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nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:55:16 -0700

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P1060482 - Kalanchoe tomentosa

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:47:37 -0700

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P1060480 - Kalanchoe tomentosa

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:47:35 -0700

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P1060478 - Kalanchoe tomentosa

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:47:33 -0700

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P1060449 - Scilla natalensis, aka Merwilla plumbea, April 10, 2013

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:51:18 -0700

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blooming 2 weeks later than last year

P1060448 - Scilla natalensis, aka Merwilla plumbea, April 10, 2013

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:51:18 -0700

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P1060377 - Albuca circinata

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:01:45 -0700

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a friend's Albuca circinata, March 25, 2013. San Diego, California, US

P1060368 - Brunsvigia litoralis seedlings at 18 months, March 21, 2013

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:06:47 -0700

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Brunsvigia litoralis seedlings, March, 2013. Growing in a mix of DG and 'Dry Stall' pumice.

P1050890 - Iris 'Harvest of Memories', Dec 2, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:46:54 -0800

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obviously, a rebloomer, but I was still surprised to see this blooming its heart out on Dec 2, 2012, at the Capitol Conservatory and Gardens, Washington, DC

P1050889 - Iris 'Harvest of Memories', Dec 2, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 18:46:53 -0800

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obviously, a rebloomer, but I was still surprised to see this blooming its heart out on Dec 2, 2012, at the Capitol Conservatory and Gardens, Washington, DC

Brunsvigia litoralis Aug 25 to Sept 10, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:18:55 -0700

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16 days growth for this Brunsvigia litoralis scape ... its first bloom after 7 years from 2005 seed.

B.josephinae repot job, Sept 9, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:06:33 -0700

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Mission accomplished ... at least half-way. I had over 70 Brunsvigia josephinae 'seedlings' from 2008 which probably should have been repotted last year. What a job! I'm a little more than 1/2 way done as of Sept 10th.

P1050407 - Brunsvigia litoralis, Sept 2, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:18:14 -0700

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1st bloom for Brunsvigia litoralis from my own 2005 seed.

P1050393 - Brunsvigia litoralis, Sept 2, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 15:18:13 -0700

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1st bloom for Brunsvigia litoralis from my own 2007 seed.

P1050447 - seed, possible 'Boopharyllis', Sept 2, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 14:20:39 -0700

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I brushed two Boophone disticha inflorecences with pollen from a 'Fred Meyer White' Amaryllis belladonna, in hopes of recreating the Boopharyllis hybrid done in 2000. A few small seeds from one plant are corky. Both also produced a crop of regular-looking (for B.disticha) pea-green seeds and lighter-green, almost translucent, seeds. I don't recall this difference in my seed crop from my 2000 attempt.

P1050237 - possible Brunsvigia josephinae X Amaryllis belladonna, Aug 21, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:59:56 -0700

amarguy posted a photo:

a night shot, with flash, of this blooming (likely) intergeneric hybrid.

P1050203 - possible Brunsvigia josephinae x Amaryllis belladonna, Aug 19, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:24:36 -0700

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The traits of the B.josephinae seed parent seem to dominate, although the individual florets are slightly larger than B.josephinae and the bulb does not project much above the soil line as do most B.josephinae bulbs.

P1050201 - possible Brunsvigia josephinae x Amaryllis belladonna, Aug 19, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:24:36 -0700

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P1050210 - Amaryllis belladonna, Aug 19, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:24:36 -0700

amarguy posted a photo:

I've posted photos of this one in previous years. It consistently produces curled/ruffled petals with more substance/thickness than my other A.belladonnas, and has a nice yellow throat.

P1050183 - possible Brunsvigia josephinae X Amaryllis belladonna, Aug 18, 2012

nobody@flickr.com (amarguy) — Sat, 18 Aug 2012 07:50:44 -0700

amarguy posted a photo:

first floret opening. They seem slightly larger than those of the mother plant. Blooming in 6 years from seed seems very precocious for B.josephinae and more like that of the pollen parent, A.belladonna. Still, I am wondering if this is merely an apomictic clone of the mother Brunsvigia josephinae. I am also concerned that the mottling in the flower petals might be indicative of virus infection, although the leaves have not shown such.