September 2024

[Too Many Plants!]

Some impressions from my garden.....

The Gladiolus is G. decoratus, very nice I do hand pollination
 
And the last picture is Drimia ,,Red Squill" from Bulb Argence. It is a giant form, the flower spikes will be more than 150cm tall finally

LOVE those Gladioulus Decoratus! 

We have some giant Mediterranean bulb. I don't remember the name at the moment, but seem to recall it's supposedly the largest bulb in the world (I certainly could be wrong). I guess I don't remember it being a Drimia, but the flowers appear to be very similar. Large green leaves with a touch of glaucus bloom on them, leafing at a different time than flowering, and flowers are like 5-6 feet tall (150-180cm).

[Robert_Parks]

We have some giant Mediterranean bulb. I don't remember the name at the moment, but seem to recall it's supposedly the largest bulb in the world (I certainly could be wrong). I guess I don't remember it being a Drimia, but the flowers appear to be very similar. Large green leaves with a touch of glaucus bloom on them, leafing at a different time than flowering, and flowers are like 5-6 feet tall (150-180cm).

Probably labeled Urginea maritima...Urginea has been sunk into Drimia at the moment.

It keeps trying in my cold foggy climate, the leaves come up at random times and melt in the fog, then it send up a flower spike that usually melts in the fog. My last one hangs on because removing it would destroy the Rhodendron it is nestled against...the bulb isn't getting bigger, but it also isn't getting smaller.

Robert

[Too Many Plants!]

We have some giant Mediterranean bulb. I don't remember the name at the moment, but seem to recall it's supposedly the largest bulb in the world (I certainly could be wrong). I guess I don't remember it being a Drimia, but the flowers appear to be very similar. Large green leaves with a touch of glaucus bloom on them, leafing at a different time than flowering, and flowers are like 5-6 feet tall (150-180cm).

Probably labeled Urginea maritima...Urginea has been sunk into Drimia at the moment.

It keeps trying in my cold foggy climate, the leaves come up at random times and melt in the fog, then it send up a flower spike that usually melts in the fog. My last one hangs on because removing it would destroy the Rhodendron it is nestled against...the bulb isn't getting bigger, but it also isn't getting smaller.

Robert

Thanks Robert. That sounds like what I got it as. Mine in inland So Cal has been growing and dividing. Multiple heads are now making quite the statement when in foliage...and 2 or 3 of the bulbs must be pretty big by now.

[Carlos]

Hi

@Uli, i need seeds of that Gladiolus!

The bulb is NUMIDICA, not MARITIMA, it is a different taxon whether you call it a Drimia or a Urginea. Some pirate is selling bulbs on eBay for $500 or more... 


I got a few blooms in my Zeph smallii



and in the latest Zeph to arrive, Z. candida

[Uli]

Uli, i need seeds of that Gladiolus!

Well.... Yes, as I wrote I am doing hand pollination but so far I cannot tell. 

[Carlos]

Thanks!!

Zephyranthes pulchella ex R de Vries