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Véronique Macrelle:
Bomerea edulis has been flowering since April.

 I've sown it 3 times. It germinates, then grows quite quickly. But I had to work out how to get it through the winter and and in the end I think it is important not to separate the seedlings or disturb the roots (I've also tried Lapageria 3 times, but it never germinated).
finally, the 3rd time for Bomarea  it succeeded (for the moment in pots, wintered out-of-freeze in the garage).

This plant is in its 3rd year. It started growing early in the season in February/March, when I installed it in front of a bay window in the living room. It started flowering in April!
 i know it can be hardy, so i'm waiting until i have enough to test it in the ground.
 by fertilising with a brush, i've managed to get 2 cm wide pods: they're already 2 months old and still green.


The flowers first produce anthers (blue-green stamens), then at the end of flowering when the stamens have dried out, finally a pistil. On each inflorescence, 2 or 3 flowers always seem to be delayed, but it's not easy to have the 2 stages synchronised and this almost never happens on the same inflorescence.

Maggi Young:
I've not seen the fruits of Bomarea edulis - they are a super shape! Good luck with viable seed , Véronique .

Leena:
June was first hot and dry here, then at the end we got some rains, and weather is pleasant +18 - 20C.
Martagon lilies are flowering now, and some of the seedlings sown in 2017 are flowering for the first time.







L.martagon var album



'Early Bird'

Leena:
Couple of dark ones.
'Congo Capers'



'Russian Morning'



A view from the garden, and dark lilies in the front are 'Congo Capers'.

ashley:
Beautiful martagons Leena.
Your L. canadense recently flowered here for the first time.

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