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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cyrtanthus falcatus
Plant... to the unusual horizontal or downward-facing position of the bulbs in habitat, the flower stem bends upwards into an erect posture. Up to ... sand and finely milled bark or finely milled compost. The bulbs are planted with the entire neck and about one third of the bulb exposed. ...
Lachenalia orthopetala
Plant... seed, but also through the vegetative multiplication of the bulbs which is probably a safeguard against complete destruction from moles. It ... be discontinued and the pot should be left to dry out. The bulbs can be lifted and kept in a cool dry place over the summer months or can ...