Bulbs that flower without leaves--TOW
J.E. Shields (Sun, 03 Aug 2003 10:29:16 PDT)
Hi all,
All the Lycoris that I have tried here bloom leafless here in Indiana in
the late summer (these came from Jim Waddick): LL. sprengeri, chinensis,
longituba, and caldwellii. Also, L. sanguinea and L. radiata radiata
(neither from Waddick).
All the autumn flowering Colchicum that I have seen flower from leafless
bulbs: byzantinum, cilicicum, autumnale, speciosum, bornmeulleri.
Haemanthus coccineus and H. barkerae, in late summer or autumn.
Scadoxus puniceus, in very later winter or very early spring.
Those occur to me off the top of my head.
Jim Shields
in central Indiana
At 07:57 AM 8/3/2003 -0700, Mary Sue wrote:
The topic this week was inspired by an unanswered question on another bulb
list and that was which bulbs flower without leaves. This is a rather
broad question since some have leaves that grow and are dying back when
they flower. Some of these same bulbs in cultivation away from their
native habitat may still have leaves when they flower because the
conditions in cultivation are different (temperatures and more regular
amounts of moisture for instance.) Others have a dormant period, then
flower, and then produce leaves. Then there are even some interesting
combinations like Gethyllis that flower in summer without leaves, with a
fruit emerging from the ground in autumn before the leaves appear. I think
it would be worth growing just to see that happen.
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