FloraPix

2370 - Bulbs (Garden) - 2009-09-28
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Haemanthus [humilis hirsutus x coccineus]

Locality: USA - Indiana - Greenhouse grown in Westfield, Indiana
Photographer: Jim Shields
Note: This hybrid cross yielded 8 seedling bulbs that now all bloom every autumn. All have very similar coloring, burgundy bracts with scarlet flowers inside. This and one other bulb are this year producing twin scapes, something I have not seen before in Haemanthus (Sent: Bulbs-L@nic.surfnet.nl)

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