In cool tropical-ish (foggy side) of San Francisco, still blooming are" Corydalis, Ornithogalum namaquanum?(new spikes continuing) and dubium(!!!)(one last spike with flowers open since June), Oxalis tuberosa & peduncularis, Zephyranthes, Zantedeschia (various), Pinellia tripartita, Begonia boliviensis, Amorphophallus ongsakulii Fall bloomers in bloom: Nerine filifolia, Pelargonium hirtum, Oxalis hirta, bifurca, tenuifolia, massoniana, atacamensis(crepuscular bloom!), Cyclamen coum, Drimia intricata, Schizostylis coccinea, Haemanthus albiflos X coccineus And in spike: Amaryllis belladonna, Nerine Stefani, Drimia maritima, Amorphophallus albispathus & myosuroides Lots more Oxalis, Lachenalia, and other winter bulbs coming. Robert where the alternating days of Indian Summer and Winter Is Coming is confusing everything. On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 7:11 PM Laura Grant via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > Hi Earnie, > Those Kniphofias are simply beautiful, I grow several hybrids but nothing > like this. They remind me of Eremurus. > Laura > > On Thu, Oct 7, 2021 at 4:22 PM Ernie DeMarie via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > > While they may not quite be bulbs, Kniphofia does make it into the PBS > > wiki as a genus. So here in NY two fall blooming species that will > bloom > > soon, just before potential frost, are K multiflora and K bruceae. Both > > are in spike at this time. I protect both with a winter wood chip mulch > as > > at least the latter comes from a not so cold area of South Africa. Both > > are tall and spectacular species and never seen around here or much at > all > > actually. Here's a video I posted on youtube a while back on K > multiflora > > in the garden. > > https://youtube.com/watch/… > > Another good South African species for fall bloom is Hesperantha > > coccinea. I saw them growing in patches of soil among rocks in a > streambed > > on my last trip to SA before the pandemic hit, so I try to not let them > get > > too dry for too long in the garden. However that hasn't been an issue > this > > year as we have had plenty of excess rain this growing season. Two mild > > winters didnt hurt either even though they are winter mulched with wood > > chips just in case. One red flowered clone I got from a fellow facebook > > plant enthusiast begins flowering in late August/early September, the > > others begin in September. I am growing red and pink selections in my > > South African garden in the back of the house, not far from the K > > multiflora plants and they look splendid as I write this. Each year the > > clumps expand at a good clip and make more flower spikes. In milder > > climates than ours in NY they would likely continue flowering all winter, > > as I saw some flowers in SA in December so that would be equivalent to > June > > for us. > > Ernie DeMariein z6/7 NY where fall is warmer than typical and the sun has > > returned after several days of clouds and a bit of rain one day. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>