South American bulbous plants 2009

[Paul T]

Howdy All,

We've got a topic for the South African genus, but why not the South American ones as well.  I'm intending this for the "bulbous" plants, but for ease of use that can include corms, etc to save splitting hairs.  

For starters here are a couple of Ipheion/Tristigma/Nothoscordum/whatever they're currently called this week...    I'm labelled them here as I received them, but if they're wrong (particularly as I read somewhere the the Nothoscordum felipponei should have 8, not 6 parts) then please let me know.

So..... Nothoscordum felipponei and Ipheion 'Charlotte Bishop'

Please click on the pic for a larger version.  If pics are too large, please let me know.

[Gerdk]

Howdy All,
We've got a topic for the South African genus, but why not the South American ones as well.  I'm intending this for the "bulbous" plants, but for ease of use that can include corms, etc to save splitting hairs. 

What a pleasant start - I hope there will follow a lot of interesting flowers from the region mentioned!

Gerd

[Paul T]

Here's another South American flowering for me.... Tecophilaea cyanocrocus var leichtlinii.  It was a real surprise to discover it open yesterday, as I didn't even realise there was a bud.  Thank you Otto!!  

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[Rogan]

Ah! very pretty Paul, mine are still too small to flower - I have 20 seedlings growing strongly (leaves are approximately 10 cm long), and maybe the first flowers will appear next year. I keep thinking I'm going to kill them all one year as something this rare must be difficult to grow, but on the contrary, they seem to be quite undemanding.

I have a Phaedranassa cinerea specimen flowering in the greenhouse at the moment. It has a quiet beauty of its own and its large whitish, powdery leaves are a good foil for the colourful flowers:

[Hristo]

Flowering here;
Rhodophiala advena, hoping it will open a bit more when the sun returns, might allow for a brighter photo too!
P.s.. lovely looking plants Paul and Rogan, never seen that Nothoscordum before!

[David Nicholson]

Lady in Red. Lovely Chris.

[johnw]

Superb specimens Hristo & Rogan. 

johnw

[fermi de Sousa]

Nothing quite as colourful here at present, but Nothoscordum felipponei is also in bloom


This is a clump (ever increasing!) of Ipheion uniflorum "ex Alberto Castillo"


I. peregrinans "Rolf Fiedler" is also in flower - will try to remmeber to get a pic.
cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

Yes, AC is very prolific isn't he. As are all in the group. My RF isn't in bloom yet but I discovered 'Charlotte Bishop in flower recently, having thought I'd lost the lady. I had, but only mislaid the pot. Have also found a seedling of 'Froyle MIll which is a very intense, dark purple. I'll isolate it and bulk it up. (Shouldn't be difficult. )

[fermi de Sousa]

Here's the promised pic of Ipheion peregrinans "Rolf Fiedler" but the colour is a bit (very) washed out


But the close up shows it more accurately.


cheers
fermi

[Lesley Cox]

'Rolf Feidler' is an incredible colour, a glorious blue which reminds me of a salvia whose name I can't remember. Sorry, that's about as useful as a two bob watch.

[David Nicholson]

Salvia patens??

[Gerdk]

.... perhaps Salvia uliginosa?

Gerd

[Anthony Darby]

Certainly gets me salivating!

[fermi de Sousa]

'Rolf Feidler' is an incredible colour, a glorious blue which reminds me of a salvia whose name I can't remember. Sorry, that's about as useful as a two bob watch.

Perhaps Salvia patens "Cambridge Blue"?

I've just posted a couple of pics of Tropaeolum tricolor to the Trop Thread, but here's one again.


cheers
fermi