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From Sparaxis on Thursday 22nd of January 2026 04:08:27 PM PST
Sparaxis metelerkampiae (L.Bolus) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning (syn. Synnotia metelerkampiae, Synnotia variegata ssp. metelerkampiae) is found on rocky sandstone slopes in the Northern and Western Cape. It has bilaterally symmetrical unscented flowers that are purple with white spade-shaped markings on the lower tepals. Once considered a subspecies of Sparaxis variegata, it differs in having smaller mostly violet flowers and short purple anthers with tangled style branches. It also has a different pollinator. Sparaxis metlerkampiae with its longer sharply bent tube is pollinated by long-proboscid flies and Sparaxis variegata by bees. This species grows from 15 to 30 cm and flowers from August to mid September. The first photo was taken by Bob Rutemoeller and the second by Alan Horstmann of garden plants. The last three were taken by Mary Sue Ittner including one of corms (round with coarse fibers) on a 1 cm grid.
Photos below were taken in habitat. The first from Mary Sue Ittner was taken near Clanwilliam, South Africa, September 2006. The last three were taken by Rod Saunders and Rachel Saunders.
From South African Oxalis Four on Wednesday 21st of January 2026 04:32:59 PM PST
Oxalis flava L. is a fall blooming South African species-complex with solitary yellow, white or pink flowers found on sandy flats from Namaqualand southwards to the Cape Peninsula and eastwards to Riverdale. For more information and photos see the Oxalis flava page.
Representative photos from Mary Sue Ittner, Bob Rutemoeller, and Christiaan van Schalkwyk are shown below.
From Arum on Tuesday 20th of January 2026 04:40:23 PM PST
Arum purpureospathum P.C.Boyce is endemic to the island of Crete. Height range: to about 40 cm. Photos 1-3 were contributed by the UC Botanical Garden. Photo 4 was taken by Nhu Nguyen at the UC Botanical Garden of the plants blooming in early April. Photo 5 by Gianluca Corazza who took it in habitat in early May, when plants were fruiting.
This species is quite interesting over a long period of time. In my northern California garden the large leaves appear in September. They are very shiny and even look nice when rained on. Flowering occurs between November and February depending on the year. In the third photo below the leaves are dying but the plants have green fruit in April. By July the fruit has turned red but in between at times the fruit was green and red. The fifth and sixth photos show the seeds and tubers on a 1 cm grid. Photos by Mary Sue Ittner.
From Narcissus Species Six on Monday 19th of January 2026 06:33:59 PM PST
Narcissus triandrus. 1c - "angel's tears" daffodils. These drooping flowers have a rounded corona and swept-back petals, giving an overall look that's somewhat reminiscent of a miniature shuttlecock. They bloom in spring. Height range: 10-15 cm. Louise Beebe Wilder called them "a priceless gift from the Spanish Peninsula to the gardening world." This is either a species with several variants, or a group of several closely related species. Mathew classifies it as a single variable species. Usually represented in cultivation by the creamy white form shown in the photo. It is an adaptable plant (the one shown is growing on a peaty rock garden bed that is watered frequently in summer) and often self-sows in gardens. Photo by Jane McGary.
Narcissus triandrus var. cernuus. (syn. N. triandrus albus) Pale yellow or cream. Leaves about 2 mm wide. Spain and Portugal. Narcissus triandrus var. concolor (syn. N. triandrus ssp. pallidulus , N. pallidulus, N. lusitanicus). Yellow flowers. Spain and Portugal. Narcissus triandrus var. loiseleurii (syn. N. triandrus ssp. capax) Like var. triandrus, but with white flowers. France. Narcissus triandrus var. triandrus. Pale yellow or white, leaves are 4–5 mm wide. Spain.
From Trillium Species One on Sunday 18th of January 2026 04:25:06 PM PST
Trillium cuneatum Raf. grows over a vast area in the United States (Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee) and is easily the largest of any eastern sessile trillium. Growing mainly in upland slopes and woods, it could be described as coarse when compared with the smaller species but it is particularly spectacular when seen enmasse. Very many different forms occur over this range and these can be confused in cultivation with other species. Petal color varies from yellow through green to brown and deep maroon; leaves can be pure silver, green or strongly mottled. Height: 30-45 cm. Photos by John Lonsdale.
From Leucocrinum on Saturday 17th of January 2026 05:57:28 PM PST
Leucocrinum montanum Nutt. ex A.Gray, or sand lily, is a perennial that grows from a deep caudex in dryish sandy soil. Six to fifteen leaves, 4-8" long, basal, grow surrounded by papery bracts. The scented flowers are white with six tepals, growing about 1.5-2" wide and 2-3" tall on long tubes. There is some variation of tepal width and length, as seen in the photos below. The pedicels and ovaries remain underground, similar to Crocus. This plant is locally common in southeastern Oregon, the northeastern corner of California, and east to Nebraska and Utah. Height range: 5-10 cm. One unique characteristic of this species is that the seeds remain underground in their pods. It is believed that ants distribute the seeds thereafter. The first photo by David Wagner was taken a few miles SW of Alturas, Modoc County, California. The next two photos by Mary Winter were taken April 30th, 2013, in Elko County, Nevada.
Photos below of a form with thin tepals by Mark Turner, taken in Canyon City, Oregon, on May 3rd, 2004.
More photos by Mark Turner of forms with wide tepals, taken in Bend, Oregon, on May 4th, 2004.
From Asian Fritillaria on Friday 16th of January 2026 04:17:53 PM PST
Fritillaria carica Rix from southwest Turkey is best grown in an Alpine house. It has gray green leaves and yellow bell shaped flowers. Height: 5-15 cm. Photo by John Lonsdale.
Fritillaria carica ssp. serpenticola Rix is considered in 2021 to be a synonym of Fritillaria serpenticola (Rix) Teksen & Aytaç.
From Cyrtanthus Species Two on Thursday 15th of January 2026 05:15:45 PM PST
Cyrtanthus guthrieae L.Bolus is an extremely rare species with bright red flowers that reflect a golden sheen in the sun. It is not too difficult to grow and with constant attention to avoid over-watering, it flowers faithfully every March-April in the Southern Hemisphere. It is dormant in summer, but may occasionally be evergreen. Height: about 15 cm high. This species is native to the lower sandstone slopes in the southwest Cape, flowering after fires. It is one of the rarest in South Africa, occurring in very localised spots in fynbos on the lower southern slopes of Soetmuisberg near Bredasdorp. It is known locally as the Bredasdorp lily and it occurs nowhere else in South Africa. Photos by Cameron McMaster who counted only 15 blooms when he visited the site to obtain these pictures of it in habitat and increasingly closer. The last is another close-up showing it flowering next to some large rocks.
From Eriospermum on Wednesday 14th of January 2026 04:46:00 PM PST
Eriospermum alcicorne Baker is found on clay and sandstone soils from Namaqualand to the Eastern Cape. Growing to 8 cm high and flowering from late summer to autumn (January to April), this species has a pear-shaped to irregular tuber and white scented flowers with a green line, often tinged red. The erect ovate blue grey leaves, reddish on the underside, appear singly, but more than one can be produced from the tuber. The upper surface of the leaf blade has several leaf-like outgrowths. Leaves are dry at flowering. Photo from the book Plants of the Klein Karoo courtesy of Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok.
From Pinellia on Tuesday 13th of January 2026 04:16:30 PM PST
Pinellia cordata N.E.Br. is a small plant 20 cm tall with marbled or green dentate leaves, and a small green spathe with long spadix. Giorgio Pozzi May 2007.
