Calochortus 2017

[Steve Garvie]

Calochortus catalinae


Calochortus tolmiei


Calochortus amabilis

[Robert]

Steve,

As usual, excellent photographs! 

A few Calochortus seen in Lake and Colusa Counties, California on Thursday.



Calochortus amabilis growing in the shade of chaparral shrubbery.



Calochortus splendens



Calochortus superbus



Calochortus luteus growing with Calochortus superbus.



Natural hybrid of Calochortus superbus x C. luteus.

[Claire Cockcroft]

Two color forms of Calochortus albus.  The big leaf behind the rosy one is a Cardiocrinum that seeded itself in the pot uninvited.
...Claire

[Robert]

Calochortus leichtlinii growing on an andesite lahar, Peavine Ridge, El Dorado County, California.

[fermi de Sousa]

Calochortus season starting here in the south
1) Calochortus splendens
2) Calochortus invenustus
3) Calochortus superbus
cheers
fermi

[Ross McLeod]

Absolutely gorgeous. Never heard of them till now and if you can grow them Fermi, perhaps I can too.

[Robert]

Fermi,

Nice to see that it is Calochortus season again. I guess it is starting here as a few species are just starting to emerge from the ground. Calochortus catalinae is one of the first to emerge each season, however I was a bit surprised to see C luteus up. At first I thought that they might be annual grass seedlings. I at least carefully pulled one up to find that they were indeed Calochortus. As always, Dichelostemma capitatum is the first of the Themidaceae to emerge. A few Triteleias are up too. Not that long until we see the first flowers for the season. Hoping for a good blooming season this year.

[fermi de Sousa]

Absolutely gorgeous. Never heard of them till now and if you can grow them Fermi, perhaps I can too.

I'll send you a PM, Ross.

Nice to see that it is Calochortus season again. I guess it is starting here as a few species are just starting to emerge from the ground. Calochortus catalinae is one of the first to emerge each season, however I was a bit surprised to see C luteus up.... As always, Dichelostemma capitatum is the first of the Themidaceae to emerge. A few Triteleias are up too. Not that long until we see the first flowers for the season. Hoping for a good blooming season this year.

Hi Robert,
yes, as they are waking up over there they are hitting their peak here - Themids are doing well too with Triteleias (TT laxa, ixioides, bridgesii) in full flower and Dichelostemma (DD. ida-maia, congestum/pulchellum) almost passed their best
cheers
fermi

[Robert]

Fermi,

I am sorry I missed the Themidaceae. I am finally get some of them planted out in our Sacramento garden. I also like our native Chlorogalum pomeridianum.