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Hello Randy,

The closest I can get with the flower is Neomarica. It is definitely not Orthosanthus and does not fit for Herbertia. How tall is the plant? What diameter is the flower? Single flower or branching inflorescences? A picture of the foliage would help.
Neomarica forms a big clump of flat, non pleated Iris like leaves, usually bright green, some have a glaucous tinge.

Hope that helps 

FIRST U.S. VASCULAR PLANT EXTIRPATION LINKED TO SEA LEVEL RISE? PILOSOCEREUS MILLSPAUGHII (CACTACEAE) IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, U.S.A.

https://journals.brit.org/jbrit/article/view/1350/1361

Received this from a seed exchange, not sure which one, as Orthrosantus polystachyus.  It does bloom in the morning, fading by mid afternoon.  I know at one point I had found a reference for an Irid that fit this flower type but I cannot remember what it was.  Any thoughts appreciated.

Proiphys amboinensis, imported with a phyto from Thailand, going to flower in its second season here. It behaves quite like a rain lily but needs minimum temps above 20°C / 68F. I have three smaller bulbs which won't flower, so I'll try to self it.



Carlos 

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Number	Contributor	Item	Info
1	Rimmer de Vries	(Sinningia 'wildfire' X S. globulosa) x self) OP, h. 6/22
2	Dave & Tammy Linss	Albuca acuminata
3	Rimmer de Vries	Albuca circinata ex BX 174, h. 3/24
4	Charles Hunter	Amorphophallus kiusianus	Seeds cannot dry out or they will not germinate
5	Rimmer de Vries	Androcymbium dregei ex BX 155 #22 Mazer, h 4/24
6	Judy McBride	Anomatheca laxa
7	Charles Hunter	Arisaema taiwanense
8	Mary Sue Ittner	Baeometra uniflora
9	Christine Doud	Bearded Iris, Christo Redentor x Punctuation
10	Christine Doud	Bearded Iris, Double Click x Berry Blend
11	Christine Doud	Bearded Iris, eleganza x Big Break (plicata)
12	Christine Doud	Bearded Iris, Hello Romance x Big Break (broken)
13	Christine Doud	Bearded Iris, Obsidian (plicata) x Noid (plicata)
14	Christine Doud	Bearded Iris, Professor x Sorbonne (plicata)
15	Christine Doud	Bearded Iris, unknown parentage
16	Christine Doud	Bearded Iris, unnamed x Iron Eagle
17	Mary Sue Ittner	Bellevalia dubia
18	Mary Sue Ittner	Bellevalia romana
19	Christine Doud	Camassia cusickii (white, non variegated leaves)
20	Christine Doud	Camassia Sacajawea (white, variegated leaves)
21	Ron Martinolich	Chasmanthe floribunda
22	Arnold Trachtenberg	Colchicum of mixed types and open pollinated
23	Rimmer de Vries	Crinum bulbispermum ex JES selected forms, hardy  in Indianapolis, IN
24	Rimmer de Vries	Cyanella orchidiformis - early tall form ex BX 368, h April 2024 (pods)
25	Rimmer de Vries	Cyrtanthus mackenii - butter yellow, ex Telos, h. Feb 24 (2 packets)
26	Rimmer de Vries	Cyrtanthus sanguineus ex BX 339 Monica Swartz, h. 11/23
27	Judy McBride	Dichelostemma ida-maia	Firecracker flower
28	Rimmer de Vries	Eucrosia aurantica ex BX 405 h Spring 2024
29	Dave & Tammy Linss	Ferraria crispa chocolate
30	Dave & Tammy Linss	Ferraria crispa ssp. nortieri
31	Mary Sue Ittner	Fessia greilhuberi
32	Dave & Tammy Linss	Freesia laxa red
33	Mary Sue Ittner	Freesia laxa ssp. azurea
34	Mary Sue Ittner	Freesia leichtlinii ssp. alba
35	Mary Sue Ittner	Geissorhiza inflexa
36	Dave & Tammy Linss	Gladiolus tristis
37	Ron Martinolich	Gossypium species	Cotton seed
38	Rimmer de Vries	Habranthus robusta ex BX, h 6/2024
39	Dave & Tammy Linss	Habranthus robustus 'Russell Manning'
40	Dave & Tammy Linss	Habranthus tubispathus Gold
41	Mike Lowitz	Hesperocallis undulata
42	James Henrich	Hesperoxiphion peruvianum ex Annie's Annuals
43	Rimmer de Vries	Hippeastrelia X Sprecklia howardii- h 6/2024 if  seedlings have 1/2" wide leaves then it was a self, if they have  1/4" wide leaves then it is a cross
44	Rimmer de Vries	Hippeastrum striatum Saltao BX (SX) 436 from Brazil Plants, h. 4/23
45	Mary Sue Ittner	Hyacinthoides mauritanica
46	Rimmer de Vries	Hymenocallis aff. guerrorensis, ex Guerro, MX N  of Chilpancingo, Thad Howard Coll 1984
47	Rimmer de Vries	Hymenocallis aff. phalandis, ex Tepic, MX 7000'  h 6/2024
48	Judy McBride	Iris foetidissima
49	Rimmer de Vries	Lachenalia ensifolia maughanii, Nieuwoudtville, h. 3/24
50	Rimmer de Vries	Lachenalia mediana ex NBH406, ex Nhu N, h 6/  2024
51	Arnold Trachtenberg	Lachenalia nervosa
52	Bob Lauf	Lachenalia pusilla
53	Arnold Trachtenberg	Lachenalia pygmaea (OP)
54	Bob Lauf	Lachenalia trichophylla (long hair form)
55	Arnold Trachtenberg	Lachenlia ensifolia (OP)
56	Rimmer de Vries	Ledebouria concolor, h 6/ 2024
57	Rimmer de Vries	Leopoldia sp 15" tall late muscari type,  lost ID, h 6. 2024
58	Mike Lowitz	Massonia pustulata
59	Judy McBride	Moraea collina
60	Linda Press Wulf	Moraea huttonii
61	Dave & Tammy Linss	Moraea polyanthos
62	Leo Martin	Moraea speciosa
63	Mary Sue Ittner	Muscari macrocarpum
64	Rimmer de Vries	Narcissus serontinus ex Rhonda Spain, h. 11/23
65	Mary Sue Ittner	Nothoscordum montevidense
66	Mike Lowitz	Papavar orientale (orange)	Orange poppy
67	Rimmer de Vries	Pelargonium incrassatum- magenta, h 3/23
68	Rimmer de Vries	Pelargonium incrassatum- pink, h 3/22
69	Rimmer de Vries	Pelargonium quinquelobatum, h. late Su 23
70	Rimmer de Vries	Polyxena pygmaea alba ex. Koppie Alleen, De Hoop ex Paul Cumbleton, h. 3/24
71	Rimmer de Vries	Scilla latifolia Canary Islands. Garden origin seed collected by Uli Urban donated in SX3, h. Feb-Mar 2024
72	Arnold Trachtenberg	Scilla madeirensis
73	Rimmer de Vries	Sinninga micans ex Hannon, h 4.24 (and inside packet h. 4/23)
74	Rimmer de Vries	Sinningia aghensis
75	Rimmer de Vries	Sinningia eumorphia, h. 2/21
76	Rimmer de Vries	Sinningia insularis, h. 5/22
77	Rimmer de Vries	Sinningia irae, h. 6/22
78	Rimmer de Vries	Sinningia leucotricha, h. 5/22
79	Rimmer de Vries	Sinningia nivalis, h. 5/22
80	Rimmer de Vries	Sinningia piresiana x S. nivalis, h. 2021
81	Rimmer de Vries	Sinningia 'Scarlet O' Hara', op h. 7/21
82	Linda Press Wulf	Sparaxis mixed
83	Dave & Tammy Linss	Sparaxis villosa
84	Dave & Tammy Linss	Sparaxis, pink and white
85	Charles Hunter	Trillium cuneatum	Seeds cannot dry out or they will not germinate
86	Dave & Tammy Linss	Tritonia deusta
87	Mary Sue Ittner	Tulipa clusiana (from yellow flowered forms)
88	Arnold Trachtenberg	Veltheimia bracteata
89	Rimmer de Vries	Zephyranthes dichromata, pale yellow with rosy  reverse, some mixed with primulina ex BX Ina Crossley seed, h 6/2024
90	Rimmer de Vries	Zephyranthes drumondii, early white ,ex JES  seed, h 6/2024
91	Rimmer de Vries	Zephyranthes 'Pink Beauty' ex BX Ina Crossley  Seed, h 6/2024
92	Rimmer de Vries	Zephyranthes primulina ex BX Ina Crossley seed,  h 6/2024
93	Rimmer de Vries	Zephyranthes shandsii ex BX 462 JES seed h  6/2024
94	Rimmer de Vries	Zephyranthes Sunset Strain, ex BX Ina Crosley  seed, h 6/2024

The problem with any detailed cultivation guide for any plants is that they are almost always just the experience of one person in one location.
In the case of SA bulbs, probably a majority of people growing them outside of SA are growing them in climates that are totally unsuited for growing them outdoors, in the soil, for instance.

At the very least, every grower is different - for instance, on average, I over-water everything, so I have always used composts for dry climate plants that are very largely (but not entirely) mineral, but I would never consider trying to grow anything in any single aggregate, such as hydroton (it looks very like many different expanded clay media sold in the UK under numerous names).
More than that, very moisture sensitive plants are grown in clay pots here as even after heavy watering, they dry out fast. Not everythig likes that though - as a generalisation, Ferarria here, my greenhouse, my climate, my cultural regime, do better in plastic pots.

If you take a look at the very recent SABG newsletters you will find details of light levels too.

Hi All,

There is a great wiki article on growing bulbs but its very general and I found out that my Ferraria like to be deep from someone on this forum.

I know there is not likely a book like Holland Bulb Forcers Guide I used back in the day but any suggestions would be great.

I came across the The Southern African Bulb Group today and browsed through a half dozen news letters. Picked up a few great tips, like Babiana also like to be deep, though the ones in my garden seem to migrate to the surface..

Anyway, I found this great picture of Massonia longipes growing in hydroton. I have years of experience in the substrate world and love the stuff. My home aquaponic system uses this material. Its an ebb and flood system that fills up every 20-30 minutes then drains quickly. 
I planted my two Boophone disticha bulbs in hydroton this winter and they doubled in size. 
(I also overwinter my hybrid Glads in them and they gust finished blooming.

Hi, except the most southerly ones like caerulea  (Habranthus caeruleus) which Rimmer told me that has an autumn-winter cycle, all Zephs should be kept dry in winter until minimum temperatures are above 15 degrees C and maximum reach 25 or more, plus the rainstorm effect.

We had one on Monday 1st and I photographed the tubispathus on Thursday 4th... I last visited the collection on the previous Friday 28, but I'm confident that there were no signs of scapes...

This habranthus, received under another name, blooming on same schedule (June 30) as above picture only it is inside open garage and did not get any rain, but shared same humidity and temperature as outsole plants located about 30 feet away

Habranthus on July 1,  3 days after 1" rain in 10 minutes