Trip to Chile

[annew]

Great to see the ferns too!

[Hans A.]

Thanks to all of you - I have been several times in Chile and I still have left so many areas to visit (I will think about porter the next time ). Philesia magellanica I found more in the south some years ago - Gerd you are right the photos of the Araucarias are taken in Nahuelbuta - Rhodophiala splendens in the Precordilliera near Talca - I was to late to see any Rhodophiala in bloom this year - I found a few seeds where I saw Rhodolphiala montana in flower last year.

[Tony Willis]

Hans wonderful lapageria in such colours.The rest of yourpictures are good to but they are my favorite.I am away at the moment but will reply to your email when I get back home in a couple of days

[art600]

Hans

Did you organise the trip on your own? - just like Tony Willis

If you wanted travelling companions, I can think of 2 friends who would jump at a chance to see the Chilean flora

[Hans A.]

Hello Arthur,
I organise the trip by myself with the help of some friends there - long distances  by coaches (very good coach services),  the short (to the national parks or other locations) in normal cars or 4X4.
Will see when I will go there next time...

[art600]

Hans

Thanks for info

[Paul T]

Fantastic pics Hans.  Thanks for showing us all these wonderful plants.  That Rhodophiala montana looks particularly spectacular.  I've seen photos of the yellow Rhodophialas before but never yet grown any.  They're such a wonderfully forgiving plant, in fact thriving on complete neglect.  I've just recently crossed my normal red bifida and a good pink "hybrid" to see the results.  Great to see these wild ones.

Lesley,

Your Rhodophiala sound lovely with their colour combinations.  Any pictures?

[Lesley Cox]

Not this time Paul. They started to flower in December and I kept waiting for the next bud to open but by then the previous one had gone off. There have been single or sometimes two flowers out at a time for a full 4 months. Unfortunately there has been no seed at all either. I did post a pic of the first (and only) flower last summer/autumn it must have been and probably on a SH thread, can't remember, and it was the lemon one so when the first this year was soft red, I was very surprised. When they die down I'll separate out the bulbs and pot or plant individually.

[Paul T]

Lesley,

Was worthwhile asking, just in case you'd taken pics.  Rhodophialas are all very cool!!