South American Bulbous Plants 2010

[johnw]

Two Alstroemerias growing in Nova Scotia, both are fully cold hardy. The first I got from Cistus Nursery and it is rather rampageous. The second yellow one is in a friend's garden today in Halifax and she's had it for 30 years. It too grows lustily and is never bothered by insects or disease.

None have species names.  Are they just colour variants of the same species?  Anyone care to offer suggestions?

johnw

[dabi]

Thanks Paul
an other Rhodophiala in flower
R. chilense

The color is very beauty!!!

[Gerdk]

Two Alstroemerias growing in Nova Scotia, both are fully cold hardy. The first I got from Cistus Nursery and it is rather rampageous. The second yellow one is in a friend's garden today in Halifax and she's had it for 30 years. It too grows lustily and is never bothered by insects or disease.

None have species names.  Are they just colour variants of the same species?  Anyone care to offer suggestions?

johnw

Are they just colour variants of the same species?  Anyone care to offer suggestions?

John,
It seems they are - both colours occur with Alstroemeria aurantiaca - see also my pics from the Botanical Garden of Bochum!

Gerd

[Mark Griffiths]

By special request, a side view of my flower. Unfortunately as the original pics were taken some weeks ago this flower is the only one remaining and it was past it's best. Also there is a fan in the background because this plant is in an almost inaccessible part of the greenhouse (don't ask)

 

[Hristo]

First time flowerer for me;
Zephyranthes flavissima

[David Nicholson]

Lovely yellow Chris.

[Michael J Campbell]

I have this listed  as Habranthus martinezii but  am not convinced it is correct, anyone ID it.?

Habranthus martinezii ? Habranthus robustus

[Diane Clement]

I have this listed a as Habranthus martinezii but  am not convinced it is correct, anyone ID it.?
Habranthus martinezii ?  

Michael, I don't think this looks right.  H martinezii is almost white inside, with a dark pink reverse.  Here's mine for comparision.

[Michael J Campbell]

Diane,I thought it might be Habranthus tubispathus var. roseus but the flower is a bit on the large side for to be roseus.

[Paul T]

Michael,

Too even a colour too, at least compared to my var roseus.  Good, even colour to it I must say.  Doesn't match anything I have here, so I unfortunately can't help further.  Definitely not martinezii, as Diane said.

[fermi de Sousa]

Diane,I thought it might be Habranthus tubispathus var. roseus but the flower is a bit on the large side for to be roseus.

Hi Michael,
if it's a fairly large flower it might be Habranthus robustus or perhaps its hybrid with H. martinezii.
see reply #12 on this thread: http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=4887.0
cheers
fermi

[Michael J Campbell]

Thanks folks,it has now been confirmed as Habranthus robustus.

[Paul T]

Michael,

Congratulations then, you've got a better colour of robustus than I do..... I think mine is much  more wishy washy from memory (or else my memory is more wishy washy!  ).

[dabi]

I have this listed  as Habranthus martinezii but  am not convinced it is correct, anyone ID it.?

Habranthus martinezii ? Habranthus robustus

hello ^^
This is my garden Habranthus martinezii(The above two pictures)
The following two pictures are H. Robustus russell manning
For your reference

[PeterT]

Two alstromerias been flowering for ages here, not sure of their names though,
and cypella herbertii has a few flowers each day , none of the corms I planted outside last year have apeard as yet