Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Alberto on July 01, 2010, 07:16:17 AM
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I am very pride to show my Leptochiton quitoense blooming for the first time. It has a strong spicy smell in the night.
Alberto
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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
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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
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Alberto
:o WOW :o
my congratulation to this beautiful plant !
Hans
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Beautiful, Alberto.
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Alberto, congratulations, it's an interesting plant - not a genus I've heard of.
Thanks for posting.
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Can you give me any tips to growing this one Alberto? Mine is currently in dormancy.
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very nice!! do you where i can find one of it??
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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
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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!
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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
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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.