South American bulbs 2017

[jshields]

Griffinia liboniana is blooming again, under fluorescent lights in my basement.  Right next to it, a scape is growing on
Stenomesson ecuadorense.



Jim

[Gail]

Griffinia liboniana is blooming again
Jim

My Griffinia liboniana bought in 2012 flowered the first year but not since (and hasn't increased either). How do you look after yours?

Looking forward to seeing your Stenomesson open...

[jshields]

Gail,
This is the second round of blooms for liboniana.  The bulb seems to have split into two, as well.

It is under fluorescent lights, in a basement room.  The temperature varies between ca 20 C and ca 26 C.  The higher temps are while the lights are on.  There is not much difference between summer and winter as far as temperatures are concerned in this basement room.  I feed it lightly when watering, and it gets less water when it sheds its leaves.

I don't know what the secret of getting flowers is, but my guess would be the drier dormant bit of rest.

Jim

[Gail]

Thanks Jim, mine is on a windowsill. Not sure if it is getting too cold during the winter, I may try bringing it into the room when I shut the curtains.

[fermi de Sousa]

Wonderfully we have 3 types of Rhodophiala bifida in bloom at the same time 
The first is a dark pink from seed from Forumist Santiago in Argentina;
second is a blood-red form from a friend, Josie, in Leongatha;
third is the orange-red form in the trade;
cross-pollination is in hand 
cheers
fermi

[jshields]

I apparently dumped some used potting soil outdoors against the greenhouse wall.  This Ipheion or Tristagma must have been in that pot.  Could this be 'Rolf Fiedler'?







Jim

[David Nicholson]

I would say so Jim.

[ArnoldT]

Leucocoryne purpurea

[Rimmer de Vries]

Griffinia liboniana in bloom. Split to 3 bulbs since 2014.

[fermi de Sousa]

Oxalis lobata (syn. O. perdicaria)
cheers
fermi

[Rimmer de Vries]

Eucrosia aurantica starting to bloom.
Stem is 3' tall
Inflourescense is almost 12" across filaments.

[ArnoldT]

Rimmer:

Great looking plant.

Leaves after flowers?

[Rimmer de Vries]

Hymenocallis traubii

[Rimmer de Vries]

Urceolina pervuviana.

[Rimmer de Vries]

Nothoscordum montevidense ssp. Miniarum