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I received this fantastic book for Xmas.
The Amaryllidaceae of Southern Africa by Duncan, Jeppe, Voigt

A fantastic account of this group of bulbs in SA
There is some general info at the beginning of the book.
And then there is a species by species entry with detailed info, a map, and a painting of each plant.

I believe it wasn't cheap, but well worth it.
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They are lovely!! \O


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Apart from the Hippeastrum sp. (a personal dislike for some reason), they are very pretty \O


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I had quite a few of them (Crinums, Haemanthus etc) in my greenhouse at one point, but one year around mid Feb (the coldest and worst possible time) the heater failed and I lost most.


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What a pity :-( A risky hobby O-/


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Lisbeth wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:16 pm What a pity :-( A risky hobby O-/
I was really upset, but what could I do.

I have a greenhouse full of all sorts of tropical plants (cacti, ferns, bulbs etc). There is a heater set @ 5*C min. It's plugged into a special outdoors type socket.
Unfortunately on this occasion I had a busy week and only managed to get to check on things on the weekends. Part of the plug itself shorted and I only discovered it a few days after it probably happened. /ou/


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Did you lose many plants?


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Lisbeth wrote: Fri Jan 18, 2019 2:44 pm Did you lose many plants?
About 100.
Tropical stuff that was struggling at 5*C as it is, probably needing a few *C higher to be really happy.
Grown from seed and some over 15 years old.


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Must have been terrible to see all your work gone overnight :-( O/


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Not nice Dzombo!! :shock:


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