South American plants

Very nice colour Michael

How tall is this one

Roland

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How tall is this one

About 25 cm. at the moment.

Did you have problems with germinating
I find Alstroemeria bad germinating
or is there a trick

Roland

Alstroemeria philippii var. philippii
starts flowering

Roland

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Did you have problems with germinating

Germinated ok outside, but lost a few at the potting on stage.

I have bad experience
seeding total over 800 seeds in 10 varieties
I have just a few plants
maybe you need fresh seeds ?

from the 100 seeds from Alstroemeria umbellata
not a single germinated  :(

Roland

One from 100 seeds from Alstroemeria diluta ssp. chrysantha germinated
but flowered the first year

Roland

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Maybe you need fresh seeds

Roland,if my plant sets any seed your are welcome to some. I have been tickling it with a small paintbrush, fingers crossed.

Can anyone ID this one? its from Cordoba, Argentina.

Martin

ipheion sellowianum
Is yours wild collected ??

Roland

Thank you for your ID. Yes, the seeds had been wild collected a few years ago. Its a lovely little plant.

Martin

Opened up yesterday ---Solaria ,(Syn Gethyum ),atropurpureum--first flowering from seed sown Jan 2008.

Seems okay outside all year round in this climate.

Interestingly from the pics i have seen i would have expected the flowers to have been on longish stems --maybe that may happen in due course .

Not a large bloom however i love the chocolate  :P colour --the smell is another thing  ;D  wet musky dog !......

Cheers Dave.

beautiful Dave

I bought a few bulbs last year
they are dormant now
no idea when they flower
but calculating it must be somewhere in March
or with bad luck the year after

Roland

Very cool, Dave! Never heard of this one...

Zephyranthes primulina

Perfect shape Michael

Roland

;D

Michael wrote:

Zephyranthes primulina

Very sweet colour!

Hoy wrote:

That's a special plant, Dave! I wouldn't say it leaps to the eye but it has a modest kind of charm! I like it ;)

Same here Trond.

Here's the Solaria, (pic taken today),at full flowering --i 'jumped the gun' on my earlier posting  ;D

bulborum wrote:

beautiful Dave

I bought a few bulbs last year
they are dormant now
no idea when they flower
but calculating it must be somewhere in March
or with bad luck the year after

Roland

Roland --spring flowering i understand and a good multiplier.

cohan wrote:

Very cool, Dave! Never heard of this one...

Thanks Cohan.
Cheers Dave.

Good picture from the plant Dave
it seems they are a little perfumed ;D

Roland

I gave a presentation to our local alpine garden group last night Roland .

Had a box full of display plants, including the Solaria, beside me ,framed tight on the floor of the front passenger seat between the laptop and projector --was only a 10 min ride but i had to wind down a window to try and clear the air   :rolleyes:....
I also took a couple of clothes pegs with me and a note warning their use was recommended if viewing the plant at close quarters........ ;  ;)  ;D

Cheers Dave.

How tall is it now, Dave? and what sort of culture does this need?

cohan wrote:

How tall is it now, Dave? and what sort of culture does this need?

Hello Cohan

Sorry for the delay in replying ---I've just seen your question.

My plant has a single long leaf with the flowering stem about 25cms in height.
The individual stems holding the flowers are starting to bend meaning the flowers are taking on a beautiful nodding effect .

From an area in Chile that has mild wet winters and is dormant in summer.

Although i grow it in a pot outside uncovered all year round I've been careful on how much summer moisture it receives ....so i 'throw' the pot on its side under the edge of the bush canopy.

Hopefully it will set seed --i've been playing with being a fly --well my brush has  ;) Let me know if you are interested  --although in your condtions i presume it would need to be grown inside ,in a well ventilated area..... ;D

Cheers Dave.

Toole wrote:

cohan wrote:

How tall is it now, Dave? and what sort of culture does this need?

Hello Cohan

Sorry for the delay in replying ---I've just seen your question.

My plant has a single long leaf with the flowering stem about 25cms in height.
The individual stems holding the flowers are starting to bend meaning the flowers are taking on a beautiful nodding effect .

From an area in Chile that has mild wet winters and is dormant in summer.

Although i grow it in a pot outside uncovered all year round I've been careful on how much summer moisture it receives ....so i 'throw' the pot on its side under the edge of the bush canopy.

Hopefully it will set seed --i've been playing with being a fly --well my brush has   ;) Let me know if you are interested  --although in your condtions i presume it would need to be grown inside ,in a well ventilated area..... ;D

Cheers Dave.

Thanks, Dave, definitely it would be indoor culture for me! My biggest drawback is light-- I try to grow some sun-lovers indoors, but those spots are limited...lol  Although, I think I need to set up some lights anyway for the SA wintergrowers I have from seed now...lol

I've noted my diary Cohan.

Cheers Dave.

:)

I bought a few last year from Cotswold
The first just start growing
Not sure if they will flower
otherwise I can send you seeds

Roland

Ian I think that the main problem is time
If you want to see all posts here on this fantastic forum
we probably ,as Maggie probably has to do  :o , sit most of the day for the computer

I overlooked this plant too
Cotswold offered the plant I never seen before
googled it and found out to my surprise that it was a bulb or corm

Learning every day :)

Roland

Mine died last year at -15ºC
maybe to wet in the winter
good I had a few left in the poly-tunnel

R

Habranthus martinezii