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Author Topic: Zephyranthes and some other amaryllids... 2008-2009  (Read 42922 times)

Hans J

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Zephyranthes and some other amaryllids... 2008-2009
« on: May 25, 2008, 05:27:52 PM »
Hi all,

here has start now the flowering season of my rainlilies and there relatives .
First ( like in every year ) some yellow :

Z. longistyla ( seeds ex PBS )
Z. spec. Argentina

I suppose it is the same species ...maybe they are from different localities
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2008, 05:29:24 PM »
Here a pretty rare plant :

Haylockia andina
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2008, 05:30:47 PM »
and some more :

Z. spec. R.S.
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2008, 07:14:35 PM »
Beautiful collection Hans !  Are they outside in the rock garden ??
Luc Gilgemyn
Harelbeke - Belgium

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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2008, 07:22:12 PM »
Thanks Luc !

No - they are in pots -outside of my greenhouse -but protectet from rain .
In winter they are in my greenhouse ( together with my cacti ).
I made this pics always in my garden -before some rocks - to give them a touch of "natural habit" !
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2008, 08:20:39 PM »
Hi Hans, I always thought that "rain lilies", as the members of genus Zephyranthes are commonly known, flowers in summer after a good rain. Do you know other rain lilies that bloom in spring?
Your collection of Amaryllidaceae is really stunning!
 
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Hans J

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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2008, 08:51:52 PM »
Alberto ,

I'm surprised - my "rainlilies" start always in this time and flowering the whole summer until September ....
we had in last days a lot of rain and now the temperatures rise ....
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2008, 09:13:54 PM »
I like the yellow one :D
"F" for Fritillaria, that's good enough to me ;)
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2008, 09:41:39 AM »
My common pink Zephyranthes seem to herald rain in autumn here in South Australia. Only about 3 flowers this last autumn as it was so very dry.
Pat Toolan,
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2008, 05:55:22 AM »
Hans,

Very, very nice.  I love that Argentinian species.... great form and depth of colour to it.  It almost looks an egg yolk yellow rather than the lemony colours?

Haylockia is something I've never heard of before.  Looks a bit like a cross between a Crocus and a Zephyranthes.  Very special!!!!  8)
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Paul T.
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Min winter temp -8 or -9°C. Max summer temp 40°C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only.

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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2008, 07:31:18 AM »
Thank you Paul  8)

Maybe you can have later seeds of the argentian species - Z. longistyla has produced fruits !
the other ( unnamed ) makes no seeds -I suppose it is all the same clone

I regret it with Haylockia -but this plants makes until today never seeds ...and the multiplication is very slow ( but I'm happy that this plant life here .....)

In my eyes are they much prettier than all Crocus ....but dont tell it Thomas  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2008, 07:45:56 AM »
Hans!!  That's akin to blasphemy!!!!  :o :o ;)  I won't tell Thomas, but can't guarantee he won't read it here himself!  ;D

I really must look up Haylockia and see what I can find out.  Looking at your pics at first glance it really does look like a Crocus with that outer colouration etc.  Definitely worth keeping an eye out for in the future if I ever come across it.  What sort of size is the plant and the flowers?
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Paul T.
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Min winter temp -8 or -9°C. Max summer temp 40°C. Thankfully, maybe once or twice a year only.

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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2008, 09:17:35 AM »
Paul : dont worry ....Thomas will never read any threads about Zephyranthes :P

Good luck for your search for Haylockia .....here in Europe is it ( I believe so ) not aviable !!

To your question : the size of this plants ( flowers and leaves ) is really similar to a small Crocus ....
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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2008, 10:10:27 AM »
I my dear - one upon a time I had two good friends.... :-\ :'(
Thomas Huber, Neustadt - Germany (230m)

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Re: Zephyranthes 2008-2009
« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2008, 10:14:47 AM »
 :D :D :D

WOW - Thomas is wake up  :o
and he read other treads than Crocus ::)
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