Bulbs from South America 2013

[Alan_b]

Pardon my ignorance but are Ipheions supposed to be tender or difficult?  They grow like weeds for me and in the most inhospitable spot, a narrow strip of poor soil, south facing and in front of a hedge so particularly dry.  I dig up tiny bulbs whenever I try to weed the area, so they must be setting seed readily.   

[johnw]

Pardon my ignorance but are Ipheions supposed to be tender or difficult?  They grow like weeds for me and in the most inhospitable spot, a narrow strip of poor soil, south facing and in front of a hedge so particularly dry.  I dig up tiny bulbs whenever I try to weed the area, so they must be setting seed readily.

Alan

Tender.  Wisley Blue hangs on but isn't rampant by any means, Rolf Fiedler is iffy & barely survives, Alberto Castillo seems hardy enough but we haven't tested it long enough to deem it rock-hardy, the rest are hopeless.

johnw

[Mark Griffiths]

Depends on where you are. I generally think of Wisley Blue as being hardy around here. Rolf Fielder is supposed to be more tender but then is another species. Some of the other selections of uniflorum seem to be less hardy?

[Alan_b]

I don't think you can see this in the photo I posted but 'Alberto Castillo' on the near right and 'Rolf Fielder' is just round the corner in the distance.  These don't perhaps do as well as the unnamed variety that forms the bulk of the display but they don't do at all badly.

[Ezeiza]

Alberto Castillo' has been reported to survive -24 C impervious.

[pehe]

Rolf Fielder grows happily in my garden in spite of our wet and cold winters. Minus 20^oC is not uncommon. This winter has been very rough with a combination of strong wind, no snow and freezing temperatures for many weeks. But the leaves are almost unaffected.

Poul

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

IPHEION uniflorum in a big container
JP

[Rogan]

I was repotting a batch of Leucocoryne ixioides seedlings recently when I was nearly bowled over by the strong onion smell coming from the underground parts; I suppose I shouldn't be surprised by the odour as it is classified in the same family as Allium spp. - I just hadn't noticed it before.   

[Mark Griffiths]

I just wish I could get my Leucoryne to flower. I've bought small bulbs, I've raised them from seed and so far after several years no flowers.

[ArnoldT]

Not sure about the ID on this one.

Stenomesson miniatum

[Maggi Young]

I see where your query comes from, Arnold - one might expect the Stenomesson to have a longer tube and more bulging trumpet, for instance?

Fine flower, whatever.....

[Hans J]

here are more pics of Stenomesson miniatum :

Hans

[angie]

Very nice Hans 

Where have you been, busy in the garden I expect 

Angie 

[Hans J]

Very nice Hans 

Where have you been, busy in the garden I expect 

Angie 

Hi Angie ,

  ...sorry no gardening in this ugly weather ...only rain + cold ...brrrr

Hans

[Hans J]

Brodiea ixioides ( Triteleia )