Ornithogalum

[Ezeiza]

Hi:

     There are many miniatures in South Africa in Lachenalias (very many), Polyxenas, Androcybium, Eriospermum, Oxalis, Pauridia, Spiloxene, Ledebourias, Empodium, Daubenyas, Massonias, Ornithogalum, Geissorhizas, you name it. But frost free conditions and intense ligth are necessary for the plants to look natural and not lanky and etiolated.

[cohan]

Hi: There are many miniatures in South Africa in Lachenalias (very many), Polyxenas, Androcybium, Eriospermum, Oxalis, Pauridia, Spiloxene, Ledebourias, Empodium, Daubenyas, Massonias, Ornithogalum, Geissorhizas, you name it. But frost free conditions and intense ligth are necessary for the plants to look natural and not lanky and etiolated.

indeed! the SA flora is rich in interesting miniatures! i will be growing indoors, and with supplemental lighting; i have a few things from this year's seeding, perhaps next year i will have better luck than i did with this order from penrock's! too bad, as they do have a great selection of forms with geographical information..
plant sources here in canada are about zero, so seeds it will be!..lol

[Lesley Cox]

Yuri that looks like a very attractive species with relatively more flowers and less foliage. Very nice. Is it native to Russia?

[Yuri Pirogov]

Lesley,
It is native to Transcaucasia and Turkey.

[gote]

Thank you for the identification Janis
Göte

[Oron Peri]

Two more species are starting to bloom
O. collinum, a small size plant that open its flowers even in a dark cloudy day.

O. umbellatum, in my opinion the showiest species in the E. Mediterranean, large flowers with large Crocus like leaves up to 40cm long, makes larg clumps. Usually grows in deep wet soils, often in cultivated fields. great plant for a medium size pot.

[Rafa]

an unidentified species from Turkey (thanks to Tony Willis  )

[Yuri Pirogov]

Rafa,
there isn't a lot of species with pilose leaves. This one should be O. armeniacum

[Ezeiza]

Most probably. If it is armeniacum, pedicels should be more or less horizontal at fruiting time.


Alberto

[Rafa]

Thank you friends, I will labeled with this name.

[Oron Peri]

Rafa,

Does the leaf has the white stripe in the middle or is it a reflex of the light?

Beautiful species...and the photo is out of this world

[Rafa]

Yes it has a stripe in the middle without chlorophylla but not very evident signal...

[Ezeiza]

Oron, Rafa is famous for his images and the plates he paints.


Alberto

[Rafa]

you comediant!! ...

[SueG]

Two views a month apart of one flowering for me (from Tony Willis) which I think is O montanum after seeing the pictures on this thread. Glad to have a name for it. First one taken in mid Feb, the other taken this morning in my kitchen (which is why it's a bit of a funny colour) hopefully there migth be some seed forming.
Sue