Fall-flowering bulbs

Hiya Deb, have yours flowered yet?

I got a second Habranthus martinezii too! Lots of winter growers sprouting again now also :) Glad species, yahay!

This one on 20th

Awesome Tigridia, Janet! And how cool they bloom the 2nd year from seed!

they grow over the winter for me Janet (too hot here, they go dormant on me)--we shall see this winter/spring
H martinezii is an easy and fast one to flower
=)

Funky Tigridia!

I guess there are advantages to a cool climate! Hey those H. martinezii look like mine, lol! Agreed, they are easy. :) Nice potful there.

It is awesome Neal, but the Tigridia you buy with the big flowers grows very easy too, I got seed off some a few years ago and some flowered in the first year. I had a couple of large trays full, but it was a very cold winter and they rotted, should have lifted them. :( These will be coming inside in their pot, I repotted them into a larger pot a few weeks ago so it probably boosted them. Only in my organic mix too, no extra food!

Funky is the word Todd, it does have a bit of a pong though but you have to stick your nose in it. Would be good if they made seed, will have to wait and see as only one flower open at a time. My Dietes grandiflora is making seed from the first flower I got, there was two flowers on one plant/stem, one on another of 4 plants. It nearly made a second flower recently but it died/dried off.

Today's flower with the old one next to it. The flower is maybe an inch or more across.

It always seems a bit counterintuitive to me that Colchicums seems to bloom much later in cold zones than in warmer ones (where, for example, in Victoria or Vancouver, they might bloom in August).
Colchicum 'Waterlily', after many frosts here:

I know what you mean. Just like you would think woody plant seeds from the north would need a longer cold treatment to "break" dormancy than seeds from the south. But in actuality, very often it is exactly the opposite.

Amazingly late is Allium thunbergii...it will flower almost to December if we don't get a hard frost.

Todd, that is breathtaking!

Absolutely stunning!

Here's my "cheat" ... yellow bearded iris blooming for the first time.
(close your eyes Todd - I know you're not an iris fan & they're not really
bulbs either).

My Allium th. 'Ozawas' blooms usually freeze dry for, er . . uh . . . spring enjoyment. But even alive, they never seem as happy as yours, Todd.

Tammy, I love iris...the beardless types that is! Still, to have even a bearded one open in late October is worth gloating over!

Blooming now is Fall Crocus 'Conqueror'. Patti

I have a Iris that blooms very early each year and then again now. Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris Baby Blessed. I agree with Todd that it is special because of its bloom time. Patti

Baby Blessed is a well known dwarf iris rebloomer. I have it in my garden, but it hasn't been there long enough to bloom yet. It is frequently used as breeding stock for reblooming Dwarf Iris varieties.

Better late than never...my Crocus kotchyanus.....6 buds this year but 5 lost to slugs! Dirty #$@%!

Not hardy here so lives in a pot is my Crocus ochroleucus

so cute!

My favorite flower Haemanthus albiflos is blooming.

:)

Goldenfish that is soooooo lovely. Thanks for sharing.

What a freaky flower!

goldenfish, very strange, and very lovely! I want to touch it! That's one of those blooms that makes me want to run my hand over it, like mimosas :-)

that is an intriquing flower! I have the same urge as Neal. would love to touch it.
thank you for posting it goldenfish.

Finally we have a plant in common, Tottori, but mine is not even budded!! BTW, are you a Totoro fan? I own the movie and a stuffed blue Totoro. I can't help but associate your names.

Thank you for your warm messages, folks!
This flower is about the size of baby's fist and if you touch it,
the pollens cling to your hand:)
I got a red flower one (Haemanthus coccineus) today from my aunt. Sorry to say,
the flower was already finished so I'll post next year when it flowers.

boojum,
There is no connection between Tottori and Totoro though, I like the movie
very much!

Finally, a couple of autumn crocus in bloom... and looking good due to what's been a very warm fall. (They always bloom, but are often affected by frost.)



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Very interesting plant, goldenfish. Where is (are) the pistil(s)?

Regarding fall blooming crocus and colchicum (nice ones, everyone), I am getting the idea that the flower petals tend to be more veiny than spring counterparts. Would anyone like to weigh in on this?

really nice shot Alta!
Debbie

Goldenfish, my Haemanthus albiflos that I bought in bloom last Nov at the Newfane GH has sent up a nice hairy stalk with a very white bud. I am very excited. I didn't have a tag on it and was totally confused until I saw the picture you posted here. I was smart enough not to cut the leaves back when I was cutting all the Hippeastrums back as they just didn't look like I should. Instincts are sometimes good enough. I will now label it. Patti

Hi Leftwood,
A flower of H.albiflos made of many small flowers(15~18) and each flower has
6stamens and one pistil. The small yellow things are stamens and slightly larger
and lighter color things are pistils but we have difficulty seeing in this picture:)

Hi, Patti,
I'm glad you could label it!

My Crocus speciosus are still not open but the buds are poking up at last!

Yea! Flowers poking up is always good.

Hi All - does anyone know if the H. albiflos makes a good cut flower?

Goldenfish - I am also in zone 9a and am looking to increase the number of fall and winter blooming plants in my garden, especially those that make good cut flowers. Do you leave yours in the ground to overwinter?

Here's a photo of one of my fall blooming bulbs - Nerine bowdenii

and a darker pink variety.

Just beautiful!

Thanks, boojum. They make great cut flowers too.

Gosh!

And I second the "Gosh!"

Here,here!