April photos

[Arnold]

Tulipa Bifloriformis

[Arnold]

Gladiolus carneus   -no it's not but I'll wait for Arnold to edit it [Martin]

[David Pilling]

Gladiolus carneus

[:thumbs up:]

[Uli]

Hello Arnold,

Are you sure about the name? To me it looks like Freesia laxa red form. 

[David Pilling]

Wiki photos

Freesia laxa

Gladiolus carneus

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

There is on Google, and not on the wiki (!) Gladiolus cruentus

https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=APwXEdeeOpKskKR3NCmSUGy7SdY9gtRAoQ:1680812104801&si=AMnBZoG6iZDerwjt2of0IBkAfPjfrYaVPHtFvmVQ7PdolrFSDHYc9vu3SqhL_EbwuHrWL3CqUGu9mVNn3tu2E9iQKvAn-jXlczjA6lzxGt19R5MS_9GcKlXWRaUWDCDpaZJpZNpR2qPy0jeByWzTvvryufvLf3H-zUrCTcmrzPtBtH_Ii5PdSsWaIAx3-Pg7ktStbhnzEwJTZDKh8wKrVI1fpThPjyy24oe_i_OrLFFcMcDhIbQ8WnVMIlPrp94kT_koM0Bu1bHrqIg_lenFDZ_UZX_xJf5SWOpRaPtnW7ox9lsaIiO_r2mlQwbYby0Yp6B-RBM4kjA-&q=Gladiolus+cruentus&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidicODiZb-AhXiolwKHS29DO8Qs9oBKAN6BAgsEAU&biw=1462&bih=732&dpr=1

[Arnold]

Yep, Freesia laxa.  How do we remove or edit the image.

[Arnold]

Moraea polyanthos.

[David Pilling]

How do we remove or edit the image.

You can edit your own posts. I'd suggest just changing the name, or better writing a correction.
Still a good image, and the wuki has none of the red form.

[Diane Whitehead]

Babiana patersoniae from Silverhill Seeds sown in 2018.

[Uli]

Very delicate color! I like the blue anthers. Is it a photographic effect or do the petals have a slight blue sheen?

[Diane Whitehead]

I had to look really hard for a while, but the petals do have very faint bluish lines on them.  I would never have noticed if you hadn't asked.

[Mike Lowitz]

In bloom
Clivia hybrid miniata x gardenii
Lachenalia Violacea
Echinopsis " Hans Sachs" just too beautiful to leave out.

Big thanks to Fred B. in Boston for hybridizing this amazing clivia in 2005.  Thanks to Ken Blackford for the Lachenalia 

A nice sunny warm weekend for San Diego
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[Martin Bohnet]

love the clivia! You'll always get me with green on flowers - as you can see with Pterostylis curta

Height:	10-20 cm (3.9-7.9 inch)
Flower Colors:	white, green
Flower Season:	mid spring
Life form:	corm

from EX05. I have also a hybrid  Pterostylis that has formed quite a colony which I'll show in a few days when open - looks like there are enough of those to share on the fall exchange.

I've heard bad things about Allium paradoxum

though I don't know if these also apply to var normale (could there be a more paradox naming? ) I shall see if it can keep up with Allium ursinum

, Allium flavum

and Allium vineale

Flower Colors:

purple

for aggressive behavior...

Tropaeolum brachyceras

, Tropaeolum tricolor

and the hybrid mix this year on their trellis, clearly showing that there is no paternity test necessary...

Last for today is the daffodil deathtrap - I think its Narcissus cerrolazae

, but that's not the interesting thing on that picture

[Mike Lowitz]

Martin,

Those are beautiful. The color tone on  blooms is really nice and deep , all nicely grown. 
I have to give Clivia credit to Fred as I shared .  The hybrid is vigorous, beautiful leaves and a stunning long lasting flower. 

I have one last Lachenalia for the season to post this week. We ate having one last blast of rain today. Hope it blooms tomorrow. 

[Arnold]

Tulipa ferganica