGALUM OSMYNELLUM (Naroegas). Yellow flowers in autumn, coiled leaf tips, dwarf. 2.50
POLYXENA CORYMBOSA. Showy mauve flowers in autumn. 2.50
POLYXENA ENSIFOLIA. Two broad leaves, stemless white flowers. 2.50
POLYXENA LONGITUBA (Komsberg). From a recent wild collection. 2.00
POLYXENA PAUCIFOLIA (West Coast). Narrow leaves, mauve autumnal flowers, small. 2.00
VELTHEIMIA BRACTEATA. 2-year old seedlings from a good strong pink form. 1.50
EMPODIUM PLICATUM. Succession of yellow flowers in autumn. 3.00
SPILOXENE CAPENSIS. Starry flowers, white or yellow. 2.00
BABIANA ANGUSTIFOLIA. Flowers dark blue with wine-red markings. 1.50
BABIANA SPEC. Dark blue flowers. 1.50
BABIANA VANZYLIAE. Showy yellow flowers. 2.50
FREESIA FERGUSONIAE. Highly scented yellow flowers. 1.50
FREESIA MUIREI. White flowers with a yellow throat. 1.50
FREESIA REFRACTA. Greenish flowers with yellow markings. 1.50
GEISSORHIZA MONANTHOS. Small plants with purple flowers; corms are tiny. 1.50
HESPERANTHA FALCATA Lav30470A (Komsberg road). White flowers, small corms. 1.50
IXIA FREDERICKII. Twisted leaf tips, orange-red flowers. 2.00
IXIA PANICULATA. Very long-tubed cream flowers in June, good in cold frame. 1.50
MELASPHAERULA GRAMINIFOLIA. Clouds of tiny cream flowers. 1.00
ROMULEA LEIPOLDTII. White or cream flowers with yellow centre. 1.50
ROMULEA SALDANHENSIS. Yellow flowers, thread-like leaves. 1.50
SPARAXIS VILLOSA. Zygomorphic mauve and yellow flowers. 1.00
TRITONIA SQUALIDA. Showy spikes of large pink flowers. OK in cold frame. 1.00
OXALIS ECKLONIANA v. SONDERI. Purple flowers in autumn, clover-like leaves. 1.50
OXALIS IMBRICATA v. VIOLACEA. Clover leaves and purple flowers in autumn. 1.50
OXALIS MASSONIANA. Very showy orange-red flowers in autumn. 2.00
OXALIS OBTUSA. Flowers light purplish-salmon with dark veins and yellow eye in spring. 1.50
OXALIS SPEC. (Vanrhynshoek). Light purple autumnal flowers, delicate leaves. 1.50
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06 July 2008