Miscellaneous 'bulbs'

[Michael J Campbell]

Thanks Lesley, I will probably have a nice glass of 7UP.

[bulborum]

Found in my valley

Hyacinthoides non-scripta Giant of Normandy
not the best picture after the rain but
still an impressive flower

Roland

[Tony Willis]

i could not find the paris thread so here are two I have in flower now. Having done a little research i am no wiser and cannot guarantee the names. I have had them for six years and although they grow and flower each year they have never increased. They stand about 10cms high.

Paris marmorata
Paris luquanensis

[TheOnionMan]

i could not find the paris thread so here are two I have in flower now. Having done a little research i am no wiser and cannot guarantee the names. I have had them for six years and although they grow and flower each year they have never increased. They stand about 10cms high.

Paris marmorata
Paris luquanensis

Stunning, I like P. marmorata best.

[bulborum]

Beauties Tony

You have to pollinate them if they are not self sterile
from seed it can take 6-9 years
mostly they don't make offsets

Roland

[Tony Willis]

Beauties Tony

You have to pollinate them if they are not self sterile
from seed it can take 6-9 years
mostly they don't make offsets

Roland

They have not proved to be self fertile and so I have crossed them. I may get seed.

[Armin]

Found in my valley

Hyacinthoides non-scripta Giant of Normandy
not the best picture after the rain but
still an impressive flower

Roland

Roland,
and impressive large and beautiful 'Giant'. Extraordinary!
Certainly worth to collect the seeds later.

[bulborum]

Sure Armin

I will do and maybe there even will be a better one

Roland

[TheOnionMan]

More Trits; there are always more Trits Grin

Three species blooming more or less at the same time.  Triteleia hyacinthina is an easy species that'll seed around when happy, with lots of full heads of white blooms.  Each floret is typically nerved with a green, blue-green, to blue midvein.  It is adaptable, and seems to do best in heavy soils that are moist in spring but allowed to dry out in summer.

T. laxa is amazingly variable, and at least a few distinct forms have been selected and named.  Previously I showed the silvery lilac 'Sierra Giant' which flowered weeks ago, now the deep blue T. laxa 'Humbolt Star' is in bloom, both being Jim Robinett selections.  This is a large and showy feast for the senses.

The last is T. bridgesii (formerly Brodiaea bridgesii), which seems to be diminishing in size and I worry about it's demise after a near decade of splendid bloom.  I show one photo from this year, a bit late because some of the flowers have gone by, but it is a mere ghost of itself compared to previous years.  Also, I had two color forms, one with a more prominent white eye, but have since lost that distinctive form... I include two older lesser quality photos that show these two color forms back in early 2000s, the last photo giving an idea of scale of the flower head, which is huge!

Lastly, for those who want to know more, I supply links to additional photos, distribution maps, and info.

Triteleia hyacinthina
Flora of North America
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102030

USDA Plants Database, distribution shades in all of British Columbia, although the species just edges into British Columbia over the USA border:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRHY3

CalPhotos:
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Triteleia+hyacinthina


Triteleia bridgesii
Flora of North America
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102025
USDA

USDA Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRBR7

CalPhotos:
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Triteleia+bridgesii


Triteleia laxa
Flora of North America
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242102032
(note:  shows the distribution to be California only)

USDA Plants Database
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRLA16
(note:  shows the distribution to be California & southern Oregon)

CalPhotos:
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Triteleia+laxa

[TheOnionMan]

Somehow I missed posting this fine Trit that bloomed in early May.

Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii, found in British Columbia and Washington State, Oregon, and California.  I tried in vain to get some goods pics, but finally got a few decent ones where the wind stopped at times... I think it liked the 92 F heat (33 C), and there were still air moments, where these 24" (60 cm) wands could stand still for a few seconds.  The flowers are large and soft powder blue, never failing to bloom each year.

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRGRH

[bulborum]

Hi Mark

I like Triteleia hyacinthina
and Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii most
looks more unusual
Do you know how hardy they are

Roland

[TheOnionMan]

Hi Mark

I like Triteleia hyacinthina
and Triteleia grandiflora var. howellii most
looks more unusual
Do you know how hardy they are

Roland

All have hardy here for years, I grow everything outside.  My temperature zone is USDA 5B (-15 to -10 F, -23.4 to -26.1 C)

[bulborum]

Thanks Mark

I will try to find them

Roland

[Rogan]

"My temperature zone is USDA 5B (-15 to -10 F, -23.4 to -26.1 C)"

You must be joking! Time to move to a warmer climate!    Minus 1 or 2 'C is about all I can take!   

[TheOnionMan]

"My temperature zone is USDA 5B (-15 to -10 F, -23.4 to -26.1 C)"

You must be joking! Time to move to a warmer climate!    Minus 1 or 2 'C is about all I can take!   

Rogan, I can't take the heat (figuratively nor climatically), I'm a cool or cold weather person.  Having gardened in a mulch milder climate for a few years, I actually prefer the colder climate for gardening.