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Eucomis zambesiaca
Plant... Walter Sisulu NBG This species has one of the smallest bulbs in the genus, it is egg-shaped, grows between 30–60 ... to collapse. Although it is dormant in the winter, the bulbs do not need to be lifted. The flowers of this plant can ... grow rapidly each year due to the production of daughter bulbs. Eucomis zambesiaca is propagated through seeds, ...
Lachenalia lutzeyeri
Plant... and flowers after a fire in the preceding summer and the bulbs can stay dormant indefinitely in cultivation unless ... 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 get too wet, while the roots can ...
Oxalis purpurea
Plant... unique amongst dicotyledonous plants in that it forms true bulbs which are often buried deep underground. Each bulb ... stem which gives rise to the above-ground rosette. The bulbs readily proliferate by producing smaller bulbils, each ... flowers in one place. The new shoots emerge from dormant bulbs after the first good autumn rains and will usually stay ...
Drimia altissima
Plant... the locality, it can be found in clusters or as solitary bulbs and it is variable. It grows between 350 mm and 2 m ... or finely milled bark, and river or silica sand. Plant the bulbs with the neck at, or just below soil level. It can be propagated by seed or rarely by division of bulbs. Offsets are very slow to form (if ever), and it is ...
Lachenalia viridiflora
Plant... black, rounded seeds with a very shiny seed coat. The bulbs undergo a pronounced dry dormant period in summer. In ... grows in an acid, humus-rich medium and its small, fleshy bulbs rest just beneath the soil surface. The bulbs produce offsets (daughter bulbs) that form clumps and ...
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 ... the base of the container to ensure perfect drainage. The bulbs are fleshy and will rot if over-watered or if planted ... of well-decomposed compost (humus) and riversand. Dormant bulbs should be planted in the autumn, March and April being ...
Veltheimia capensis
Plant... The leaves wither and die back in late spring, and the bulbs remain completely dormant throughout summer. The layers ... has a pronounced summer dormant period, during which the bulbs have to be kept dry, failing which they are subject to ... under protection, such as in a cool glasshouse. Plant the bulbs in late summer in a well-drained medium, with at least ...
Ammocharis baumii
Plant... Ammocharis baumii is a summer-growing perennial. The bulbs are dormant during the dry winter months, and following ... dry, winter dormant period commences. Amaryllidaceae The bulbs grow easily in deep, 20 cm diam. containers. Plant the bulbs close together (30 mm apart) for best effect, in a ...
Ornithogalum saundersiae
Plant... ovary in the centre. Plants are usually gregarious and the bulbs multiply rapidly to form dense stands. Hyacinthaceae O. ... the soil drains well to prevent the bulb from rotting. Bulbs multiply readily and are easily propagated by bulblets. ... grouping appears crowded, usually after about four years, bulbs can be lifted during winter and separated before ...
Eucomis vandermerwei
Plant... an area often subject to sub-zero winter temperatures, the bulbs survive these conditions by shedding all their ... Eucomis vandermerwei is popular amongst growers of alpine bulbs and by rock garden enthusiasts, and it is more often ... even planted into permanent well-drained raised beds. The bulbs are hardy down to - 5 °C but cannot survive excessive ...