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I have no idea what I am doing right to get a Sprekelia formosissima to bloom. I have it outdoors all the time, so lots of water in the winter and very dry in summer. Other bulbs get leaves, but no flowers.

Neomarica northiana is also in bloom. It is surprising how uniform in height most of the flowers are.

It is the time for Neomarica, blue form to open. It did really well over the winter, but the leaves got a lot of wind burn.

Herbertia lahue is also flowering.

Then there is a strange hybrid form of Lilium called 'Apricot Fudge'. It looks like a rose, but doesn't fully open.

Quote from: Martin Bohnet on May 06, 2025, 12:07:03 PMDear Wylie,

It's not really a surprise that your Island is about a month earlier then my garden, for me those will flower in June (so these pictures are NOT current). I am somewhat surprised by the color though - I offered both a clear yellow (Iris xanthospuria - esque though most likely a hybrid) and a form that ends up orange-brown for me - it is VERY likely the latter one is quite temperature sensitive and will stay lighter in your likely less extreme temperatures - in the beginning of June I easily reach 30°C, so I think your perceived yellow is indeed the Imperial bronze.

I had this happen to a daylily I bought years ago from someone who lives Northwest of Munich. He claimed it was orange, but in my garden it is a definite brown. This Iris has colored up a little and looks more orange, now.

This last fall I got some Iris spuria from the EU Bx, donated by Martin Bohnet. The first one has opened - yellow form.

The first one looks like either Hippeastrum striatum or  Hippeastrum petiolatum.

It has been 3 years since Ixia viridiflora bloomed in my garden, so I think some seeds fell into a pot and germinated on their own. I have a person who helps out in my garden, and they are very enthusiastic about cleaning everything. I have noticed there aren't as many naturalized bulbs now. It is something I have to figure out a solution.

Babiana melanops that I got from the Fall BX.

Quote from: Too Many Plants! on April 06, 2025, 06:51:11 PMWell...I forget, so hopefully someone will chime in on these guys???

These have a nice sweet vanilla scent.

My guess is Albuca. I have Albuca humilis

Quote from: Arnold on April 01, 2025, 07:28:07 AMWylie

Duncan states that L. multiflora is marzipan scented.

Any scent?

I had a friend smell it, and he said it does have a pleasant scent.

Scent is a problem for me. I really don't detect most flower scents. I'll ask a friend to smell it.

I went through the photos on the PBS site, and the one that comes closest to what I have is L. multifolia. Compact head with grass-like foliage.

Quote from: Arnold on March 30, 2025, 01:37:32 PMHave a look at Lachenalia liliflora.

The foliage on L. liliflora is wider than what I have. Mine is a skinny round, sometimes flat-ish.

It was a recent acquisition, but I can't remember any other place they may have come from. It's going to be one of those mysteries.

I got some bulbs from the EU exchange under the name Babiana tanquana. The foliage looked off while it was growing, and now that it is starting to flower, it is definitely not a Babiana. Any ideas?