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Nerine masoniorum
Plant... parts of river sand, loam, and finely sifted compost. The bulbs should be planted with the top of the neck just above soil level, and ... is easy and is either by separation of offsets (daughter bulbs) from the mother bulb, or by seed. Separation is best carried out in ...
Lachenalia fistulosa
Plant... should be pure sand (with no loam or compost) into which the bulbs are planted. This layer stays relatively dry, preventing the bulbs from rotting if they should get too wet, while the roots can safely ...
Ledebouria asperifolia
Plant... loose clumps), deciduous, bulbous plant. The medium-sized bulbs are usually rounded to pear-shaped and covered with numerous layers of membranous, dark brown outer skins (dead bulb scales). The bulbs usually have a conspicuous neck of up to 40–60 mm long. Leaves are ...
Strumaria truncata
Plant... parts of the Western Cape. Amaryllidaceae The bulbs are best suited to a shallow 25 cm diameter plastic or terracotta pot, ... to prevent the soil medium from washing out. The bulbs are planted in early autumn after which they should be given a good ...
Hessea
Plant... reaching 50-250mm high when flowering. Mostly small, the bulbs have many, compactly layered tunics of a thick felt-like texture. ... and the inflorescences soon dry out, break loose from the bulbs and blow away, tumbling across the veld and dispersing their seeds en ...
Drimia loedolffiae
Plant... up to 150 mm in diameter and consisting of up to 15 bulbs. The bulbs grow above the rocky substrate, sometimes half submerged. The mature bulb ...
Ornithogalum dubium
Plant... Ornithogalum dubium can be grown from bulbs or seed. Offsets and bulblets can be separated in late summer. Plant the bulbs in autumn in a sandy, well-draining medium. Plant about 20 mm deep. This ...
Nerine humilis
Plant... (Afr.) Karoo Desert NBG Dwar nerines are deciduous bulbs, 150 - 350 mm tall, with four to six leaves that can be dry or green at ... groups in rockery pockets. It is best to leave established bulbs untouched for at least five years as they don't like to be disturbed. ...
Brunsvigia bosmaniae
Plant... to the next. A word of caution — do not plant the young bulbs too deep. Ensure the slender neck of the bulb is just protruding above ... loam soils — provided the drainage is good. Because bulbs are adapted to poor soil, feeding is not really necessary, but some ash ...
Ledebouria viscosa
Plant... , deciduous, bulbous plant, with relatively small bulbs for the size of the plant, however, this species typically presents a ... by herbivores. Porcupines are known to dig out and eat the bulbs of several Ledebouria species. The well-developed basal stem of the ...