In August 2004 the Pacific Bulb Society List topic of the week was favorite pink flowered bulbs. Participants mentioned these bulbs as favorites. They are listed below alphabetically, sometimes with comments, followed by the name and the location of the person who named them as favorite, usually from experience growing them. If there were pictures of these plants on the PBS wiki, a link was added to the picture. There seemed to be some difference of opinion about what is pink and what is purple so plants listed here might be placed on the favorite purple list and vice versa.
Acis trichophylla 'Rosea'. (syn. Leucojum tricophylla) Jane McGary, Northwestern Oregon, USA
Allium dichlamydeum -- This one that grows on the rocks overlooking the ocean where I live and does well for me and is very beautiful, Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast
Allium -- natives, I chose onions over other pink flowers because they can also be EATEN - flowers and leaves in salads and the bulbs where they are plentiful, Ken (USDA Zone 6) Ellensburg, WA
Alstroemeria -- Jane McGary, Northwestern Oregon, USA
xAmarcrinum 'Dorothy Hannibal' -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b)
Amaryllis belladonna -- another beautiful pink one, Kevin Preuss, St. Pete, FL;
Amaryllis belladonna pink cultivars -- Rogan Roth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; especially the ones that have other related genera in their ancestry, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10; Ann Marie, So. California, San Gabriel Valley
Calochortus -- There are some light pink forms of Calochortus tolmiei which are just amazing, but I also am very fond of Calochortus amoenus and Calochortus splendens is a nice pink too, Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast.
Calopogon pulchellus, showy and easy Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Clivia 'Pink Star' - a strain in which the petals have a white mid line and a range of pink colors in the different plants, Jim Shields, central Indiana
Colchicum -- my favorite pink bulbs are colchicums. Most of them are close to true pink rather than lavender. I think the finest color is in Colchicum umbrosum Jane McGary, Northwestern Oregon, USA; Colchicum in general, but especially some of the old tessellated Zocher hybrids which are now about a century old - and also the plant known for years as Bulbocodium vernum, Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Crinum 'J.C. Harvey' and Crinum 'Walter Flory' -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b)
Crocus kotschyanus in its better forms is a pale mauve that approaches pink under some lighting, Rodger Whitlock, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Cyclamen -- Their various shades and tints of pink are a delight to me. My favorite Cyclamen is whichever one is in bloom at the moment, Jim Shields, central Indiana
Cyclamen coum -- favorites are the paler forms, Rodger Whitlock, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; also Mary Sue Ittner for bright pink, California's North Coast
Cyclamen hederifolium -- lovely when massed, Rodger Whitlock, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Cyclamen libanoticum -- close to the apple-blossom ideal, Rodger Whitlock, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Cyclamen pseudibericum -- Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast
Dahlia -- Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Dierama pulcherrimum. -- Big arching fountains of this in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10
Gladiolus -- Gladiolus hybrids Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7; Gladiolus carmineus so welcome in fall. Also Gladiolus pappei and Gladiolus geardii , Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast
Habranthus brachyandrus for its handsome poise, Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Habranthus x floryi -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b)
Haemanthus carneus -- Doug Westfall, Southern California
Hellonias bullata, which suggests a hardy Veltheimia, Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Hesperantha coccinea 'Mrs. Hegarty' (syn. Schizostylis coccinea) makes a delightful fall display. Shirley Meneice, Zone 10 most years with an occasional 9 to keep us honest.
Hesperantha -- Lot's of nice pinks, but many are short bloomed. I really love Hesperantha latifolia which is a hot pink and a winter bloomer that lasts for weeks, Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast
Hippeastrum -- commercial cultivars in intense pink, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10
Hyacinthus -- any of the pink-flowered garden single-flowered or double, Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Ipomoea cairica -- lots of pink flowers with a dark eye and interesting palmate leaves until it is cut down by the first frost, Johannes-Ulrich Urban, Germany
Iris 'One Desire' -- I like its salmon pink color, Jim Shields, central Indiana
Lilium -- any fragrant pink, Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Lycoris sprengeri -- a normally pink flower with edges of electric blue is very striking to me, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10
Lycoris squamigera -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b); so easy in our climate, Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Narcissus cultivars -- I *love* pink cup (W-P and Y-P), Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10
Nerine pink species or cultivars -- Rogan Roth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ; Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast Nerine ; Jim Shields, central Indiana
Nerine bowdenii 'Pink Triumph' -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b)
Oxalis -- stunning pinks including Oxalis bowiei -- huge tall flowers, Mary Sue Ittner and Liz Waterman, Northern California, Oxalis brasiliensis -- Liz Waterman, Northern California, Oxalis callosa with its colorful eye, Oxalis convexula -- cool succulent leaves too, and Oxalis glabra (tiny but covered with pink flowers), Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast. Other favorites for both women mentioned were Oxalis hirta -- (and the cultivar 'Gothenburg') and Oxalis obtusa which blooms for such a long time and Liz's favorite Oxalis obtusa 'Raspberry' . Finally Oxalis triangularis -- leaves and flowers (year round inside), Liz Waterman, Northern California.
Rhodophiala -- some neat shades of pink in hybrids, Kevin Preuss, St. Pete, FL
Rhodohypoxis -- pink species/cultivars (beautiful when seen in their multitudes in the Drakensberg mountains!), Rogan Roth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ; they look great smothering a pot in intense pink, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10
Romulea -- One of my favorite genera and two that I grow that are great pinks: Romulea eximia and Romulea kombergensis , Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast
Tigridia pavonia -- pink (wonderful with its white-spotted centre) ,Rogan Roth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa ; Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Trientalis borealis -- cute pink flowers, Jane McGary, Northwestern Oregon, USA
Tritonia disticha (syn. T. rosea, T disticha ssp. rubrolucens) -- Rodger Whitlock, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Tulipa -- big hybrid tulips such as 'Pink Impression' and some of the other modern gigantic tulips in this color range - including the doubles and parrots, also the members of the humilis/pulchellus group and the members of the saxatilis/bakeri/cretica group, Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7
Tulipa cretica -- Jane McGary, Northwestern Oregon, USA
Tulipa saxatilis -- greets me year after year, bright pink with a yellow center and fragrant, Bob Werra-Northern Calif.
Veltheimia bracteata -- both the species and the rosealba cultivars, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10
Watsonia 'Opal' -- A hard to find cultivar that is a nearly pearlescent shade of pink, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10
Zantedeschia rehmannii pink cultivars --easy to grow and very rewarding, Rogan Roth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Zephyranthes -- a nice rice pink, James Frelichowski, Southern California
Zephyranthes grandiflora and Zephyranthes 'Grandjax' -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b)
Zephyranthes sp. Labuffarosa -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b); a good one of these has the best shade of pink of all the Zephyranthes, IMO, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10
Zephyranthes rosea -- a most awesome deep pink, Kevin Preuss, St. Pete, FL
