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Jim Holmes's Flowers

Jim has become famous as breeder of indigenous bulbuous flowers and rare plants from other parts of the world. He is a member of IBSA, South African bulb growers.
His Nursery is situated at Zeevenwacht, Stellenbosch.   

You find many photo galleries on Jim's website : www.Capeseedandbulb.com

JimClivia cyrtanthiflorus
Clivia cyrtanthiflorus
(Japanese hybrid)
Cape Seed and Bulb are propagators of the extremely rare and highly desirable
Clivia miniata var.citrina, the yellow flowering form of the Clivia miniata, which was discovered in the forests around Eshowe in Zululand, South Africa, in 1888.

With a few exceptions all flowers shown here come from South Africa:

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Gladiolus alatus
Gladiolus alatus
Worsleya
Worsleya (blue Amaryllis)
South Brazil
Brunsvigia
Brunsvigia grandiflora
Clivia miniata var citrina
Clivia miniata var citrina, "Doris"
This is not a hybrid, but a cultivar
of spectacular size and form.
The flower has a diameter
of approximately 10cm!
Clivia miniata (pastels)
Clivia miniata (pastels)
Clivia caulescens X New Dawn Broad Petal Yellow
Hybrid:
Clivia caulescens X
New Dawn Broad Petal Yellow

Artists of Stellenbosch: you are invited to order your own gallery at a discount!   
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