Bulbs: Show us your Summer Bulbs & Discussion Part 3, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
voss, try giving yuor Acidanthers some tomato food, it might encourage it to flower next year. Not that I have! if no flowers, I will.

The pic is a Roscoea auriculata, a ginger member, it has a long, forked tuberous root. It likes cooler weather than yours, but is supposed to be slighty tender too. Mine went through hard frost in a deep tray from the start outside no problem. The flowers continue to make from the top as the stem grows.

Species glads are just so interesting, I like the colours and form, almost like orchids. If I get over involved with just one genus I think this would be it.

http://dip.sun.ac.za/~herbst/IBSA/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/

I found this guy who grows some, but silverhillseeds have a lot of species

http://www.rupert.bowlby.care4free.net/bowlby2.html

http://www.silverhillseeds.co.za

The grass behind is Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'. It has taken some time to grow and mature, still in a pot, but is now looking great.

Lilium Barbaresco has only one flower this year, it is going downhill. Perhaps I should feed it!