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29th July 2007

Gloriosa rothschildiana .
One of the fruits of this years nostalgia trip. I haven't grown it for an unspecified number of years (I was fourteen). Decided to find out quite how cold tolerant it actually is. I suspect that it will have to be bone dry through the winter and it is quite possible that I will kill it but I am glad to meet it again.


29th July 2007

Eucomis bicolor .
The Eucomis have also just started to flower and once again this year I have failed to organise myslef quickly enough to try some interesting hybrids. For the moment I am just going to spread some pollen about as best I can. I did it last year and I still haven't sown the seed yet (but I have just sown the Clivia , mostly yellows and Rohdea. The latter was already germinating when I put it into the pots on tuesday. It had spent the last three months in a pair of old tights in the lavatory cistern while the ever changing water flushed out the germination inhibitors - it's all high tech here you know! The first time I have ever managed to germinate it, and I am happy happy happy.)
These Eucomis are three year old seedlings that were using up bench space in the greenhouse that I couldn't spare so finally I planted them out and they have managed a few early flowers. They should be hardy without any real problems - unlike the Oleander I have rather recklessly planted above them. It grows just south of here, so it might make it.


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Acorus Alocasia Anemone Arisaema Arum Asarum Aspidistra Begonia Bromeliads Camellia
Carnivorous Cautleya Chirita Chlorophytum Clivia Colocasia Crocosmia Dionaea Drosera Epimedium
Eucomis Fuchsia Galanthus Hedychium Helleborus Hemerocallis Hepatica Hosta Impatiens Iris
Liriope Ophiopogon Pinguicula Polygonatum Ranunculus ficaria Rhodohypoxis Rohdea Roscoea Sansevieria Sarracenia
Scilla Sempervivum Tricyrtis Tulbaghia Utricularia Viola odorata Watsonia

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