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Haemanthus albifloss

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By Meanie


Haemanthus albifloss (Haemanthus albifloss)

Another member of the Amaryllidaceae family, this time growing in the Cactus house at Oxfords botanic gardens today.
Native to South Africa.



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Thats gorgeous don't they have some beauties you ll have to move in it will be cheaper lol.

28 Sep, 2011

 

Twelve quid a year for a season ticket - that would be the cheapest B&B ever!

28 Sep, 2011

 

I supose it would Meanie, they do some good deals with those Rhs season tickets don't they shame I cant get to them, but hey I can see them from my pc from yous :o))

28 Sep, 2011

 

This is just the Botanic gardens season ticket 6d.

28 Sep, 2011

 

Oh you should get a Rhs one for the year too

28 Sep, 2011

 

Nice these are, hopefully i'll get my Haemanthus coccineus seed to germinate ..

28 Sep, 2011

 

Oooh, you lucky so and so SL!

28 Sep, 2011

 

if they grow would you like a young bulb or two? it may be 2 years before i could disturb them if you don't mind the wait...

28 Sep, 2011

 

I'm patient!

28 Sep, 2011

 

i'll let you know how they go..

28 Sep, 2011

 

Very nice!

Haemanthus albiflos grows in great numbers here. There's acres of this plant growing at the San Diego Zoo. They make an incredible mass-planting.

I would think this plant could grow outside there...right?

29 Sep, 2011

 

Even if they could take the frosts, being that cold and wet would kill them!

29 Sep, 2011

 

Evidently, this plant is not as hardy as I thought...it's cold hardiness rating is down to 30ºF/-1ºC. (from what I've read).

29 Sep, 2011

 

The combination of cold and wet is the death knell for many hardy plants here Delonix.........

29 Sep, 2011

 

Yes, I know cold and wet soil is a lethal combination. We have this problem even here in San Diego sometimes. This is the reason why coconuts do not do well at all here. I know we get very little rain in winter and the temps can stay pretty warm but the couple of cool days we get in winter can cause certain very tropical plants problems.

30 Sep, 2011



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