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From South African Oxalis Ten on Wednesday 7th of January 2026 04:31:12 PM PST
Oxalis virginea is a close relative to Oxalis ambigua. It has a stem which is often branched, and the stem and leaves are hairy. Flowers are white and are borne singly on the peduncles. Height: 4-6 cm. I received this plant as Oxalis anomala, which it is definitely not. Photos by Christiaan van Schalkwyk.
From Agrostocrinum on Tuesday 6th of January 2026 04:08:17 PM PST
Agrostocrinum hirsutum (Lindl.) Keighery is usually found in woodlands, heath or sedgelands in a variety of soils. It has a shorter rhizome than the other species and has hairy flowering stems and buds (back of sepals) and narrow green leaves. Leaves are from 10 to 40 cm long and 2-4 mm wide. It blooms in spring with the flowering time extended in wetter areas. It has dark blue flowers with black anthers. The perianth segments are 12 to 16 mm long and 6 to 8 mm wide. These pictures were taken north of Albany October 2007 by Bob Rutemoeller and Mary Sue Ittner. The first is a habitat shot and the other pictures focus on the flowers, showing the hairy pedicels and buds, the blue flowers, and the back of the flowers.
From Zephyra on Monday 5th of January 2026 04:48:10 PM PST
Zephyra elegans, tentative ID confirmed by Harold Koopowitz and Alberto Castillo. Height: 30 cm. The first photograph was taken by Jane McGary in October 2002 in an area of north coastal Chile just south of Antofogasta. She notes this coastal species probably will not tolerate much if any frost. The last two photos were taken by Osmani Baullosa.
In late September and early October, 2011, Eugene Zielinski and friends made a trip to Chile to observe (and photograph) the flowering desert. Exceptional midwinter rains, and even some snow, practically guaranteed heavy blooming from the bulbs, annuals, perennials, and shrubs in the desert. This species bloomed abundantly along the coast, particularly in the Huasco area. Flower color ranged from pure white to white with sky blue petal tips. These photographs were taken between Huasco and Carrizalillo by Eugene Zielinski. In the last photo it is pictured with Encelia canescens.
From Alstroemeria Hybrids on Sunday 4th of January 2026 04:27:09 PM PST
Alstroemeria 'Little Eleanor' This is one of a dwarf strain grown in Australia. Photo by Paul Tyerman.
Tall hybrids. These grow outside easily on the North Coast of California. No particular watering, fertilizing or soil preference. They grow and bloom in both full sun and part shade. Photos by Susan Hayek.
Short hybrids
From Primula on Saturday 3rd of January 2026 04:10:23 PM PST
Primula clevelandii (Greene) A. R. Mast & Reveal, syn. Dodecatheon clevelandii Greene, ranges from central and southern California to northern Baja California where it grows on grassy slopes and flats in chaparral, foothill woodland, and valley grassland communities. The plants grow in areas that are completely dry for five or six months in summer and fall, and they disappear underground during summer dormancy. In cultivation, they do well in pots, and can be grown in the same conditions used for summer-dormant bulbs. They will also reportedly tolerate some summer water if grown in very well-drained soil. When dormant, the roots of this species are brittle and spider-like. They must be handled very gently to avoid breaking the roots. Height range: 15-45 cm. There are several varieties of this species, Primula clevelandii var. gracilis (Greene) A.R.Mast & Reveal, Primula clevelandii var. insularis (H.J.Thomps.) A.R.Mast & Reveal, and Primula clevelandii var. patula (Kuntze) A.R.Mast & Reveal. They are distinguished by the colors of the anthers and pollen sacs. This plants photographed here are apparently var. patula. They are second-year seedlings growing in a paper coffee cup. Photos by Michael Mace.
A year after those photos were taken, the plants had been moved to a pot and were in bloom again:
From Seemannia on Friday 2nd of January 2026 05:53:35 PM PST
Seemannia purpurascens Rusby. Native range is Guianas, Peru to Bolivia and Brazil. This Bolivian native is a very tall (up to 1.5 m) summer grower. It will flower very well in late summer but needs a long time to grow tall first. Short winter dormancy. Can be kept shorter in smaller pots with less fertilizer. Excellent outdoors in warm enough climates. Photos 1 and 2 taken under glass in Germany by Johannes-Ulrich Urban.
From Phalocallis on Thursday 1st of January 2026 04:07:10 PM PST
Phalocallis coelestis (Lehm.) Ravenna, syn. Cypella coelestis (Lehm.) Diels, syn. Cypella plumbea (Lindl.) Herb. has been grown under many different names. In coastal California it does very well in the ground as a landscape plant. When there is water in the winter, it does not go completely dormant. In spring, new leaves and buds will appear. Flowers appear throughout summer, but each flower lasts only a day. Height range: 2-3 ft. Photo 1 was taken by Bob Rutemoeller and photo 2 by Susan Hayek for Diana Chapman. Photo 3 was taken August 2003 by Lee Poulsen of his plant which he received named as Cypella plumbea platensis. Photo 4 was taken at the end of June 2005 by Merrill Jensen at the Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden, Palo Alto, California. Photos 5-6 were taken by Nhu Nguyen showing the bulbs. The bulb scales are richly colored burnt-orange and are much more delicate than they appear.
From Watsonia Two on Wednesday 31st of December 2025 05:02:19 PM PST
Watsonia angusta Ker Gawler is evergreen, growing to 1.2 m and is found in montane marshes and streambanks in fynbos in many areas in the Cape Province to southern KwaZulu-Natal. It has scarlet flowers in a usually branched spike and multiplies rapidly. It flowers in summer and is suitable for a wet part of a garden. The first photo was taken by Cameron McMaster. The second photo is from the book Plants of the Klein Karoo courtesy of Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok.
From Bobartia on Tuesday 30th of December 2025 04:02:38 PM PST
Bobartia spp. The first photo from Bob Rutemoeller is of an unidentified species that was flowering in the southwestern Cape in September 2003. The next two photos from Michael Mace are views of a species taken at Elandsberg.
From Drosera on Monday 29th of December 2025 04:30:03 PM PST
Drosera whittakeri Planch. is a tuberous species found in Victoria and South Australia, Australia. It grows in a variety of habitats including heathland and open forest. It has basal rosettes of bright green to red spathulate hairy leaves to 2.5 cm. White open petalled fragrant flowers grow on short recurved stems in winter and spring. Height range: 2-7 cm. Photos by Bob Rutemoeller and Mary Sue Ittner of what we think is this species taken in the Grampians October 2007.
