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Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 6th, 2011, 10:14 pm
by khabbab
Izhar wrote:want to see the pictures of all of them...!!!!
Izhar, only grandiflora is blooming here is the pic from last year and i got lots of grandiflora:). The candida and citrina are full of foliage but not blooming now. This post on rain lilies i wrote last year.
http://www.lahoregardening.com/2010/07/ ... -warm.html
Rest were dormant and i planted them 2 days ago. Will show pics when they sprout.
I forgot to mention, i also planted a bulb of Ismene festalis - Peruvian Daffodil, Another amaryllis family bulb. My next target is hebranthus from same family.
I love all these bulbs, there are some species of lycoris which are just enchanting with trumpet blooms, will get them in fall as well.
Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 6th, 2011, 10:52 pm
by tweedle2009
Khabbab, don't share such pix otherwise you might be in danger of loosing few of ur plants.
Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 7th, 2011, 4:38 pm
by Izhar
Khabbab bhai, I think my plant is hebranthus!! will post the pix soon...
Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 7th, 2011, 5:24 pm
by Izhar
Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 7th, 2011, 6:04 pm
by khabbab
Izhar, another interesting bulb from this family is Amarcrinum. Which is a cross of amaryllis belladonna (the real amaryllis which i am growing as well
) and crinum. The best part is that it is very heat tolerant. Some cultivars are gorgeous. It is also in my target list for the fall.
If yours is hebranthus specially tub., chances are you will have to send me some bulbs
Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 8th, 2011, 9:02 am
by Izhar
let it finish blooming, I'll separate out the bulbs... will send you inshaAllah...
Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 12th, 2011, 10:27 pm
by khabbab
Zephyranthes drummondi, popped up flowering exactly 7th day after planting in soil bed. No leaves yet. I can see another bud coming under. When it will multiple and bloom in masses, it will look great in summer heat when no other bulbs are flowering. My target is to have at least 15 flowering species from amaryllis family for summer blooming bulbs. Hope to reach that number in fall
Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 13th, 2011, 9:19 am
by Muhammad Arif Khan
Khabbab, Dont forget to post a picture of AmarCrenum when it blooms. Does it bloom with crenums or with Amaryllis?
Re: Zephyranthes (Rain lilies)
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 4:26 pm
by khabbab
Muhammad Arif Khan wrote:Khabbab, Dont forget to post a picture of AmarCrenum when it blooms. Does it bloom with crenums or with Amaryllis?
With crinums. But i am yet to get my hands on bulbs