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| 18th May 2008 | 22nd June 2008 | 7th May 2011 |
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One of the more recently named "Hebron Farm" plants. Large bright pink flowers. Ballyrobert Gardens say: "x Rhodoxis 'Hebron Farm Cerise' is a relatively new form which originated at West Acre gardens. The flowers which are cerise in colour with a yellow eye are larger than other x Rhodoxis. A good grower which flowers well for a prolonged period. Writing in the Journal of the Alpine Garden Society (Vol.66), Brian Mathew says: "However, this was but one of several hybrids encountered by Hilliard and Burtt during the course of field work carried out in November - December 1976. Further south, in Mt Currie District at around 1500m, they identified several apparently isolated hybrids, now achieving some popularity under clonal names that commemorate the collection site, Hebron Farm. Three have so far been named ('Hebron Farm Biscuit (now considered to represent Hypoxis parvula var. albiflora), 'Hebron Farm Red Eye' and 'Hebron Farm Pink'). The names were not coined until 1994; hitherto plants were passed around with the 'omnibus' collectors numbers (HB 7376/7377), so stocks have sometimes become jumbled. Moreover, plants under the above numbers included one or two later identified as Hypoxis parvula pure and simple. He adds: "Note that Hypoxis parvula is also known to hybridise with Rhodohypoxis milloides, witness plants under the name 'Hebron Farm Cerise' in cultivation." |
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