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From Galanthus on Thursday 4th of December 2025 04:02:55 PM PST
Galanthus gracilis Čelak. is distributed from Bulgaria to southwestern Ukraine, western Turkey, and the Aegean Islands, where it grows at elevations from 100 m to 2000 m. It is found in a wide variety of habitats: mixed woodland, short grass, scrub, between rocks and on or at the base of cliffs, and next to rivers and streams, often in deep fertile soils at a depth of 10 to 20 cm. It is similar to Galanathus elwesii and has narrow, upright leaves, which are frequently twisted on the vertical axis giving the leaves a corkscrew-like appearance. Height range: 5-10 cm. Photo from John Lonsdale.
From Rohdea on Wednesday 3rd of December 2025 05:41:08 PM PST
Rohdea japonica (Thunb.) Roth is the type species of this genus. Native to Japan, China and Korea, its common names include Nippon lily, sacred lily, and Japanese sacred lily. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant, with fibrous roots. The leaves are evergreen, broad lanceolate, 15–50 cm long and 2.5–7 cm broad, with an acute apex. Source: Wikipedia. There is an interesting article written by Tony Avent about this species. Photograph by Judy Glattstein.
From Pseudotrillium on Tuesday 2nd of December 2025 05:23:10 PM PST
Pseudotrillium rivale (S. Watson) S.B. Farmer, (syn. Trillium rivale S. Watson), known by the common name brook wakerobin, is found along rocky streambanks and Darlingtonia bogs, usually in serpentine soils from 40 to 1500 m in the Siskiyou Mountains in southwestern Oregon and northwestern Califonia. Growing up to 20 cm, it has shiny blue green leaves with silvery veins and flowers with green sepals and pink blushed white purple spotted petals. It flowers April to June. The first photo from Bill Dijk. The next image was taken by Steve Matson May 2003 in Mono County California and is included under a CC BY-NC license. The last three photos were taken by Keir Morse and are included here under a CC BY-NC-SA license.
From Burchardia on Monday 1st of December 2025 06:13:44 PM PST
Burchardia congesta Lindl. is native to southwestern Western Australia where it grows in dry woodland, forests and scrub-heath. Scapes are usually unbranched, about 20-30 cm high with 4 to 10 creamy to white flowers in an umbel. Anthers are yellow. Photos taken September 2007 in southwestern Australia by Bob Rutemoeller and Mary Sue Ittner.
From Lachenalia Species One on Sunday 30th of November 2025 04:39:13 PM PST
Lachenalia attenuata W.F.Barker ex G.D.Duncan is found on loamy clay slopes from the Roggeveld to the Little Karoo to Riversdale where it grows 7 to 22 cm high. This species has a single linear leaf with the lower surface banded with dark green and magenta. Flowers are pale blue and greenish yellow on long white pedicels with anthers included. The first four photos were taken by Mary Sue Ittner who obtained hers from the BX. She liked the leaves on this one, but found the flowers more subtle and difficult to photograph. And she did not have luck keeping the plants alive beyond the first season. The last two photos were taken by Alan Horstmann.
From Spring Blooming Crocus on Saturday 29th of November 2025 05:01:21 PM PST
Crocus baytopiorum B.Mathew is a species from southwestern Turkey where it experiences a cold snowy winter and a cool summer. It flowers near melting snow. The flowers are an unusual shade of pale ice-blue, a very difficult color to photograph. The corm tunic is netted-fibrous. Height range: 6-12 cm. First photo by Tony Goode, second and third photos by John Lonsdale.
From Blandfordia on Friday 28th of November 2025 05:19:17 PM PST
Blandfordia cunninghamii Lindl. is found on wet sandstone crevices of the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. It has tubular red or orange-red flowers with yellow tips and margins. Height range: 80-100 cm. Photo from iNaturalist was taken by Margaret J. Baker in November in the Blue Mountains and shared under a CC BY-NC license.
From Prasophyllum on Thursday 27th of November 2025 05:30:08 PM PST
Prasophyllum ovale Lindl. or the Little Leek Orchid has white tiny flowers with green and purplish-red markings in a loose spike of 3 to 6 inches. It blooms from September to October and is found in Western Australia in sand or clay loam in low lying areas. Height range: 20-50 cm. Photos below from Bob Rutemoeller and Mary Sue Ittner were taken of a plant seen in the Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, September 2007. We can’t be absolutely sure of the species, but this is our best guess.
From Hieronymiella on Wednesday 26th of November 2025 04:23:48 PM PST
Hieronymiella aurea Ravenna is native to Salta Province, Argentina. Height range: 2-5 cm. The photos below were taken by Mariano Saviello from habitat.
From Fessia on Tuesday 25th of November 2025 06:14:36 PM PST
Fessia greilhuberi (Speta) Speta, syn. Scilla greilhuberi Speta, puts out leaves in early autumn and bears 10 inch racemes of pendent blue bells. It bears quite a few leaves, perhaps too many. This species is sometimes confused with Fessia hohenackeri but the main difference is in the leaves which are longer besides appearing at another time. It is native to Iran. It survives outside in the Pacific Northwest in shaded areas that are dry in summer. Height: about 20 cm. Photos by John Lonsdale and Mary Sue Ittner.
