South American Bulbs 2019

[Rimmer de Vries]

Urceolina microcrater
first time in bloom for me

[Rimmer de Vries]

Phaedranassa dubia

[Rimmer de Vries]

Clinanthus verigatus
Collected in a garden in Arepu, Peru by Bill Baker. 
Blooming 5 months early

[Rimmer de Vries]

Norhoscordum filliponei  8 tepels

[Rimmer de Vries]

Sinningia iarae from Sao Paulo

[Rimmer de Vries]

Sinningia cardinalis.

[ArnoldT]

Following up on Rimmer's post.

I've adjusted my supplemental lighting and it's paid off substantially. (as per Rimmer's suggestion)

[Maggi Young]

A newly published paper on a new South American species, with Alan Meerow as one of the authors: ]

https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/30755/



A remarkable new species of Pamianthe (Amaryllidaceae) from the Department of Cauca, Colombia
Alan W. Meerow, Philip A. Silverstone-Sopkin, Alejandro Zuluaga-Tróchez, Jhon A. Sánchez-Taborda

Abstract

A new saxicolous species of Amaryllidaceae tentatively assigned to the tribe Clinantheae, Pamianthe ecollis Silverst., Meerow & Sánchez-Taborda, is described from the western slope of the Cordillera Occidental in the department of Cauca, Colombia. The new species differs from the two hitherto known species of Pamianthe in its yellow flowers and in its nearly obsolete perianth tube. The near loss of the perianth tube may be correlated with a change in pollinator. The new species lacks a bulb; it produces a large number of winged seeds that are wind-dispersed. A key to the species of Pamianthe is provided. This is the first record of the genus Pamianthe for Colombia. The phylogenetic position of the genus Pamianthe is discussed.

[majallison]

A newly published paper on a new South American species, with Alan Meerow as one of the authors: ]

https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/30755/

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A remarkable new species of Pamianthe (Amaryllidaceae) from the Department of Cauca, Colombia
Alan W. Meerow, Philip A. Silverstone-Sopkin, Alejandro Zuluaga-Tróchez, Jhon A. Sánchez-Taborda

If this new Pamianthe is as much of a pig to grow as Pamianthe peruviana, I don't think it'll ever become widespread! Looks very rare in the wild as it is...

[Véronique Macrelle]

very nice post!
I do not really know anything about these bulbous

[Steve Garvie]

Pamianthe peruviana is native to cool Andean cloud forest where it grows as an epiphyte.

I have a plant that I have grown from a 12 week old seedling to flowering in 5 years. It grows in a plastic orchid pot (increased drainage holes) in a mix of coarse pine bark (essentially bark nuggets), coarse perlite, rock wool cubes, chunky pumice and a small amount of chopped sphagnum. This mix is very open and free-draining but can hold residual moisture for 4 or 5 days. In the winter the plant lives on the west-facing windowsill of a cool (unoccupied) bedroom and takes overnight lows below 10°C (with low dips to 6°C). At this time of year it is kept a little drier but still needs some water and feed as new leaf growth is still evident. A frost-free greenhouse with an absolute minimum of 5°C would also be suitable. Up here the plant spends late Spring/Summer/early Autumn outside in full Scottish sun and is only brought in if strong winds or overnight lows of <7°C are forecast.

I water with rainwater and frequently feed with dilute tomato feed. The plant has grown well under this regime and flowered in the autumn of 2018. I have probably signed its death warrant by writing this.   

[ashley]

I have probably signed its death warrant by writing this.   

I hope not Steve, but thank you for such a clear description of how you grow it.

[PaulFlowers]

Leucocoryne ixioides - it smells more aliumish than some of the others

[Maggi Young]

Leucocoryne ixioides - it smells more aliumish than some of the others

Appealing photos, Paul.

[Steve Garvie]

Eithea blumenavia