manders Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Jst curious anyone noticed different griwth habits in dfferent forms? My standard capensis mostly all died off over winter (min 4C) , whereas the gant vogelgraat form just kept on growing. Theyre in exactly the same conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 If you had a min 4C I'd expect them to re-shoot from the roots. Mine are all still with leaves with temperatures at ambient. Cold greenhouse - no direct sun in winter - vents fully open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) Fred, yes the normal ones are coming back from the roots(one or two didnt die down but most did), whereas the volgegraat form just kept right on growing through the winter and not a single one died off. Edited April 11, 2015 by manders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) My 'normals' did the same as your volgegraat which in itself is unusual  A proportion usually goes to root, this year wasn't as mild as last either Edited April 11, 2015 by FredG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 My alba forms didn't die down, maybe my 'normal' ones are a bit wimpy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel van den Broek Posted April 11, 2015 Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Don't know Vogelgraat...probably Vogelgat which is a place and I have a plant from that location. It is somewhat stronger than the avarage plant. However for really different growth you should look at plants like location Baineskloof (more stilted), Gifberg and Van Rhynsdorp (both very red), Matroosberg (actually forms something that starts to look like a winterbud) and Montegue pass (self sterile as far as I can tell). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 (edited) My rubbish spelling... Volgelgat it is. Do you have a photo of these allmost winter buds. I've often seen capensis plants die down to a few leaves and have a green center, could be the same thing? Edit: I found one on google, i've never had one that extreme, that really does look like a winter bud... Edited April 11, 2015 by manders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel van den Broek Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Language is easier for me..names actually makes sence to me as Afrikaans is so close to Dutch Didn't take pictures... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manders Posted April 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 I just ordered some seeds of this form, i must be going back to my cp growing roots (or maybe my second childhood) but suddenly i find capensis interesting again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel van den Broek Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Lots of variation. Really wonder if it is all natural conditions or some actual variation (perhaps even subspecies level?) involved. Bot rivier is also a nice location as it is at some distance of the other locations going around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NepXGorgicus Posted April 12, 2015 Report Share Posted April 12, 2015 Right now my D. capensis 'wide leaf' form is much, much larger than my D. capensis 'alba'. Everything about it is larger, from the leaf width and length to the flower stalks. However, I suspect this may be a result of growing my D. capensis 'alba' inside for a number of years. It has just been transferred outside, so let's see if it catches up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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