South American bulbs 2017

[Rimmer de Vries]

Nothoscordum (Ipheion) dialystemon with the 8 tepals, and prostrate leaves up to 2mm wide

[Maggi Young]

That's a nice one, Rimmer . "winter sun" is always good!

[Rimmer de Vries]

Yes the flowers opened a little when we had our 40 seconds of sun this week.

[Maggi Young]

      You have to be quick with the camera in this weather!

[Rimmer de Vries]

Nothoscordum ostenii from Argentina with hesperantha falcata from South Africa (1 year from seed to flower) 
First sunny day in weeks

[Rimmer de Vries]

Leucocoryne sp? palest lavender colour from Chile in bloom now.

[fermi de Sousa]

Hi Rimmer,
that Leucocoryne is quite interesting, it looks like Leucocoryne ixioides but the pics on the PBS site don't have those blue tips to the anthers, though the description says that they can,
cheers
fermi

[ArnoldT]

I think the flowers grown in less than ideal light can have alterations in pigments.  The PBS images have more profound petal markings.

[Rimmer de Vries]

This pale lavender leucoryene came from Telos as sp. 2.
Seed came from Osmani Baullosa who doesn't sell seed any more.. 

I found the flower up in the T-5 lights hence the slight burnt petals. 
i posted more photos a few days later showing more flowers.

[Matt T]

Tecophilaea 'Stormcloud'

[David Nicholson]

Lovely Matt.

[Cfred72]

I should be able to have my first flowering of Tecophilaea this year.
I am delighted to feel the perfume which, it seems, is suave and well present.

[David Nicholson]

I think it's time I changed my label on this one. I've always had it as Tristagma sellowianum but I see in the first post in this thread that Rimmer has it as Nothoscordum dialystemon (8 tepals and prostrate leaves up to 2mm wide) and I think he's spot on.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Nothoscordum ostenii still blooming after almost 1 month

[Rimmer de Vries]

phaedranassa cinerea seedlings in 4" pots, some blooming for second year.
3rd picture is one week later with some open phaedranassa blooms and
Nothoscordum ostenii