Sprekelia Formosissima
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Re: Sprekelia Formosissima
Wow...a sprekelia hipestrum hybrid. Thanks for sharing the pics Heinie. Its great to see someone getting into producing hybrids.
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Re: Sprekelia Formosissima
Do these hybrids set seed for you and if so have you grown them and what was the result? Thanks for this helpful information.
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Re: Sprekelia Formosissima
I have not pollinated any of my Hippeastrelia flowers yet because my intention was to get a Hippeastrelia hybrid and would not like to cross back to Hippeastrum because I do not want to change the colour of the flower. It was for the flower colour that I used Red Lion originally in the cross.
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Heinie
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Re: Sprekelia Formosissima
So they don't self pollinate?
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Re: Sprekelia Formosissima
I remove the pollens from flowers I wish not to pollinate on all my plants.
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Heinie
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Re: Sprekelia Formosissima
Hello, Heinie,
The leaves of my plants are not half as broad as seen in your picture, my be what I have is a different specie.
They are also not planted as deep, I will shift them to a bigger pot.
Arif
The leaves of my plants are not half as broad as seen in your picture, my be what I have is a different specie.
They are also not planted as deep, I will shift them to a bigger pot.
Arif
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- Gardening Interests: I grow Clivias, Daylilies and numerous bulbs from the Amaryllidaceae family.
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Re: Sprekelia Formosissima
Muhammad,
My Hippeastrelia hybrid leaves are wider than yours in the photo but my Sprekelia leaves are perhaps a little wider but those are about 10 year old bulbs. As far as I am aware there are only two Sprekelia species, Sprekelia formosissima and Sprekelia howardii.
My Hippeastrelia hybrid leaves are wider than yours in the photo but my Sprekelia leaves are perhaps a little wider but those are about 10 year old bulbs. As far as I am aware there are only two Sprekelia species, Sprekelia formosissima and Sprekelia howardii.
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Heinie
Heinie