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Mar 1, 2017 1:48 PM CST
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Oxford UK (Zone 8a)
Some of you may be interested in my two bulbs of Calydorea amabilis which I grew from seed. It is a small South American species which in its native habitat grows at the edges of rivers and streams and is winter blooming. Here in the UK I grow it in a pot and it is summer blooming. The flowers are small at about two inches and the stems stand no more than six inches high. They bloomed in their first season from seed.
Anyway, two bulbs and two distinctly different blooms...............


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Mar 1, 2017 3:13 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Durham, NC (Zone 8a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Region: North Carolina Peonies Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Very pretty blooms!
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Mar 1, 2017 5:15 PM CST
Name: Robin
Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)
Region: Australia Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Seed Starter
Hello Longk and welcome to the iris forum. Welcome!
I am not familiar with those. Nice photos!
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Mar 1, 2017 7:11 PM CST
Name: Barbara
Northern CA (Zone 9a)
Region: California Cat Lover Dog Lover Irises Enjoys or suffers hot summers
I I agree very pretty blooms, and Welcome! to the iris forum. Hope you post more pictures as we love to see photos.
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Mar 1, 2017 7:16 PM CST
Name: Celia
West Valley City, Utah (Zone 7a)
I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Irises Plant Identifier Hummingbirder Birds
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Very pretty! Would you mind adding your pictures to the database? There is only one right now.
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Mar 2, 2017 12:47 AM CST
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Oxford UK (Zone 8a)
Thank you for the welcomes and the replies.
Salvia and anything unusual
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Mar 2, 2017 4:04 AM CST
Name: Lilli
Lundby, Denmark, EU
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Welcome! and thank you for sharing your images! Thumbs up
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Mar 22, 2018 11:03 PM CST

Love the mutabilty in results when growing from seed..They look great!..Question-I've got some C.xiphoides seeds that I just finished pre-soaking..How did you plant your seeds?..
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Mar 22, 2018 11:19 PM CST
Name: Evelyn
Sierra foothills, Northern CA (Zone 8a)
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Plant and/or Seed Trader Region: California Cat Lover Deer Bulbs Foliage Fan
Welcome! @longk

Welcome! @msursa

....to the Iris forum! Smiling
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Mar 23, 2018 1:25 PM CST
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Oxford UK (Zone 8a)
msursa said:Love the mutabilty in results when growing from seed..They look great!..Question-I've got some C.xiphoides seeds that I just finished pre-soaking..How did you plant your seeds?..
Now you've got me! My gut feeling is that they were surface sown on sandy multi purpose compost at room temperature.
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Mar 23, 2018 2:47 PM CST
Name: Robin
Melbourne, Australia (Zone 10b)
Region: Australia Garden Photography Cat Lover Irises Seed Starter
Welcome! msursa
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