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Unusual SA Bulbs

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Posted by Garrickza South Africa (My Page) on
Wed, Jun 25, 03 at 16:54

Anyone growing these S.A. bulbs? Pictures at the link below , go to the gallery and select the alphabetical listing.

Geissorhiza radians
Geissorhiza tulbaghensis
Homeria elegans
Homeria comptonii
Lapeirousia jacqinii
Lapeirousia corymbosa

Link http://www.bulbsociety.com/

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RE: Unusual SA Bulbs

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Not yet, for me. I will be ordering Geissorhiza radians 'Winecup' (outer petal blue-violet, inner petal red with a white-centered black dot and thin white line between the blue and red) for fall planting. Here in southern California a very common planting is Tulbaghia, Society garlic. Some detest the smell of it, I love it, very skunky. I didn't know there were others and can't wait to grow T.simmeri, both lavender and alba forms which have sweetly fragrant flowers.

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The Geissorhiza tulbaghensis bulb has no resemblance to the garlic Tulbaghia Wild Garlic plant. The wild garlic is quite usefull for planting near fragarant flowers as it is supposed to enhance the fragrance of the other flower by sort of competing with it , I dont know this is a proven fact though. They are available with purple flowers (the common one) , white flowers (Silver Lace ) and also the purple one with a variegated foliage.

The garlic smell is also supposed to discourage certain garden pests and can be used as an organic insecticide.

The bulb with Tulbagh in its name just happen to originate from the same area as the wild garlic namely Tulbagh in the Western Cape , a truly lovely place.

The G.radians which you are going to buy is amazingly beautiful!

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I have grown Tulbaghia violacea for some years, both in the straight version and Silver Lace. Massive root systems for a relatively small top growth; instead of forming a true bulb I guess. Incidentally Silver Lace as available in the UK has the normal violet flowers. I have nor seen a white form of this species. A few other species are available here, and 1 or 2 supposed hybrids.

Brian

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The ones you are asking about are mostly grown by a small handful of SA bulb "nuts". The Pacific Bulb Society is a group of such nuts and we have a "Bulb Excchange" (BX) where people send in their extra bulbs or seeds for distribution for a mere pitence.
I have only a Homeria (which is a weed in So CA) but mine is a pure light yellow.
The others are grown (and sold) by Jim Duggan in San Diego/ Encinitas. I saw some of his Geissorhiza radians and one other Geissorhiza blooming earlier this year. It was a very interesting combination. He also lists several Lapeirousia spp.
I do have a nice collection of a few Tulbaghia spp. Not any of the T. violacea. They are too common for my taste and I am not fond of the smell they leave on my hands when I worrk with them. Dave Fenwick has an incredible SA web page with a nice collection of Tulbaghias as well.

John Ingram

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Thanks John for mentioning me.

Just to let you all know that there is a comprehensive photo gallery of Tulbaghia as well other South African bulbs on my website at www.theafricangarden.com

The specific Tulbaghia link is
http://www.theafricangarden.com/page42.html

I've only just realised that this forum exists, I'm glad I've found it, and look forward to contributing more in the future.

Interests- South African Bulbs of course.

Always interested in swapping or exchanging seed.

Best Wishes,
Dave Fenwick (Plymouth, UK)

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