South American plants

[cohan]

How tall is it now, Dave? and what sort of culture does this need?

[Hoy]

It is an amazing plant!

[Toole]

How tall is it now, Dave? and what sort of culture does this need?

Hello Cohan

Sorry for the delay in replying ---I've just seen your question.

My plant has a single long leaf with the flowering stem about 25cms in height.
The individual stems holding the flowers are starting to bend meaning the flowers are taking on a beautiful nodding effect .

From an area in Chile that has mild wet winters and is dormant in summer.

Although i grow it in a pot outside uncovered all year round I've been careful on how much summer moisture it receives ....so i 'throw' the pot on its side under the edge of the bush canopy.

Hopefully it will set seed --i've been playing with being a fly --well my brush has    Let me know if you are interested  --although in your condtions i presume it would need to be grown inside ,in a well ventilated area.....

Cheers Dave.

[cohan]

How tall is it now, Dave? and what sort of culture does this need?

Hello Cohan

Sorry for the delay in replying ---I've just seen your question.

My plant has a single long leaf with the flowering stem about 25cms in height.
The individual stems holding the flowers are starting to bend meaning the flowers are taking on a beautiful nodding effect .

From an area in Chile that has mild wet winters and is dormant in summer.

Although i grow it in a pot outside uncovered all year round I've been careful on how much summer moisture it receives ....so i 'throw' the pot on its side under the edge of the bush canopy.

Hopefully it will set seed --i've been playing with being a fly --well my brush has    Let me know if you are interested  --although in your condtions i presume it would need to be grown inside ,in a well ventilated area.....

Cheers Dave.

Thanks, Dave, definitely it would be indoor culture for me! My biggest drawback is light-- I try to grow some sun-lovers indoors, but those spots are limited...lol  Although, I think I need to set up some lights anyway for the SA wintergrowers I have from seed now...lol

[Toole]

I've noted my diary Cohan.

Cheers Dave.

[cohan]

 

[stephenb]

I was at Kew Gardens a couple of weeks ago and on display in the new bulb house was Gethyum atropurpureum! I was completely taken by surprise as a) I'd never heard of it (having not seen this thread) and b) I was astonished also to see it was in the Alliaceae (so it claimed on the label)  i.e., that there was a totally unknown genus (for me) in the onion family.  I was very excited, almost like I'd discovered a new species.....sadly it doesn't seem to be edible....

[bulborum]

I bought a few last year from Cotswold
The first just start growing
Not sure if they will flower
otherwise I can send you seeds

Roland

[stephenb]

Many thanks, Roland! Very kind of you - yes, if you can spare a few seed, that would be great!

[IMYoung]

I was at Kew Gardens a couple of weeks ago and on display in the new bulb house was Gethyum atropurpureum! I was completely taken by surprise as a) I'd never heard of it (having not seen this thread) and b) I was astonished also to see it was in the Alliaceae (so it claimed on the label)  i.e., that there was a totally unknown genus (for me) in the onion family.  I was very excited, almost like I'd discovered a new species.....sadly it doesn't seem to be edible....

 Crumbs, Stephen,  seems you missed a lot of references  to this plant in the SRGC Forum- including these these with  photos :

Gethyum atropurpureum syn. Solaria atropurpurea
http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=6462.msg185906#msg185906

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=5120.msg153060#msg153060

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=8373.0

http://www.srgc.net/forum/index.php?topic=2955.0

[bulborum]

Ian I think that the main problem is time
If you want to see all posts here on this fantastic forum
we probably ,as Maggie probably has to do  , sit most of the day for the computer

I overlooked this plant too
Cotswold offered the plant I never seen before
googled it and found out to my surprise that it was a bulb or corm


Learning every day

Roland

[stephenb]

Thanks for the links Maggi/Ian... I came here first as it was an American species and didn't get as far as searching SRGC... I guess I didn't notice it before as I hadn't realised its affinity to the Alliums...

[Fermi]

Rhodophiala bifida seems to have enjoyed the hot dry summer though it seems to be later than usual - whatever "usual" is nowadays!
cheers
fermi

[Hoy]

Very nice, fermi! They like it hot and dry in the resting period? I have some seedlings and plan to put them outside later - if I dare!

[bulborum]

Mine died last year at -15ºC
maybe to wet in the winter
good I had a few left in the poly-tunnel

R