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well, I know that doesn't help but you with the ID quest, but according to my list there were no bulbs offered of Babiana tanquana

, only seeds and only so recently (fall 23?) that  I'm surprised there is already a flower. Maybe a pot mix-up? 

That said, Flower-wise we're in Asparagaceae, maybe Lachenalia, but most of those have wider leaves...

So March is almost over - lets end with a few "miracles": First of all my first flower of Iris bucharica since 2017 - at it's original place it had been overgrown by a tree peony and dwindled away due to the lack of light after flowering - I guess i transplanted it at the last possible moment and it took years to recover, but here we are. The other Juno in flower right now is a white form of Iris vicaria

.

Not exactly miraculous: Bellevalia cyanopoda

Height:	0-20 cm (0-7.9 inch)
Flower Colors:	blue, pink, white
Flower Season:	mid spring
Life form:	deciduous bulb

- still a bit lucky as the flower is often destroyed by late frosts. But frost wasn't that hard this season at all, which probably helped Romulea bulbocodium

var crocea surviving outside in Germany - @Antoine Hoog donated such a big package that I felt safe to risk some in the open garden, and here they are. As there are both pure yellow and yellow-whitish specimen I guess some are hybrids with the nominal R. bulbocodium?

Let's start with a philosophical question: is it still a bulb lawn, if the dominant species is Primula acaulis? Well the Scilla luciliae

does its very best to counteract. Staying with the Scilloideae, Muscari 'Rosy Sunrise' (EX09) and  Pseudomuscari chalusicum

are out as well. Next picture shows a few more specimen of the Crocus exiguus hybrids @Antoine Hoog donated in EX09.
But spring isn't all vibrant colors - at least there are Iris tuberosa and Fritillaria sewerzowii

to remind you of the greys and browns...

With all those species in the open garden, let's not forget what's in the pots - like this Himantoglossum robertianum

Height:	45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft)
Flower Colors:	pink, purple, white, patterned
Flower Season:	mid spring
Special:	fragrant
Life form:	tuber

.

Ipheion uniflorum seems to be very variable in its flower colors depending on temperature - that may explain your experience.

Talking about variable color: When Antoine Hoog described "EX09_522 Crocus seed-raised from Crocus exiguus, multi-colored" I was hopeful, and I have not been disappointed - just the kind of variation I adore: lines, patterns, and differences between inner and outer petals. That patch is a little bit weather worn as we just have left a a wet and cool week, but they are still lovely in their individuality.
Even more color power is of course in Tulipa kaufmanniana

- thanks to an all day conference I missed them being open over a week ago as first tulips every year, but they also handled the week of bad wetter quite well. But color power isn't everything - Colchicum szovitsii

'Tivi' is one of my favourite spring colchicums, and the pale ice blue of Puschkinia scilloides

is quite charming as well - and at least for now it's not such a weed like the Chinoscillas which pop up everywhere.

I'll be at a conference all day, so please don't be worried if I answer slower than usual - most likely you won't hear from me until tonight.

Dear Members living in the EU

The first round of this year's spring exchange is now open for orders. The time window for ordering will close on Monday, March 10th at 24:00 Central European Time.
Every fully paid member of the PBS with a postal address in the EU can order from the seeds and bulbs on offer. You do not need to be a donor to be entitled to order. There is no limit of how many positions from the list you can request, but you are only allocated one portion of each item. Please refrain from ordering "one of each" of the offerings. If you are not yet a member you can still join if you are tempted....

Please send your request by e-mail directly to Martin Bohnet, who is the director of the EU Bulb and Seed Exchange. Please do NOT send your request to the forum or the email list, these requests cannot be served. Please make sure you do not use the reply button when sending your request.

Martin's e-mail: garak@code-garak.de

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR MAILING ADDRESS WITH YOUR ORDER; IT SAVES MARTIN A LOT OF CORRESPONDENCE IF YOU DO.......
Orders will be accepted during the three day time window after the list went online, closure will be announced in the forum. Distribution will then be at random so that everybody has the same chance to get the rare items in short supply.


Each portion of seed will be charged 2 US $, each portion of bulbs will be 3 US $. For very big/heavy/rare bulbs this may be doubled. Postage will be added at cost, converted into US $.


Payment for items from the EU-BX can only be made by PayPal in US Dollars to the PayPal account of the Pacific Bulb Society. Martin has created a very comfortable way of paying for your orders by using a QR-code on the payment slip. Just open the code and the rest is super easy.
If you prefer to do it manually:

Please make sure that the PBS receives the amount due in US Dollars. Please go to the bottom of the Bulb Exchange page and fill in the details and continue. It guides you directly on to your PayPal account. No cheques or credit cards can be accepted. Enclosed in the order, every recipient will receive a payment slip showing the details, please wait with any payment until you have received your order. Again, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Uli Urban:johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de

As this is the first part, we are still accepting donations for part 2 until further notice.


Here's our list:

from Martin Bohnet: Bulbs

EX10_001 Cautleya spicata

,Crug Canary'
EX10_002 Dioscorea polystachia bulbils
EX10_003 Gladiolus ,David Hills' (papilio x dalenii?)
EX10_004 Hedychium tengchongense

Height:	60-80 cm (2-2.6 ft)
Flower Colors:	white, red
Flower Season:	late summer

EX10_005 Oxalis tuberosa

orange tubers

and seeds:

EX10_006 Beschorneria septentrionalis
EX10_007 Bomarea spec. darker and later than usual edulis
EX10_008 Cardiocrinum giganteum

EX10_009 Gladiolus murielae

Flower Colors:	white
Special:	fragrant
Climate:	summer rain climate

from Peter Dinges (all seeds):

EX10_010 Albuca setosa

Flower Colors:	white, green, brown, yellow
Life form:	bulb

EX10_011 Allium gooddingii

EX10_012 Allium obliquum

Height:	60-100 cm (2-3.3 ft)
Flower Colors:	yellow
Flower Season:	late spring to early summer

EX10_013 Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Lucifer'
EX10_014 Dianella caerulea
EX10_015 Dietes iridioides

EX10_016 Eucomis autumnalis

EX10_017 Eucomis bicolor

EX10_018 Eucomis zambesiaca

EX10_019 Freesia laxa

EX10_020 Galtonia regalis
EX10_021 Galtonia saundersiae
EX10_022 Galtonia viridiflora

EX10_023 Gloriosa modesta

Syn. Littonia m.
EX10_024 Hesperantha baurii

EX10_025 Iris domestica  Syn. Belamcanda sinensis
EX10_026 Mirabilis longiflora

Flower Colors:	white
Life form:	thick roots

  "Angel's Trumpets"
EX10_027 Ornithogalum graminifolium

EX10_028 Tigridia pavonia

Height:	45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft)
Flower Colors:	white, red, yellow, pink, orange, patterned
Special:	edible storage organ
Life form:	deciduous bulb
Climate:	USDA Zone 8-9

EX10_029 Tripora divaricata
EX10_030 Zephyranthes primulina

from Antoine Hoog (all seeds):

EX10_031 Allium acuminatum

Flower Colors:	pink, purple
Flower Season:	late spring to early summer

EX10_032 Allium akaka
EX10_033 Allium amphibolum

Height:	20-30 cm (0.7-1 ft)
Flower Colors:	pink, purple

EX10_034 Allium caspium
EX10_035 Allium dzhungaricum
EX10_036 Allium maniaticum
EX10_037 Allium nevskianum

Flower Colors:

purple

EX10_038 Allium protensum
EX10_039 Allium sivasicum
EX10_040 Babiana stricta

EX10_041 Babiana vanzijliae

EX10_042 Belamcanda chinensis / Iris Domestica
EX10_043 Bellevalia dubia

EX10_044 Bellevalia dubia

subsp. boissieri
EX10_045 Bellevalia flexuosa

EX10_046 Bellevalia tauri
EX10_047 Cyclamen graecum

EX10_048 Cyclamen graecum

f. album
EX10_049 Dierama pauciflorum

EX10_050 Dietes grandiflora

EX10_051 Dietes iridioides

EX10_052 Fritillaria bithynica

EX10_053 Hyacinthoides reverchonii

EX10_054 Iris stolonifera

forms and hybrids with I. hoogiana (Iris Regelia Hybrids)
EX10_055 Muscari kerkis
EX10_056 Muscari massayanum

blue form
EX10_057 Muscari massayanum

pinkish
EX10_058 Nectaroscilla hyacinthoides

EX10_059 Paeonia broteroi

EX10_060 Paeonia cambessedesii

EX10_061 Paeonia caucasica
EX10_062 Paeonia clusii

EX10_063 Paeonia daurica ex W. Turkey
EX10_064 Paeonia flavescens
EX10_065 Paeonia rhodia hybrid pink flowers
EX10_066 Paeonia ruprechtiana
EX10_067 Romulea clusiana

EX10_068 Romulea ramiflora

ex Spain, Mallorca
EX10_069 Romulea ramiflora

ex Golan heights
EX10_070 Romulea requienii
EX10_071 Romulea rollii
EX10_072 Tulipa clusiana

var. cashmeriana
EX10_073 Tulipa wilsoniana var. flava

from Hans Joschko: Bulbs...

EX10_074 Dioscorea bulbifera

EX10_075 Dioscorea sansibariensis

and seeds:

EX10_076 Araujia sericifera
EX10_077 Asclepias curassavica
EX10_078 Clitoria ternatea alba
EX10_079 Gloriosa modesta

EX10_080 Oxypetalum coeruleum
EX10_081 Philibertia gracilis

from Thorben Schneider (all seeds):

EX10_082 Cyclamen cyprium

EX10_083 Cyclamen cyprium

ES-strain
EX10_084 Cyclamen graecum

EX10_085 Cyclamen rohlfsianum

EX10_086 Ornithogalum anguinum

from Uli Urban: Bulbs...

EX10_087 Hedychium gardnerianum

Height:	150-200 cm (4.9-6.6 ft)
Flower Colors:	yellow
Climate:	USDA Zone 7

and seeds:

EX10_088 Albuca pulchra

EX10_089 Albuca abyssinca, syn angolensis
EX10_090 Aristolochia gigantea
EX10_091 Begonia martiana var gracilis, Bulbili
EX10_092 Canna paniculata
EX10_093 Gladiolus dalenii

Flower Colors:	red, yellow, green, patterned
Climate:	summer rain climate

EX10_094 Lilium formosanum

tall form
EX10_095 Lilium leucanthemum centifolium
EX10_096 Lilium pumilum

EX10_097 Manfreda maculata

EX10_098 Milla magnifica

EX10_099 Neomarica northiana

from Uwe Wucherpfennig (Seeds):

EX10_100 Tigridia vanhouttei

Height:	45-60 cm (1.5-2 ft)
Flower Colors:	purple, green, patterned
Life form:	deciduous bulb

from Aart van Vorst (all seeds):

EX10_101 Clivia gardenii x caulescens, selfed
EX10_102 Clivia gardenii

EX10_103 Clivia nobilis x miniata compact form, selfed
EX10_104 Cyrtanthus sanguineus

And, as always with a slight delay due to delivery on demand from Jan-Willem Vos / Château Pérouse (all seeds):

EX10_105 Albuca acuminata

EX10_106 Albuca aurea

Flower Colors:

yellow, green

EX10_107 Albuca canadensis

Height:

150-200 cm (4.9-6.6 ft)

EX10_108 Allium cirrhosum
EX10_109 Allium eriocoleum
EX10_110 Allium lusitanicum
EX10_111 Allium ramosum

EX10_112 Allium roborowskianum
EX10_113 Allium schoenoprasum

EX10_114 Allium subhirsutum

EX10_115 Allium trifoliatum

EX10_116 Aristea ecklonii

EX10_117 Babiana cuneata

ex Nievoudtville
EX10_118 Babiana cuneata

ex Siraudeau
EX10_119 Babiana dregei

EX10_120 Babiana ecklonii

EX10_121 Babiana framesii

EX10_122 Babiana inclinata

ex Hermon
EX10_123 Babiana inclinata

ex Porterville
EX10_124 Babiana karooica

EX10_125 Babiana lineolata

ex Porterville
EX10_126 Babiana lineolata

ex cedarberg
EX10_127 Babiana melanops

EX10_128 Babiana mucronata

ssp minor
EX10_129 Babiana mucronata

ssp mucronata
EX10_130 Babiana nana

ssp nana
EX10_131 Babiana noctiflora

EX10_132 Babiana odorata

EX10_133 Babiana patersoniae

EX10_134 Babiana patula

ex Winterfell
EX10_135 Babiana patula

ex IBAoSA
EX10_136 Babiana praemorsa

EX10_137 Babiana purpurea

EX10_138 Babiana pygmaea

EX10_139 Babiana ringens

EX10_140 Babiana rubrocyanea

EX10_141 Babiana sambucina

EX10_142 Babiana scariosa

EX10_143 Babiana spathacea

EX10_144 Babiana tubaeformis
EX10_145 Babiana tubiflora

EX10_146 Babiana tubulosa

EX10_147 Babiana vanzijliae

EX10_148 Babiana villosa

EX10_149 Babiana villosula

ex Stellenbosch
EX10_150 Babiana villosula

ex Brackenfell
EX10_151 Bellevalia dubia

EX10_152 Bellevalia longistyla

EX10_153 Bellevalia romana

EX10_154 Chasmanthe bicolor

EX10_155 Cyclamen elegans

EX10_156 Cyclamen libanoticum

EX10_157 Dierama pulcherrimum

ex Stervinou
EX10_158 Dierama pulcherrimum

ex Lepage
EX10_159 Dierama trichorhizum

EX10_160 Freesia caryophyllacea

EX10_161 Freesia fergusoniae

EX10_162 Freesia fucata

EX10_163 Freesia leichtlinii

EX10_164 Freesia leichtlinii

ssp alba
EX10_165 Freesia viridis

EX10_166 Fritillaria pallidiflora

EX10_167 Geissorhiza aspera

ex Somerset West
EX10_168 Geissorhiza aspera

ex Cedarberg
EX10_169 Geissorhiza imbricata

EX10_170 Geissorhiza inflexa

EX10_171 Geissorhiza karooica

EX10_172 Geissorhiza monanthos

EX10_173 Geissorhiza namaquensis
EX10_174 Geissorhiza tulbaghensis

EX10_175 Gladiolus abbreviatus

Flower Colors:	red
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX10_176 Gladiolus alatus

Flower Colors:	orange, white, yellow
Life form:	corm
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX10_177 Gladiolus aureus

Flower Colors:	yellow
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX10_178 Gladiolus carinatus

Flower Colors:	yellow, purple, blue
Climate:	winter rain climate

ex Exotic Plants
EX10_179 Gladiolus carinatus

Flower Colors:	yellow, purple, blue
Climate:	winter rain climate

ex libertos
EX10_180 Gladiolus carneus

Flower Colors:	pink
Flower Season:	late spring
Life form:	corm
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX10_181 Gladiolus italicus

Flower Colors:

purple, white

ex Gibraltar
EX10_182 Gladiolus italicus

Flower Colors:

purple, white

ex Villa Thuret
EX10_183 Gladiolus merianellus

Flower Colors:	red, orange
Life form:	corm
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX10_184 Gladiolus miniatus

Flower Colors:	pink, orange
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX10_185 Gladiolus ochroleucus

Flower Colors:	pink
Climate:	summer rain climate

EX10_186 Gladiolus splendens

Flower Colors:	red
Climate:	winter rain climate

ex Siraudeau
EX10_187 Gladiolus splendens

Flower Colors:	red
Climate:	winter rain climate

ex Roggeveld
EX10_188 Gladiolus tristis

Height:	45-80 cm (1.5-2.6 ft)
Flower Colors:	white, yellow
Flower Season:	early spring to mid spring
Life form:	deciduous corm
Climate:	winter rain climate, USDA Zone 8-9

EX10_189 Gladiolus undulatus

Flower Colors:	white, pink
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX10_190 Gladiolus venustus

Flower Colors:	pink, purple, yellow
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX10_191 Gladiolus virescens

Flower Colors:	yellow, pink
Flower Season:	early spring

EX10_192 Gloriosa superba

EX10_193 Herbertia pulchella

EX10_194 Hesperantha cucullata

EX10_195 Hesperantha oligantha

EX10_196 Hesperantha pilosa

EX10_197 Hesperantha spicata
EX10_198 Iris domestica
EX10_199 Iris milesii
EX10_200 Iris spuria

EX10_201 Ixia latifolia

EX10_202 Ixia polystachya

var lutea
EX10_203 Ixia ramulosa

ex libertos
EX10_204 Ixia ramulosa

ex Kamiesberg
EX10_205 Ixia scillaris

EX10_206 Ixia thomasiae

EX10_207 Ixia trifolia

EX10_208 Lachenalia algoensis

EX10_209 Lachenalia arbuthnotiae

ex Siraudeau
EX10_210 Lachenalia arbuthnotiae

ex Libertos
EX10_211 Lachenalia bachmannii

ex Silverhill
EX10_212 Lachenalia bachmannii

ex Libertos
EX10_213 Lachenalia barkeriana
EX10_214 Lachenalia carnosa

ex Silverhill
EX10_215 Lachenalia carnosa

ex Siraudeau
EX10_216 Lachenalia contaminata

ex Viliersdorp
EX10_217 Lachenalia contaminata

ex Telos
EX10_218 Lachenalia convallarioides
EX10_219 Lachenalia ensifolia

ex Willemsrivier
EX10_220 Lachenalia ensifolia

ex SilverHill
EX10_221 Lachenalia ensifolia

ex Willowmore
EX10_222 Lachenalia ensifolia

ex IBAoSA
EX10_223 Lachenalia ensifolia

ex Siraudeau
EX10_224 Lachenalia flava

EX10_225 Lachenalia glauca
EX10_226 Lachenalia haarlemensis

ex Silverhill
EX10_227 Lachenalia haarlemensis

ex Siraudeau
EX10_228 Lachenalia judithiae
EX10_229 Lachenalia kliprandensis

EX10_230 Lachenalia latimerae

EX10_231 Lachenalia liliiflora ex Klapmuts
EX10_232 Lachenalia liliiflora ex Libertos
EX10_233 Lachenalia longibracteata

EX10_234 Lachenalia longituba

EX10_235 Lachenalia lutea

EX10_236 Lachenalia marginata

ssp neglecta
EX10_237 Lachenalia mathewsii

ex Siraudeau
EX10_238 Lachenalia mathewsii

ex MGS
EX10_239 Lachenalia membranacea

EX10_240 Lachenalia multifolia

EX10_241 Lachenalia orthopetala

EX10_242 Lachenalia pallida

EX10_243 Lachenalia paucifolia

ex Libertos
EX10_244 Lachenalia paucifolia

ex Silverhill
EX10_245 Lachenalia purpureocaerulea

ex Silverhill
EX10_246 Lachenalia purpureocaerulea

ex Siraudeau
EX10_247 Lachenalia pusilla

EX10_248 Lachenalia pygmaea

EX10_249 Lachenalia reflexa

EX10_250 Lachenalia splendida

EX10_251 Lachenalia stayneri
EX10_252 Lachenalia thomasiae

EX10_253 Lachenalia trichophylla

EX10_254 Lachenalia unifolia

EX10_255 Lachenalia violacea

EX10_256 Lachenalia zeyheri

EX10_257 Lapeirousia anceps

EX10_258 Lapeirousia divaricata

EX10_259 Lapeirousia montana

EX10_260 Libertia chilensis
EX10_261 Libertia grandiflora

EX10_262 Lilium candidum

EX10_263 Massonia echinata

EX10_264 Massonia pustulata

ex Gouritzmond
EX10_265 Massonia pustulata

ex Issa
EX10_266 Moraea bellendenii

EX10_267 Moraea bipartita

EX10_268 Moraea britteniae

EX10_269 Moraea bulbillifera

EX10_270 Moraea collina

EX10_271 Moraea comptonii

EX10_272 Moraea cookii

EX10_273 Moraea flaccida

EX10_274 Moraea huttonii

EX10_275 Moraea longifolia

EX10_276 Moraea miniata

EX10_277 Moraea polyanthos

EX10_278 Moraea polystachya

EX10_279 Moraea unguiculata

EX10_280 Moraea vegeta

EX10_281 Muscari caucasicum
EX10_282 Muscari inconstrictum

EX10_283 Muscari neglectum

EX10_284 Muscari weissii
EX10_285 Narcissus dubius

EX10_286 Ornithogalum dictaeum
EX10_287 Ornithogalum graminifolium

EX10_288 Ornithogalum richtersveldense
EX10_289 Ornithogalum saundersiae

EX10_290 Phalocallis coelestis
EX10_291 Romulea albiflora

EX10_292 Romulea austinii

EX10_293 Romulea bulbocodium

var crocea ex Hoog
EX10_294 Romulea bulbocodium

var crocea ex Njissen Bulbs
EX10_295 Romulea clusiana

EX10_296 Romulea clusiana

ex Hoog
EX10_297 Romulea columnae

ssp grandiscapa
EX10_298 Romulea columnae

ssp grandiscapa ex Libertos
EX10_299 Romulea cruciata

ex Tulbagh
EX10_300 Romulea cruciata

ex Telos
EX10_301 Romulea diversiformis

ex Libertos
EX10_302 Romulea diversiformis

ex Silverhill
EX10_303 Romulea engleri

EX10_304 Romulea eximia

EX10_305 Romulea eximia

ex Tulbagh
EX10_306 Romulea eximia

ex Telos
EX10_307 Romulea flava

EX10_308 Romulea gigantea

EX10_309 Romulea hirsuta

EX10_310 Romulea hirta

EX10_311 Romulea leipoldtii

EX10_312 Romulea ligustica

EX10_313 Romulea longipes

EX10_314 Romulea minutiflora

EX10_315 Romulea monadelpha

EX10_316 Romulea multisulcata

EX10_317 Romulea nivalis

EX10_318 Romulea obscura

EX10_319 Romulea pearsonii

ex Rare Plants
EX10_320 Romulea pearsonii

ex Silverhill
EX10_321 Romulea pratensis

EX10_322 Romulea rosea

var australis
EX10_323 Romulea rosea

var australis ex Libertos
EX10_324 Romulea rosea

var rosea
EX10_325 Romulea tabularis

EX10_326 Romulea tabularis

ex Silverhill
EX10_327 Romulea tetragona

EX10_328 Romulea triflora

EX10_329 Romulea unifolia

EX10_330 Scilla luciliae

EX10_331 Sparaxis bulbifera

EX10_332 Sparaxis elegans

EX10_333 Sparaxis elegans

ex IBAoSA
EX10_334 Sparaxis elegans

ex Telos
EX10_335 Sparaxis fragrans

ex Brackenfell
EX10_336 Sparaxis fragrans

ex Libertos
EX10_337 Sparaxis grandiflora

ssp acutiloba ex Citrusdal
EX10_338 Sparaxis grandiflora

ssp acutiloba ex Piketberg
EX10_339 Sparaxis grandiflora

ssp fimbriata
EX10_340 Sparaxis grandiflora

ssp violacea ex Van der Stel Pass
EX10_341 Sparaxis grandiflora

ssp violacea ex Hermanus
EX10_342 Sparaxis maculosa

EX10_343 Sparaxis metelerkampiae

EX10_344 Sparaxis pillansii

EX10_345 Sparaxis pillansii

ex Libertos
EX10_346 Sparaxis tricolor

EX10_347 Trimezia coerulea
EX10_348 Triteleia peduncularis

EX10_349 Tritonia crocata

EX10_350 Tritonia deusta

ex Stormsvlei
EX10_351 Tritonia deusta

ex Hoog
EX10_352 Tritonia dubia

EX10_353 Tritonia dubia

ex Libertos
EX10_354 Tritonia pallida

EX10_355 Tritonia squalida

EX10_356 Tulipa clusiana

EX10_357 Tulipa turkestanica

EX10_358 Watsonia coccinea

EX10_359 Zephyranthes robusta

Leftovers from EX09, all seeds for 1$ each:

EX09_003 Gladiolus imbricatus

Flower Colors:

purple

EX09_007 Allium karataviense

Life form:

bulb

EX09_008 Freesia laxa

EX09_012 Ipomoea pubescens

Height:	150-250 cm (4.9-8.2 ft)
Flower Colors:	purple
Special:	climber
Life form:	tuber

EX09_013 Moraea ochroleuca

aurantica
EX09_014 Moraea simulans

EX09_015 Moraea vegeta

EX09_016 Ramonda myconi
EX09_022 Allium crenulatum

EX09_023 Allium unifolium

EX09_025 Drimia uniflora

EX09_038 Allium nevskianum

Flower Colors:

purple

,ex Augis Bulbs
EX09_040 Gladiolus dalenii

Flower Colors:	red, yellow, green, patterned
Climate:	summer rain climate

,Boone'
EX09_045 Chasmanthe floribunda

EX09_073 Acis nicaeensis 
EX09_074 Allium shelkovnikovii 
EX09_077 Crocus ibrahimii
EX09_083 Leopoldia caucasicaJJA 688.600
EX09_084 Narcissus obesus

MS 451
EX09_086 Pseudomuscari chalusicum

JJA 690.700
EX09_089 Albuca rupestris
EX09_090 Albuca shawii

Flower Colors:

yellow

EX09_091 Drimia platyphylla

EX09_135 Gladiolus imbricatus

Flower Colors:

purple

EX09_495 Pelargonium quinquelobatum
EX09_504 Codonopsis pilosula

EX09_506 Ipomopsis rubra (not a geophyte)
EX09_507 Liatris spicata

Height:	60-100 cm (2-3.3 ft)
Flower Colors:	purple
Flower Season:	mid summer
Life form:	corm

floristean white OP
EX09_509 Platycodon grandiflorus

(white and blue parents)
EX09_557 Artemisia assoana
EX09_558 Asphodelus ayardii
EX09_560 Fritillaria pyrenaica

EX09_561 Gadoria falukei
EX09_563 Moraea sisyrinchium

ex Engomi, Cyprus
EX09_564 Muscari massayanum

ex Aladaglar Seisums 012-039
EX09_565 Plantago subulata
EX09_566 Romulea spec. Azrou, Morocco
EX09_577 Iris crocea OP
EX09_578 Iris spuria

'Imperial Bronze' OP
EX09_579 Zephyranthes tubispatha syn Habranthus tubispathus
EX09_583 Zephyranthes minima

EX09_589 Gladiolus alatus

Flower Colors:	orange, white, yellow
Life form:	corm
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX09_590 Gladiolus aureus

Flower Colors:	yellow
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX09_591 Gladiolus carneus

Flower Colors:	pink
Flower Season:	late spring
Life form:	corm
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX09_592 Gladiolus priorii

Flower Colors:	red
Life form:	corm
Climate:	winter rain climate

EX09_593 Gladiolus virescens

Flower Colors:	yellow, pink
Flower Season:	early spring

var virescens
EX09_595 Iris orientalis

white heirloom
EX09_596 Iris spuria

brown cultivar
EX09_597 Scilla hyacinthoides

tall form
EX09_598 Veltheimia bracteata

pink
EX09_612 Galtonia sp. aff. viridiflora
EX09_613 Talinum paniculatum
EX09_614 Tritonia disticha

ssp. rubrolucens Tall Pink Form ex De Hessenhof
EX09_615 Tulipa bifloriformis

ex Augis Bulbs
EX09_616 Tulipa binutans ex Augis Bulbs
EX09_618 Zephyranthes filifolia ex Hans Joschko

Leftovers from EX08, all seeds for 1$ each:

EX08_010 Bomarea edulis

EX08_012 Eucomis zambesiaca

EX08_016 Albuca setosa

Flower Colors:	white, green, brown, yellow
Life form:	bulb

EX08_017 Allium cernuum

Flower Colors:	pink, white
Flower Season:	early summer to mid summer

EX08_019 Allium nutans

EX08_020 Barnardia japonica

EX08_021 Galtonia viridiflora

EX08_023 Hesperantha baurii

EX08_025 Iris domestica
EX08_027 Sisyrinchium angustifolium
EX08_034 Crocosmia mix of ,Anna Marie' and ,Yellow Emberglow
EX08_040 Albuca pulchra

EX08_041 Albuca spec Grahamstown
EX08_048 Datura wrightii
EX08_049 Ennealophus fimbriatus

EX08_051 Iris laevigata

dark purple
EX08_052 Lilium longiflorum

Hyb. ,,white triumphator"
EX08_053 Lilium philippinense

EX08_054 Lilium pumilum

EX08_058 Habranthus robustus

EX08_060 Silene undulata (syn. capensis)
EX08_061 Zephyranthes primulina

EX08_303 Freesia laxa

EX08_304 Gladiolus x hortulanus cultivar mix incl. ,,Espresso"

Happy growing!

Uli and Martin

Definitely a beauty. The first thing to come in mind with the color scheme is Gladiolus carinatus

Flower Colors:	yellow, purple, blue
Climate:	winter rain climate

@Too Many Plants! That second ferraria should be crispa, too - they are quite variable.

later than usual, spring has started for me, too - of course with Galanthus (Spindlestone Surprise and Green Fingers shown here). My spring colchicums only came through after some iron phosphate "fertilization" - that's a late Colchicum serpentinum

, and Colchicum robustum

(syn jolantheae) - the rescue seemingly came too late for luteum.

In the cold house, Asphodelus acaulis

finally opened up - last year I had it flowering all February on the front stairs, but as I said before, this February was colder by far.

To make one thing clear: nothing posted here is erased, all is moved to an internal team space.

Hi monte, welcome to the forum!

you may want to wait for the next bulb exchange for  your area - Bridget already announced to start the collection phase soon. This tends to make it easier to find matches both for your supply and for what you seek.

To me it could be most species in Scilloideae, including but not limited to grape hyacinths/ muscari - several Scilla species are freely seeding around and quick to reach flowering size, as are Hyacinthoides. On the other hand I'd exclude Ipheion as their leaves are more strap-shaped and parallel - and would possibly give themselves away through a faint garlic scent.

I finalized our list and transmitted it to Antoine, awaiting response. A little bit of statistics:

16 participants
620 Items ordered
82 species ordered
5 of those we're above the offered number - Antoine is checking reserves for that
55 additional species did not reach the limit and had no permission for fillup

All we can do now is wait - both for Antoines confirmation and of course for the shipping which will commence in 3 waves from August to October. Depending on Antoine's timing I may offer to join shipping with the then ongoing EX11/11b, but we'll see how that will turn out.

still 10 1/2 hours to go - as evaluating the List takes some googleing now is a good time to give it a go.

One thing we learned over the process: A good  way to formulate your order is desired minimum amount + fillup allowed or not -> this means that you usually don't have to invest the 12 € minimum order per spec.

current stats are: 62 species have reached 12 € limit, 157 have not. of those, about 60 have requests which are not enough for the limit - so be brave and maybe make someone else also happy by enabling their desired species ;-)

Small update: we've already reached the minimum volume for the complete order, so this will not be cancelled due to low demand. Of course, more participants will make things cheaper for all of us especially due to the per species minimum order, so please join in!

Quote from: Carlos on January 07, 2025, 01:02:51 PMGreat!

And the catalogue?

came per mail ~ 11 am CET