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By Meanie


Oxford botanic gardens

Taken at Oxfords botanic gardens today.
Unfortunately, once again I forgot to photograph the tag, although I think that it's Clivia caulescens.



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lovely contrast in colour

2 May, 2011

 

I think that these colours are quite lovely together too.

2 May, 2011

 

Stunning flower reminds me of a plant I have with the colours

3 May, 2011

 

this is lovely ~ like a colourful solomans seal!!

3 May, 2011

 

Thanks chaps!
I think that it is a Clivia - I'll check this weekend.

3 May, 2011

 

Just googled it Meanie it is Clivia Caulescens

3 May, 2011

 

That's pretty much the one that I had in mind 6d!
Thank you.

3 May, 2011

 

Your welcome Meanie :o))

3 May, 2011

 

Meanie:

This looks like Cantua buxifolia. It grows well outdoor in all of Coastal California. It's a very neat plant! There's many varieties available for sale here.

20 May, 2011

 

Delonix - you've got one wrong!!
Deffo not Cantua, the leaves in the shot are not of this plant. My thoughts were that it was a Clivia, 6d came up with C.caulescens.....
Ironic though - Cantua is on my list "to get" when we go down to Cornwall.

21 May, 2011

 

Meanie:

The flowers look so tiny for Clivia caulescens. Clivia caulescens is very widely grown here just like the Clivia miniata hybrids. I guess when C. caulescens is grown indoors it has smaller flowers?

21 May, 2011

 

30/40 mm. Would that be too small?

22 May, 2011

 

Meanie:

I think the flowers on C. caulescens here are twice that size. It could be because the plants are growing in the ground outside. Maybe? I'll have to look at my pics. I have some, somewhere. lol.

22 May, 2011

 

It's in the ground. It was rather hemmed in by other plants though and probably starved of light?

23 May, 2011

 

Meanie:

It doesn't need much light, however, it does needs bright indirect light.

23 May, 2011



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