Bulbs from South America 2013

[fermi de Sousa]

I've got them to germinate from AGS seed quite easily - however as none have flowered I can't guarentee they actually are Leucocoryne 

I know what you mean, Mark! One lot of Leucocoryne ixioides bloomed in their second year....as Triteleia ixioides! Bl**dy Transmutium at it again!
A second plant in that pot of leucocoryne seedlings has flowered and I think it shows influence of L.purpurea,
cheers
fermi

[Mark Griffiths]

I'm chuffed that you remember Transmutium.

You know, I think those Nobel Peace Prize people have forgotten me again. I must give them another call. Funny thing is, whenever I ring I'm told they are all out at Ikea buying new office furniture.

[fermi de Sousa]

I'm chuffed that you remember Transmutium.

You know, I think those Nobel Peace Prize people have forgotten me again. I must give them another call. Funny thing is, whenever I ring I'm told they are all out at Ikea buying new office furniture.

Considering Peter Higgs wrote his original paper... was it 50 years ago?...and he got the prize this year, there's still time for recogition of your pioneering work!
cheers
fermi
PS for those who don't know what we're rabbitting on about have a look at Mark's website and click on "articles"!

[Maggi Young]

I was just thinking that a note about that would be a good idea, fermi!

Mark's article is here : http://markgriffiths.org/inspiringplants/articles/transmutium.pdf   and was also  published in the AGS bulletin for June 1995. 

[Mark Griffiths]

I'd forgotten it was still on my website. Probably written 19-20yrs ago (it spent alot of time with the AGS before publication). 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Utterly brilliant Mark ! 

[Mark Griffiths]

thanks Luc

[Michael J Campbell]

I like it,     

[Mike Ireland]

Mark that brought a wide smile to my face, so much so that my wife wanted to know if I was "smirking" at her.

[fermi de Sousa]

This wasn't grown from seed so I can't vouch for any effect by Transmutium!
Leucocoryne purpurea or a hybrid between it and something with pointer petals!
cheers
fermi

[Mark Griffiths]

absolutely lovely, Fermi.

here's an old favourite, Oxalis lobata or whatever it's called now.

[Melvyn Jope]

Habranthus brachyandrus, a gift from the late Geoffrey Herklots.

[ArnoldT]

Got this one from a fiend who was unsuccessful in getting it to flower.

Any ideas.

Thinking Phaedranassa of some sort

[jshields]

Well, there are only 9 species of Phaedranassa listed, so that should cut the work down:

brevifolia
carmiolii
cinerea
dubia
glauciflora
lehmannii
schizantha plus ssp. ignea
tunguraguae
viridiflora

It does not look like my cinerea.  Can we see pictures of the leaves?

Jim

[Ezeiza]

It's a species of Stenomesson proper. Superb.