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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: fermi de Sousa on January 12, 2015, 06:22:19 AM
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We had a downpour last weekend and on cue here are Habranthus martinezii and Habranthus tubispathus
cheers
fermi
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We had a downpour last weekend and on cue here are Habranthus martinezii and Habranthus tubispathus
cheers
fermi
Fermi,
Very nice to see them. H. martinezii looks very nice. I have a good crop of various Zephyranthes and Habranthus coming along. Some were moved last spring and didn't bloom this past summer. :( Maybe this coming season.
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Robert,
let me know if you would like seed and I won't dead-head them all.
Today even more were open:
2 x Habranthus robustus ex Russell Manning
commercial form of Habranthus martinezii x H.robustus
one seedling from my own cross of Habranthus martinezii x H.robustus ex.RM.
Zephyranthes primulina
cheers
fermi
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Fermi,
Thanks for sharing the photographs. They look great!
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Thanks, Robert,
I like these plants because they do their own thing with little input from me! Mostly they need dead-heading and splitting up. I also use them around dormant spring bulbs to "suck up" any summer rain which I hope they are doing now because we've had more than 2" in the last week!
Here are a few more pics:
More Habranthus martinezii
More Habranthus tubispathus
The commercial form of the hybrid H.martinezii x H.robustus with H. tubispathus (2 types, the smaller ones in the background have darker exteriors)
Pink form of Habranthus tubispathus
Salmon pink form of H. tubispathus
cheers
fermi
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A few more:
Zephyranthes macrosiphon
Zephyranthes 'Grandjax'
Habranthus martinezii (on right) and hybrid with H.robustus (on left)
cheers
fermi
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Fermi which ones do you dead head? Not all surely.
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Fermi,
Thanks for sharing all the photographs and how you are using the plants in your garden. Some of those pictured I grow in the garden here, other I have not tried yet. 3 plus years, and counting, of drought has certainly changed my planting scheme - mostly native plants and others from similar climates that need minimal or no irrigation. Fortunately, California has a tremendous variety of native bulbs, small perennials and annuals that are completely xeric to experiment with.
In the past 3 years I have been planting new areas with mostly xeric natives - some areas are starting to look okay, with many bulbs, perennials, and annuals coming up now. Nothing blooming yet, but I will share photographs as the season develops.
Cheers
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Fermi which ones do you dead head? Not all surely.
Hi Pat,
Usually I try to keep a lid on the number of Habranthus tubispathus seed-pods as these seem to be able to germinate freely and establish themselves quickly where I have trouble to dig them up. I let the others set seed but try to collect it for the exchanges. I also try crossing whatever is in flower at the same time as can be seen above,
cheers
fermi
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Habranthus brachyandrus Cherry Pink.
from Argentina and Brazil.
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Arnold,
Very sweet! :)
I have a nice crop of various Habranthus, Zephyranthus coming on. I do not think I will see any flowers until next year. I will have to enjoy yours and any others in the mean time.
Thank you for sharing!
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Experimenting with Zephyranthes here: Zephyranthes candida.
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Nice Ralph. Don't think I could get away with them outside here.
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Experimenting with Zephyranthes here: Zephyranthes candida.
Been flowering on and off for a month now.
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Habranthus martinezii. Bulbs bought from alpines.dk, I planted them because they where growing when they arrived in the post.
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I like the pink tips!
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Habranthus estensis from seed from Paul Tyreman.
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The downpour last week has resulted in a few rain-lilies!
Habranthus tubispathus "Salmon Pink form"
Zephyranthes drummondii x2 different plants
cheers
fermi
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Habranthus estensis from seed from Paul Tyreman.
What size is the flower, David?
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fermi, super white flower on the Zephyranthes drummondii
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What size is the flower, David?
Long gone now Maggi but perhaps 3/4 cm wide.
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Let me check that - you mean 3 to 4 cms wide? (as opposed to three quarters of a cm wide)
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Habranthus estensis caught my attention too. I have a few seedlings coming on of this species.
I will definitely have to wait for mine to bloom. A cold rain mixed with snow fell most of last night - about 3 C a little too warm for snow. Lots of frosty mornings too. At least our weather has turned to a more typical pattern. Nothing like the last 4 years of drought....so far. The Sierra Nevada are completely white with snow with some locations already with over a meter of snow on the ground now. It is so beautiful to see this again. :) I certainly hope that this all continues for all of the coming winter and through the spring!
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Let me check that - you mean 3 to 4 cms wide? (as opposed to three quarters of a cm wide)
I did mean 3 to 4cm wide Maggi BUT now I've got a ruler handy that seems a bit big. Let's say 2 to 3
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I did mean 3 to 4cm wide Maggi BUT now I've got a ruler handy that seems a bit big. Let's say 2 to 3
::) :) :)
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In flower yesterday and this morning:
A seedling from Habranthus robustus 'Russell Manning' x2
and even a Sprekelia formosissima
cheers
fermi
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very nice Flowers, fermi. i love the Sprekelia. Thank you for posting it.
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The recent rain has prompted a few habranthus to flower.
Habranthus tubispathus and its "Salmon Pink" form.
Habranthus robustus is currently in bud,
cheers
fermi
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Nice 'Salmon Pink form' Fermi and good to be able to grow them outside.
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Nice 'Salmon Pink form' Fermi and good to be able to grow them outside.
Hi Brian,
let me know if you'd like some seed and I won't dead-head them all!
This morning the H. robustus were still in bud;
The hybrid between H. robustus and H. martinezii had a couple of blooms open;
even more H. tubispathus were in bloom!
cheers
fermi
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Fermi,
Great to see the "Rain Lilies".
I have a large selection coming on thanks to a generous forumist. I am hoping for flowering this coming season.
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Hi Robert,
these "rain-lilies" do live up to their name but it seems to me that they have fairly defined times for flowering. The habranthus tend to flower after a rain but only if it follows a period of hot summer weather. Zephyranthes candida and its hybrids tend to flower when it starts to get cooler but before it gets cold.
The Habranthus robustus seedling from 'Russell Manning' finally opened yesterday and was still looking good this morning. As seen earlier they also were in bloom in November,
cheers
fermi
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Hi Robert,
these "rain-lilies" do live up to their name but it seems to me that they have fairly defined times for flowering. The habranthus tend to flower after a rain but only if it follows a period of hot summer weather. Zephyranthes candida and its hybrids tend to flower when it starts to get cooler but before it gets cold.
The Habranthus robustus seedling from 'Russell Manning' finally opened yesterday and was still looking good this morning. As seen earlier they also were in bloom in November,
cheers
fermi
Fermi,
Thank you for the information. I grew Habranthus robustus in the garden for many years. They too would bloom after a period of hot summer weather. They would often surprise me, as the flowers seemed to come from nowhere. The rodents seemed to move them around but never ate them. This movement added to the element of surprise. Now they seem to have disappeared from the garden. Fortunately I have a new crop of seedlings coming on.