tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post1539412397258295869..comments2024-03-29T04:06:21.363-07:00Comments on Prairiebreak: Sani Pass to Howick: the Little BergPanayoti Kelaidishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-48075820035620338912015-02-22T04:00:11.134-08:002015-02-22T04:00:11.134-08:00Thanks for the I.D.'s, Ernie: I hope I shall g...Thanks for the I.D.'s, Ernie: I hope I shall get germination on the oxyriifolius as well! Good luck on germinating Ficinia. I think C. obtusiflorus, however, should prove hardy! It's incredibly variable, and every form is wonderful. I am surprised you've had cooperi make it--its definitely from warm temperate areas that rarely freeze--you really are zone 7. We'd need to seek the high mountain forms for any luck here. Thanks for the notes!Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-73169913588092109582015-02-20T19:10:46.181-08:002015-02-20T19:10:46.181-08:00Nice photos again, like those different colors of ...Nice photos again, like those different colors of the K laxiflora. The senecio is S. oxyriifolius, I grow it in a pot, it has tuberous roots. I also have the yellow sedge in a pot, it is very pretty and quite common in the grasslands, but the prettiest of all sedges is Ficinia radiata from the Western Cape, I have seen it in flower (and have some seed but have yet to get it to germinate) it has huge yellow petal like bracts on a small plant. Didn't know about the high altitude ledebouria you show, there are ledebourias of all kinds all over SA and also in Botswana near Gaborone, they are as confusing as the hypoxis species swarms are. One that is hardy here and can be found in some nurseries (but I will have to see after this winter because I got a couple thru last winter and planted out quite a few more, they clump really fast, and I kept a bit inside as insurance) is L cooperi. Its small but actually does have pretty flowers and striped leaves. If the numerous divisions from a large pot that I put out show up this spring than I will be able to confirm its hardiness, because we cant get much worse than these last two winters. Erniegeranioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960970596321533700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-24187989882138033412015-02-20T14:57:51.412-08:002015-02-20T14:57:51.412-08:00The Ledebourias were a big "take Home" (...The Ledebourias were a big "take Home" (the knowledge, not the plants, alas!). I know there are a few hardy ones kicking around Europe. We must start with those...your post only showed up once! (Computers can be so aggravating: can't live without 'em, but sometimes you can't stand 'em).<br />Panayoti Kelaidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846898350006673316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3134648325048818615.post-45251898054360927882015-02-20T11:54:36.273-08:002015-02-20T11:54:36.273-08:00Hmm.. wonder if this will show up twice... Great s...Hmm.. wonder if this will show up twice... Great stuff- especially interesting to see some of the high altitude/potentially hardy stuff, like the Ledebouria!Cohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10671162836849472980noreply@blogger.com