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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Alberto on July 01, 2010, 07:16:17 AM

Title: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: Alberto on July 01, 2010, 07:16:17 AM
I am very pride to show my Leptochiton quitoense blooming for the first time. It has a strong spicy smell in the night.
Alberto
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: bulborum on July 01, 2010, 07:39:50 AM
Hello Alberto

very nice Leptochiton quitoense
never heard about this one
looks a little bit like Pancratium and Hymenocallus
where does it come from
by the way is your atavar Eucrosia mirabilis

Roland
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: Alberto on July 01, 2010, 07:52:50 AM
Roland, you are right, it is in the same clade with Hymenocallis and Ismene. Leptochiton is a genus of just two species from Peru, the other being L. helianthus with yellow-gold flowers.
Alberto
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: Hans J on July 01, 2010, 08:48:33 AM
Alberto

 :o WOW  :o

my congratulation to this beautiful plant !

Hans
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: annew on July 01, 2010, 10:31:54 AM
Beautiful, Alberto.
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: Juanba on July 02, 2010, 04:31:33 PM
Alberto, congratulations, it's an interesting plant - not a genus I've heard of.

Thanks for posting.
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: JoshY46013 on February 10, 2011, 05:41:30 PM
Can you give me any tips to growing this one Alberto?  Mine is currently in dormancy.

Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: orpheos on February 10, 2011, 08:08:18 PM
very nice!! do you where i can find one of it??
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: jshields on May 02, 2011, 07:02:53 PM
I have had difficulty keeping mine going.   Fortunately, it is self-fertile (Alberto, note!).  I keep mine bone dry in winter, under a bench in the greenhouse at 40-60 deg F.  Just about now, or in another week or two, I set it outdoors for the summer.  It gets partial afternoon shade in its usual spot, but that may not be best for it.

Jim
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: JoshY46013 on May 03, 2011, 03:43:47 PM
I just noticed my Leptochiton is sending up leaves!  Hopefully I can bulk the bulb back up this summer, it seems to have lost size!
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: jshields on July 12, 2011, 08:43:36 PM
My last remaining Leptochiton quitoense is still alive and in leaf, but shows no sign of a bloom this year.  This species is self-fertile, so only one flower is necessary to get seeds.  But at least one flower is needed....

Jim
Title: Re: Leptochiton quitoense
Post by: JoshY46013 on July 13, 2011, 04:13:48 PM
Jim,

  While mine did leaf out, it's lost quite a bit of size do to the dry dormancy!  It has 5 leaves currently, how large would you say a blooming sized bulb is?  Mine is probably the size of a cherry tomato or so.
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