Bulbs from South America 2013

[angie]

More sunny flowers Hans, that is a very pretty picture 

Angie 

[Hans J]

 

[David Nicholson]

Brodiea ixioides ( Triteleia )

Very nice Hans, and well grown too.

[Hans J]

Thank you David 

[jshields]

I have a good crop of seeds of Hippeastrum harrisonii from my greenhouse. I want to trade for seeds of other unusual species of Hippeastrum or other unusual species of amaryllid from South America or Africa.  Anyone interested? (Note: I do not sell! The business is closed forever.) No hybrids, please.

H. harrisonii grows naturally is wet areas, such as along side rivers.  I grow my bulbs in pots that stand in a tray of water most of the time.  Even so, they find the dry air in the greenhouse less than ideal.

Jim

[Ezeiza]

Triteleia ixioides is a Californian corm, not belonging in this topic.

H. harrisoni is a rare plant growing on marshy ground in full sun in the wild, subtropical conditions, summer dormant.

[Hans J]

Triteleia ixioides is a Californian corm, not belonging in this topic.

Mea culpa , mea culpa , mea maxima culpa 

[ArnoldT]

Habranthus brachyandrus "Cherry Pink"

[bulborum]

Nice one Arnold

[Menai]

Rhodophiala montana from Jim Archibald - sown 2006. If I get a better photo later I will post it.

Erle from sunny Anglesey!

[fermi de Sousa]

Rhodophiala montana from Jim Archibald - sown 2006. If I get a better photo later I will post it.

Erle from sunny Anglesey!

hi Erle,
a better pic would be good.
At present it looks a lot like our old "friend" Habranthus tubispathus - unless that's what R. montana is supposed to look like - I've found R. araucana from the Seedexes mostly are this.
cheers
fermi

[David Nicholson]

When should I start watering Rhodophiala bulbs, I really can't get the hang of them.

[Helen Johnstone]

I have a weakness for South African plants but I want to start explore South American ones especially bulbs - suggestions for good plants to start with.  I have limited overwintering space

Thanks

Helen

[Michael J Campbell]

You could try these,not really South American but from Mexico. you can cheat a little they are easy.

Zephyranthes Primulina

[jshields]

You could try these,not really South American but from Mexico. you can cheat a little they are easy.

Zephyranthes Primulina

Michael is right.  South American plants, in the strict sense, are generally hard to come by, except for Ismene 'Festalis'.  I would suggest what Michael suggests -- start with Mexican versions until you have learned how to handle the South American forms, and have developed sources for the South American species.  Besides rain lilies, there are Hippeastrum, Phaedranassa, other species of Ismene, Rhodophiala, Eucharis, and don't forget Griffinia and Worsleya.  There are specialist groups for some of these, topics here in SRGC Forum as well as on Facebook and on Yahoo Groups.  The experts are not only your best source for information, they may be your only sources for some of the species.

Jim