Texas Gardening: A year of Rain lilies, 1 by dmj1218

dmj1218 wrote:
It occurs to me that I need to probably update this thread. Been very busy with these guys and all the other bulbs that do really well in the south. Lots of these also produce prolific seeds--which have to be dealt with also.

Rain is a very good thing in Houston--in fact, its made for a banner year for all the bulbs and rhizomes I grow. I just hope it keeps up through the summer and does not rot the Sternbergia's.

Habranthus martinezii is still blooming in waves--after nearly every big rain. Prolific seeder and offsetter. Same with Zephyranthes primulina. I actually have Z primulina and Z reginae blooming on the same day--never seen that before.

I guess I should try to keep this in chronological order. The next to bloom was (4/28):
Habranthus brachyandrus
This species was first identified by Sealy in 1937 and is native to Paraguay and Argentina. This gorgeous Habranthus species sometimes has huge (sometimes has blooms as large as a small Hippeastrum!) pale pink-lavender trumpets with a deep purple to almost brownish throat. It blooms continuously in waves throughout the
summer . Recommended for growing in zones 8-10. It's also hard to photograph to its fullest advantage--as I'm finding that several are.

This message was edited May 31, 2007 11:46 AM