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From Narcissus Division Six on Sunday 15th of February 2026 04:07:05 PM PST
Narcissus 'Minicyla' is a cross between Narcissus cyclamineus and Narcissus asturiensis. Photos by John Lonsdale.
From Zephyra on Saturday 14th of February 2026 06:08:13 PM PST
Zephyra elegans D.Don is native to northern and central Chile. It grows to 30 cm high. The first two photos were taken by Osmani Baullosa. The third 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 Laura Grant. She took the first of her photos in October at Llanos de Challe National Park, Chile. Her last photo shows the bullbs on a 1 cm grid.
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 Medeola on Friday 13th of February 2026 04:12:12 PM PST
Medeola virginiana L. is a monotypic species that occurs in eastern North America. These plants are from the southern extent of this species range in Gadsden County, Florida. Height range: 30-60 cm. Photos by Alani Davis.
From Crassula on Thursday 12th of February 2026 04:49:55 PM PST
Crassula saxifraga Harv. is a tuberous geophyte found on stony slopes or crevices from the Richtersveld to the Eastern Cape, South Africa, flowering April to June. Height range: 15-30 cm.
Photos were taken by Dylan Hannon with the following descriptions: Photos are a form from the Hantamsberg, near Calvinia, obtained from Guy Wrinkle in 1999. Note that the flowers appear in the fall just as the leaves start to emerge from the irregular tuber. A survey of web photos shows considerable variation in this species in overall size, flower color, etc.
More photos and text by Dylan Hannon. The first shows the flowers of another plant, also from Calvinia, that is about 1/4 the size of the first plant; the flowers are different in color and shape and are arranged in a branched inflorescence instead of a 'pseudoumbel'. Photo 2 shows a "hybrid" between these forms; it has light pink flowers.
From Govenia on Wednesday 11th of February 2026 04:43:51 PM PST
Govenia superba is found in Central and South America. It grows at high altitudes between 1500-2500 meters in the understory of moist, montane oak and pine-oak forests. The plant's growing cycle coincides with the rainy season that runs from June-November. The plant commences growth with the first rains of summer, flowers in June-August, and then dies back during the dry season. The inflorescence has 20-50 flowers and can grow to heights of over one meter. The flowers are yellow-green with red stripes on the inner portion of the petals and with reddish-brown spots on the lip. Photos by Dennis Szeszko showing the entire inflorescence, the characteristic leaves, and the flowers.
From Asian Fritillaria Two on Tuesday 10th of February 2026 04:36:39 PM PST
Fritillaria davidii Franch. is a Chinese species with a solitary yellow flower marked with purple. Height: to 30 cm. Photos by John Lonsdale.
From Polianthes on Monday 9th of February 2026 04:46:13 PM PST
Polianthes geminiflora syn. Bravoa geminiflora, now Agave coetocapnia (M.Roem.) Govaerts & Thiede grows naturally in winter-dry oak forests in Mexico. It has flowers in pairs in early to midsummer that are reddish orange to yellow. This species may be a bit hardier than some of the others. This species increases vegetatively and is evergreen for Uluwehi Knecht in Honolulu, Hawai`i, but fails to bloom, most likely due to lack of sufficiently cooler winter temperatures. Some PBS mail list members caution against giving this species too much water in winter, although it can apparently tolerate some. Tony Avent from North Carolina reported that he does not protect it from wetness when it goes dormant in winter. He says it has survived temperatures down to about 6 °F in his garden (-14 °C). Dennis Szeszko wrote: "I have seen this species growing in warm oak forests in Mexico that are seasonally very dry. They grow in highly mineralized clay soils and are accustomed to a 6 month dry season. "Water your plants and provide almost full sun from May 15 to October 15 but then only just enough water (once per month?) to keep the soil from completely drying out from October 15 to May 15. Almost all of the bulbous plants (Bessera, Tigridia, Calochortus etc.) in the same habitat as P. geminiflora react to the onset of summer rain by starting growth immediately after receiving a good soaking, so I'd be careful of overwatering during the dry season lest they commence growing unnaturally. This species grows in warm temperate oak forests at around 1700 m, so it should adapt well to growing outdoors in the US during the summer." Height range: 2-3 ft. The first photo from Nhu Nguyen. The other photos by Mary Sue Ittner show flowers in bud, then more fully open, and finally tubers on a 1 cm grid.
From Narcissus Division Eight on Sunday 8th of February 2026 04:49:03 PM PST
Narcissus 'Grand Primo' is an old tazetta hybrid. It is by far the strongest growing Narcissus for me, with bulbs that can reach 10 cm in diameter and often with two sturdy stalks per bulb. Photo by Angelo Porcelli
From Wurmbea on Saturday 7th of February 2026 04:28:27 PM PST
Wurmbea hiemalis B.Nord. is found on damp sandy slopes in the southwestern Cape of South Africa. It is a fall to winter bloomer with white flowers with purple or black margins and tepals about as long as the tube. Plant grows 4-15 cm high. The photo was taken by Rachel Saunders on the Cape Peninsula near Kommetjie June 2011.
From Panax on Friday 6th of February 2026 04:50:19 PM PST
Panax trifolius L. or Dwarf ginseng can be found in the eastern parts of the United States. The plant is small and produces an inflorescence not larger than an inch in diameter. It is dormant during the winter and blooms in spring. Height range: 10-20 cm. Photo by Nhu Nguyen, April 10, 2006 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
