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Actually the name should be Lachenalia rubida var bulbifera, I found my missing label. So happy.

Lachenalia bloom in the recent cold weather in southern California, I enjoy looking at the pinkish flower, however I have doubt this is rubida even the label said Lachenalia rubida var rubida as I compare the plant in internet, can someone comment on this? Thanks 

Even this plant is growing slowly, however I enjoy looking at the beautiful leaves, make me so happy. I am not sure when it will flower, it might takes years to come

Quote from: CG100 on December 15, 2022, 01:17:49 PMAgreed - H. a. - virtually unmistakable for anything else.

A nice clone too, although it may be common enough outside of the UK.

The common one(s) here have smaller inforescences and none of the distinct stencilling on the bracts.

Thanks!!!

Quote from: Robert_Parks on December 14, 2022, 08:57:21 PMHaemanthus albiflos

Thank you for helping ID this plant!!! will put new tag on so I won't forget

I had this plant for many years, lost the tag, but I believe is Massonia , however which specie?I google and can not find the right match, can someone help?

Quote from: Ron Martinolich on November 18, 2022, 09:26:31 PMThe flowers in the last photo look like a painting - what an amazing photograph!

Thanks

Quote from: Uli on November 19, 2022, 10:46:08 AMHello,

Have you tried hand to  pollinate your flowers?
Your pictures show two plants, one flowering and one with spent flowers. Maybe you can still find some pollen on the spent flowers. (Not sure about that) I do not know if Worsleya sets seed with its own pollen. If not you can try the microwave method.
https://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Microwave
Otherwise you can save pollen next year from one plant to the next if they do not flower simultaneously.

Bye for now

Uli

Thanks, I try many times with hand cross pollinated, but no luck, due to heat wave ( Desert Wind) during early autumn. May be I will try microwave method next year.

I have grown these plant from seed years ago, it start to bloom at age of 9 , and ever since it bloom every year around end of Aug and beginning of Sept. Some of the plant on the ground, and some on the pots. I rarely use fertilizer, so only flowers one are from the ground. I have try and  not see the flower set seed pod, may be because due the dry heat weather at that month. Hopefully in the future I will get some seeds. the picture showing is Cosh clone.