Rain-lilies, Zephyranthes, Habranthus, Cooperia, etc 2017

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Recent heavy rain has prompted a few rain-lilies into flower.
The largest are these seedlings raised from Habranthus robustus 'Russell Manning' which I presume are close to the original H. robustus;
Habranthus martinezii in flower
cheers
fermi

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Funnily enough the next rain-lily to flower is a cross between the previous two,
Habranthus martinezii x Habranthus robustus.
This is one of the first rain-lilies we bought - 1999!
cheers
fermi

[fermi de Sousa]

Here is Habranthus 'Russell Manning" - I think it is a selection of H. robustus - which we got more than 15 years ago from Discovery Bulbs. I had asked Murray at the time where he sourced the bulbs and he said he grew it from seed from one of the Seedexes!
It can send up quite a stout stem topped with a single pink flower which can be as large as a single Amaryllis belladonna floret,
cheers
fermi

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1) Habranthus robustus - this is a seedling of 'Russell Manning' which is not as vigorous as its parent but very fertile as evident by all the seed-pods!
2) Habranthus martinezii in full flower now;
3 & 4) Zephyranthes 'Grandjax' - the hybrid between Z. grandiflora x 'Ajax' (Zephyranthes candida x Z. citrina);
cheers
fermi

[johnralphcarpenter]

Habranthus gracilifoius. A single flower after the leaves have died down.

[johnralphcarpenter]

It's August, and Zephyranthes candida has started flowering.

[Hannelore]

Zephyranthes primulina startet already in June, followed by Z. macrosiphon:

June 29th 2017
Last week Z. sunset from seeds from Mauro Peixoto flowered for the first time:

August 1st: On the left Z. sunset, Z. macrosiphon on the right. In the upper left corner you see the end of the tea bag wherein I collect the seeds until they're ripe.

BW
Hannelore

[johnralphcarpenter]

Zephyranthes andersonii.

[johnw]

Ralph  - Looks like Habranthus tubispathus, a bulb that follows me everywhere I go.....

john

[Hannelore]

Mauro Peixoto offers seeds of a Habranthus andersonii  var. aureus and shows pictures too:
http://www.brazilplants.com/amaryllidaceae/habranthus-andersonii-a.html

Wikipedia lists with reference to <<World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-09-23, search for "Habranthus tubispathus">>

the following synonyms:

    Amaryllis andersonii (Herb. ex Lindl.) Griseb.
    Amaryllis depauperata Poepp.
    Amaryllis tubispatha L'Hér.
    Atamasco texana (Herb.) Greene
    Atamosco tubispatha (L'Hér.) M.Gómez
    Habranthus andersonii Herb. ex Lindl.
    Habranthus parvulus (Herb.) Pritz.
    Habranthus texanus (Herb.) Herb. ex Steud.
    Habranthus variabilis (Ravenna) Ravenna
    Hippeastrum andersonii (Herb. ex Lindl.) Baker
    Hippeastrum texanum (Herb.) Baker
    Hippeastrum tubispathum (L'Hér.) Baker
    Zephyranthes commersoniana Herb.
    Zephyranthes andersonii (Herb. ex Lindl.) Benth. & Hook.f.
    Zephyranthes texana Herb.
    Zephyranthes tubispatha (L'Hér.) Herb.


Hannelore

[johnralphcarpenter]

"A rose by any other name..."

[fermi de Sousa]

"A rose by any other name..."

Quite a few other names!
cheers
fermi

[Hannelore]

Today I succeeded in catching a flowering Zephyranthes minima. The last times the flowers stayed such a short time that I always found only seeds developing.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Habranthus martinezii.

[johnralphcarpenter]

Zephyranthes candida planted in the gravel bed a couple of years ago seem to be surviving.