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Nerine bowdenii
Plant... but sometimes while the plants are still in green leaf. The bulbs are completely dormant in winter, but have perennial fleshy roots. The ... or loam-based potting compost when grown in containers. The bulbs perform poorly in very hot or dry positions; in temperate climates, ...
Lachenalia sargeantii
Plant... may appear in the second summer season following a fire. The bulbs are deep-seated, which is probably an adaptive strategy to escape damage ... Even though sufficient autumn and winter rains may fall, the bulbs remain completely dormant throughout their winter growing period in the ...
Lachenalia bulbifera
Plant... provided a few simple points are borne in mind. The bulbs are deciduous and winter-growing, and are completely dormant during the ... sand (swimming pool sand), and it is best to plant the bulbs in a layer of pure river sand or silica sand. An ideal aspect is one ...
Ledebouria crispa
Plant... deciduous bulbous plant forming clustered groups of numerous bulbs, growing in small, dense colonies, bearing strap-shaped, semi-fleshy, ... leaves, with strongly undulating margins. The bulbs are pear shaped and covered with membranous, pale brown outer layers, ...
Ledebouria concolor
Plant... gregarious , forming clusters of few to several large bulbs, 60–120 mm in diameter. The bulbs are semi-epigeal (partly exposed above the ground) and covered with pale ...
Crinum moorei
Plant... (1961) said that in both Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal the bulbs vary considerably in size and also in the colouring of the flowers, which ... found in large colonies in damp, marshy areas in the shade. Bulbs collected from Port St Johns by Dr L.E. Codd (Verdoorn 1961) were found ...
Nerine sarniensis
Plant... small group of four winter-growing species. The bulbs begin active growth in early autumn with the emergence of flowerbuds, ... rise, the leaves begin to go yellow and dry up as the bulbs enter the long, dry summer dormant period. Amaryllidaceae This ...
Oxalis purpurea
Plant... unique amongst dicotyledonous plants in that it forms true bulbs which are often buried deep underground. Each bulb produces a single thin ... stem which gives rise to the above-ground rosette. The bulbs readily proliferate by producing smaller bulbils, each also producing a ...
Lachenalia viridiflora
Plant... small, black, rounded seeds with a very shiny seed coat. The bulbs undergo a pronounced dry dormant period in summer. In its ... It grows in an acid, humus-rich medium and its small, fleshy bulbs rest just beneath the soil surface. The bulbs produce offsets (daughter ...
Lachenalia mathewsii
Plant... with wire-mesh or sink a wire basket into the soil as the bulbs can be lifted by the tunnelling activities of the moles. Lachenalia ... in the base of the container to ensure perfect drainage. The bulbs are fleshy and will rot if over-watered or if planted in poorly drained ...