Cape Cowslip (Lachenalia aloides)

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 30, 2009

Cape Cowslip
Lachenalia aloides

Mixed in with Lachenalia aloides quadricolor.

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ladygardener1 Near Lake Erie, NW, PA(Zone 5a) Dec 30, 2009

Kell, Those are really pretty, I did a scarch and can't find any one that sells them. I read they can be started from seed. Do you have a lead?

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kniphofia Cramlington, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Dec 30, 2009

Oh my goodness, these are absolutely to die for! Wonderful, and a gorgeous photo!

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 30, 2009

Thanks Sue. I have gone lachenalia nuts! LOL.

Ladygardener1, there was a site online that sells them. I will have to look for you. I haven't ordered any from them though. The ones in the picture are more common to find. I have seen them at garden shows here. I got mine from that pot pictured. A friend has had that same pot for years and years. She could not remember where she got them or what they were called. I finally tracked them down for I loved her pot every ear. I would call it her Happiness Pot or Cheerful Pot. No one could look at it in full bloom and not smile!

I now have many varieties but most are not as great. But I crossed that dangerous threshold into collecting and we all know collectors do not care if ones they collect are ugly as long as they are different. LOL The story of my life!

I have never grown them from seed, but seed is what is available on eBay. I so wish they had bulbs.

Anyway, I get most of mine from the UC Berkeley Arboretum here. But most from there are ugly! LOL Or maybe nondescript. The one above makes the biggest statement.

See what I mean - nondescript. No thrill here.
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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Dec 30, 2009

Shoot, now I am looking at getting more! LOL Oh to be so needy!

Ladygardener1, http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/Lachenalia.html

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ladygardener1 Near Lake Erie, NW, PA(Zone 5a) Dec 30, 2009

Thanks Kell, I'll put the link in my favorites, since they will not ship till the summer months, I have time to browse and pick out $25.00 worth of plants.
I'm a plant addict too, we have a lot of company. It's so hard to be reabilited when DG folks makes it so easy. LOL

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