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Delightful Double Daffodils In The Garden

roscoe — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:02:46 +0000

Narcissus, Daffodils, Jonquil’s, (I call them Daffies) doesn’t matter what you call them there all the same to me, Absolutely Delightful!

The varities of Daffodils are so large over 13,000 different known hybrids from around the world. The color range of daffodils is lovely to, with yellow, white, peach, pink, and orange, red, line-green, [...]

Narcissus cyclamineus, or is it Daffodil ‘Jetfire’?!

dirkus — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 03:43:03 +0000

'Jetfire' Daffodil was introduced in 1966 by the late American hybridizer Grant E. Mitsch, who has created a number of other miniature narcissus including 'Pipit,' 'Bell Song,' & 'Hillstar'. This hybrid is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Grant E. Mitsch began hybridizing daffodils in the 1930s and [...]

Moraea aristata (D.Delaroche) Asch. & Graebn.

dirkus — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 15:00:39 +0000

Family : Iridaceae (Iris family) Common name : Blouooguintjie (Afr.)

Moraea aristata is a beautiful late winter- and spring-flowering peacock moraea with white blooms marked with light to deep iridescent blue eyes or nectar guides. Although critically endangered in the wild, it is easily cultivated in sandy or clay [...]

Flowering Bulbs by Sarah Guest

dirkus — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:41:00 +0000

A comprehensive, colourful and easy-to-use guide to bulbs. Learn how to choose the kinds of bulbs that will provide an annual display in your garden for years to come and, with each passing year, bring you a more lavish and glorious display. Stunning colour photographs allow easy identification and inspiration for even the [...]

Where to Buy Calla Lily Bulbs in Australia

dirkus — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:57:32 +0000

The beautiful Calla Lilies, we see them in peoples garden’s, or more we often see them as cut flowers, at weddings in bouquets and as table flowers, but the big question is – where can we find Calla Lilies (Zantedeschia aethiopica, Zantedeschia elliotiana [...]

Bulbs in Containers by Rod Leeds – Book Review

dirkus — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:35:53 +0000

Fantastic color photographs and excellent writing make this an inspirational and accessible guide for specialty plant collectors, alpine and rock gardeners, and city gardeners, as well as anyone gardening in small spaces.

Readers will learn about the ease and practicality of growing bulbs in containers-bringing year-round color and interest to one's [...]

Australian Bulbs – Burchardia – Milkmaids or Star Flowers

roscoe — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:31:23 +0000

A botanical description of the genus Burchardia.

Family: Colchicaceae

Genus: Burchardia

Burchardia is a genus of herbs that are endemic to Australia. The genus is named for Johann Heinrich Burkhardt (1676–1738), a German botanist and correspondent of Leibnitz.

Species include:

• Burchardia bairdiae Keighery

• Burchardia congesta Lindl.

• Burchardia monantha Domin

• Burchardia multiflora Lindl.

• Burchardia rosea Keighery

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The Colourful World of South African Moraea

roscoe — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 06:53:53 +0000

Moraea is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert Moore. The technical botanical material in this entry is abstracted largely from “The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants”

Moraeas have iris-like flowers and were at first regarded as members of [...]

Calochortus, the Mariposa Lily

dirkus — Wed, 04 May 2011 12:26:59 +0000

Calochortus is a genus of bulbous plants that includes 70 species from British Columbia to Guatemala and east to Nebraska. Calochortus is the most widely dispersed genus of Liliaceae on the North American Pacific coast.[2] Of these, 28 species are endemic to California.[3] The genus Calochortus includes Mariposas (or Mariposa lilies) with open [...]

Zantedeschia, the Calla Lilies we all know and love.

dirkus — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 07:25:25 +0000

Zantedeschia is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southern Africa from South Africa north to Malawi. The name of the genus was given as a tribute to Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773–1846) by the German botanist Kurt Sprengel (1766–1833). Common names include arum lily for Z. aethiopica, calla, [...]