Bulbs from South America 2014

[K-D Keller]

After watering in Oktober 2013 and a few sunny days in Feruary 2014 Tecophilaea cyanocrocus opens the first flowers.

[annew]

That is very early! Nice to see the blue!

[Rogan]

The first blooms of the season always take your breath away - fantastic blue! 

[Rogan]

A gracious gift of seeds from a friend in South America (thanks Alberto!) gives me great pleasure once a year when the mature bulbs thrust their magnificent blooms above soil level - Rhodophiala bifida forms:

[Cyril L]

An almost white Tecophilaea cyanocrocus.  I prefer the blue myself, but one is never happy.

[johnw]

An almost white Tecophilaea cyanocrocus.  I prefer the blue myself, but one is never happy.

Or so lucky. 

johnw

[Mark Griffiths]

The Tecophilaea are more or less at their peak now. I'm still trying to get a good photo of them. One day.

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Your tecophilea are really wonderful Mark! I still have a long way to go with mine...
Fortunately I'm invaded by Ipheion. They self seed everywhere in my containers.
Here are the first pictures
JP

[Mark Griffiths]

very nice Ipheion JP! Here are the last of the Tecophilaea varities I have

[ashley]

Those potfuls of tecophilaeas are spectacular Mark
How long have you been building them up?

[Mark Griffiths]

I think probably something like 20 years.

[ashley]

My seedlings began flowering only in the last few years so have some way to go then

[Maggi Young]

My seedlings began flowering only in the last few years so have some way to go then

Growing well they will increase vegetatively and if you save the seed you will soon build them up, Ashley.

[Jean-Patrick AGIER]

Some ipheion again...
JP

[ArnoldT]

Leucocoryne purpurea