Id’s please

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Anyone able to ID these two please
The flower has struggled to open
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The Tunilla looks to be the plant I received from Bill Greenaway as T. chilensis (ex Machler). You'll know if it's the same plant when the flower opens as it has bits of green stigma growing out of the anthers - very odd. I've brought bits to TSG meetings in the past.
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Thanks Phil will see if it opens
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Second plant looks like Maihueniopsis minuta.Can you get a better shot of the flower?
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The flower has gone now it never opened fully just as it is in the photo
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Best pictures I could get tonight hopefully will be fully open this weekend (if still open after work)
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