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Quote from: Too Many Plants! on October 04, 2024, 11:29:12 AMHere's a curiosity...unless I'm mistaken. I have some Ferraria leafing out when we're still in full summer mode! We've been around 100°F the last handful of days, with still a few to go. And we've had no days in recent weeks of cool temps. Mostly 80's n 90's.

I do need to (somewhat) correct myself. We did have a short few days a couple weeks ago with somewhat cooler day temps (still not winter cool) with a few nights that got into the low 60's and into the 50's. I wonder if that short cooler nighttime temps blip could have triggered these? I don't see any others (of the many I have) leafing out.

Mine have started to put up leaves, as well. My temperatures dropped from 29°C to 25-27° and a little bit of rain. I also noticed that the first Nerines have put up flower spikes, practically overnight.

What has put up a flower is Haemanthus albiflos.

In the Azores, Datura is one of those weeds in the fields. While cows won't eat them fresh, they get cut with the grasses and aged so they can be fed to the cows in the summer. I think its close cousin, Brugmansia, is more attractive.

Hedychium is an invasive species in the Azores. H. gardnerianum and H. coronarium are both heavily scented. I rip the tubers out, place them upside down on a rock wall, and they will continue as if nothing happened. H. gardnerianum was used in traditional bread baking, wrapping the dough in the leaves and then putting them in the wood burning ovens.

I'm trying Globba schomburgkii this year, and it seems to be doing well, but needs a lot of moisture.

Quote from: Too Many Plants! on July 28, 2024, 11:20:13 AM

Quote from: Wylie on July 28, 2024, 01:17:35 AM

Quote from: Too Many Plants! on July 27, 2024, 11:21:39 AM

Quote from: Wylie on July 27, 2024, 06:57:59 AMI have a border of Agapanthus, and the star is Agapanthus inapertus 'Graskop'. It is one of those colors that a camera has trouble with. There is a Philodendron behind it and a Crinum to the side.

A. Graskop is listed as a species agapanthus, right?

I wonder if this is related to an agapanthus I've seen that's not easy to find available for sale, called "Elaine". It looks very close in dark rich color, and pendulous flowers, but at least pictures make the flower heads look more substantial, with larger bells. I suppose those could be due to growing conditions...

I think A. Graskop is a cultivar. I do have another A. inapertus, 'Midnight Cascade'.

It's a selection (cultivar) of a sp., different than a hybrid?

Here's a picture of A. Elaine I was talking about...

Since I was a music major at University instead of Botany, I refer to the American Daylily Society for a lot of definitions. For hybrid, they say: " An individual descending from crosses between two or more species. (This is a botanical definition that is also widely used in horticultural commerce.) While in the AHS we may loosely refer to the results of our crosses as hybrids to distinguish them from the original species, they are more appropriately referred to as cultivars if registered, and seedlings if not registered."

For cultivar, they say: " A combined word for "cultivated variety." Denotes an assemblage of cultivated individuals that, when reproduced sexually or asexually, retains its distinguishing features. Nearly all registered daylily cultivars are propagated vegetatively and retain their identity as clones.".

I currently have 17 registered cultivars of daylilies, which is why I use the ADS site.

Quote from: Too Many Plants! on July 27, 2024, 11:21:39 AM

Quote from: Wylie on July 27, 2024, 06:57:59 AMI have a border of Agapanthus, and the star is Agapanthus inapertus 'Graskop'. It is one of those colors that a camera has trouble with. There is a Philodendron behind it and a Crinum to the side.

A. Graskop is listed as a species agapanthus, right?

I wonder if this is related to an agapanthus I've seen that's not easy to find available for sale, called "Elaine". It looks very close in dark rich color, and pendulous flowers, but at least pictures make the flower heads look more substantial, with larger bells. I suppose those could be due to growing conditions...

I think A. Graskop is a cultivar. I do have another A. inapertus, 'Midnight Cascade'.

I have a border of Agapanthus, and the star is Agapanthus inapertus 'Graskop'. It is one of those colors that a camera has trouble with. There is a Philodendron behind it and a Crinum to the side.

I got a bulb of Cypella aquatilis from the EU Bx this year, and here it is flowering for the first time. I also have Cypella herbertii in flower.

I have one that is similar. I bought it at the local farming supply store. There was a display with several bulbs, Hippeastrums, those tall Gladious hybrids, the usual stuff. Only there wasn't a way to label each one and in Europe, not providing plastic bags is a thing. So I lumped the ones I wanted together and the names are lost.

Someone once remarked in the AHS Journal (Daylilies) that the most common parent for new hybrids is 'Unknown'. If I don't know or am unsure, I go with 'Unk', and just give the one I have like yours the garden name of Red & White.

It has been a month since the Neomarica hybrid I have started flowering, and it and the Neomarica northiana are still flowering. Since this is the first time I have grown this, it is all pretty amazing.

The seeds of Cypella herbertii easily germinate when the seeds fall into a pot.

Finally, a Neomarica hybrid opened!

This morning I found Neomarica northiana open.

Quote from: Uli on April 11, 2024, 12:57:27 AMThis Gladiolus is flowering for the very first time with me, raised from seed. The label says G. carinatus which it is definitely not. About 60cm tall, leaning sideways.
The foliage is not hairy and some of the flowering shoots are branching. No detectable fragrance. Any idea of the ID?

I have the same thing and thought it was Gladiolus carneus.

Quote from: Too Many Plants! on April 07, 2024, 09:24:55 AMHere's a better pic of my Moraea I previously posted. I believe this is one of the genera that was lumped into Moraea, and to me it doesn't look Moraea. An interesting story to go with...I had a patch of this yellow and peach planted together and had a gopher come through the patch during dormancy. When the next season came around only yellow was left, and it looked like he had not eaten any of the yellow, certainly very little if he did at all. So...my conclusion is the peach must taste good, and yellow must taste bad. 😂

It looks like Moraea ochroleuca (or Homeria ochroleuca). Mine is in bloom right now.

Babianas do very well in the Azores. I had bought a pack of bulbs years ago, so I don't know which ones these are. They have been allowed to mix, drop seed, and grow.

One of the first Moraea bulbs I got was Moraea ochroleuca. They settle into the ground very well.

There is also the white version of Scilla peruviana.