PlantFiles Pictures: Tropaeolum (Tropaeolum sessilifolium), 1 by DORA777

DORA777 wrote:
Your 'Soldadito Amarillo' is beautiful! It's interesting naming!
As you say, it seems to be like mine. However,I also grow this speceis and it doesn't seem to be the same plant. I got the seeds of T.brachyceras from "Chiltern Seeds" in 1999. One of them produced a tuber, I still grow it. I named it "brachyceras No.2". In this season it began to bloom in December and continues to bloom now. This brachyceras No.2 had green calyces at first season, but next season it turned to rather red. A few days ago, the other brachyceras growing from seed just started to bloom. It has green calyces. I don't know why, but it seems that the older the tuber become, the calyces may change to have a tinge of red gradually.

I wish I could read Dra. Riedemann's books! In these days there are many web site of translations, so it may be possible to read them if I could have enough time.

Thanks for the info about pollination of T.tricoloum. At least I find that pollinator of T.tricolorum is not the same as one of T.azureum.

It is serious that the pain accompanies your exploration. Please continue your excursions of the wildflower while taking care of your body.

It's a picture of T.lepidum taken today. This flowers are not typical color and have the stripe pattern in the petal.