South American bulbs 2017

[Rimmer de Vries]

leucocoryne vittata Blooming in basement

[joost]

Tropaeolum tricolor starting in the greenhouse.

[Darren]

This seems to be quite a rarity. Tiny but incredibly beautiful, intricate, orchid-like flowers. The last picture has a finger-tip to give scale.

Gilliesia montana

[David Nicholson]

Yep, I know they are Tristagma now, but I prefer Ipheion

I. 'Alberto Castillo
I. 'Froyle Mill'
I. uniflorum

[David Nicholson]

Ipheion uniflorum

[Maggi Young]

Ipheion uniflorum

A beautiful clump, David -  have you not had the heavy rain we've had to flatten the poor things - or are these especially sturdy?

[Bart]

Yep, I know they are Tristagma now, but I prefer Ipheion

I. 'Alberto Castillo
I. 'Froyle Mill'
I. uniflorum

They are great, aren't they  David.  I wonder if the blue one isn't 'Froye Mill', but perhaps one of the blue clones like 'Jessie' or so. Froye Mill is a bit more purple. I'll post a picture later. I have a small pot which has been flowering since mid January! In contrast, 'Alberto Castillo' in the greenhouse is only just showing buds..

[David Nicholson]

A beautiful clump, David -  have you not had the heavy rain we've had to flatten the poor things - or are these especially sturdy?

 

They are sturdy Maggi, heavy rain, and we gets our share, doesn't seem to bother them. I shifted the whole clump to this position after they had flowered last year and quite frankly I wasn't expecting much this year.

[David Nicholson]

They are great, aren't they  David.  I wonder if the blue one isn't 'Froye Mill', but perhaps one of the blue clones like 'Jessie' or so. Froye Mill is a bit more purple. I'll post a picture later. I have a small pot which has been flowering since mid January! In contrast, 'Alberto Castillo' in the greenhouse is only just showing buds..

Cameras usually have a problem with the blue end of the spectrum but I think my picture is a good representation and it strikes me as being a purple-blue rather than a natural blue. So, I would back Froyle Mill. But thanks for your comments. See this:- http://plantlust.com/plants/6589/ipheion-uniflorum-froyle-mill/

[Bart]

You are right David, I made a pic of mine and they come out even more blue if anything. I don't grow any of the blue ones, do you? It would be interesting to see the difference in hue if photographed with the same camera.

I.'Froye Mill' :

[David Nicholson]

Bart, I don't have any of the proper blues, I must get some.

[jshields]

Blooming now under fluorescent lights in the basement:  The lovely little Griffinia liboniana from Brazil.





In years past, I killed these by trying to grow them in a greenhouse, even under the bench.  Unfortunately, no offsets on this yet, but otherwise apparently quite happy.

Jim

[Maggi Young]

Super colour on it,  Jim .

[Bart]

... I don't grow any of the blue ones, do you?

Turns out I do still have a surviving Ipheion 'Rolf Fiedler'. Here a picture for colour comparison:

Ipheion 'Rolf Fiedler' (blue) and I.'Froye Mill'



The pinky one showing at the top corner is 'Charlotte Bishop'

[David Nicholson]

 Bart, I'm replying on my iPad at the moment. I have a problem with my desk-top and can't access my pictures (or bu***r all else for that matter!). A man who knows about these things (I hope) will be with me tomorrow.