Rhodophiala

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Fermi

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Rhodophiala
« on: March 11, 2020, 11:28:01 AM »
Rhodophiala is a South American genus of hippeastrum relatives and some are quite suitable for Mediterranean conditions.
Rhodophiala bifida does really well in our garden.
The first one I planted was a "commercially available" form which had orange-red flowers; this year's flowers aren't as good as the second pic taken a couple of years ago,
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2020, 08:07:20 AM »
Beautiful colour :)
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2020, 11:45:31 AM »
When that Rhodophiala set seed back in 2009 I presumed that I must've used pollen from something like a Sprekelia to pollinate it as it appears to be self-sterile however the seedlings finally flowered this year and there does not appear to be any sign of hybridity so it must've just been a fluke that it set seed
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« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2020, 01:37:21 AM »
This is an "ox-blood red" form of Rhodophiala bifida which I got from a friend in Leongatha
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2020, 02:47:17 AM »
A few years ago the orange red and the ox-blood forms of Rhodophiala flowered at the same time so I was able to cross pollinate them. The resulting seedlings were planted out around a small hawthorn and have flowered well the last two years
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« Last Edit: March 15, 2020, 02:50:52 AM by Fermi »
Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
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Hilary

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« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2020, 07:28:38 AM »
Beautiful
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Living in Korinthos, Greece.
No garden but two balconies, one facing south and the other north.
Most of my plants are succulents which need little care

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« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2020, 05:03:14 PM »
I can only say Wow!,
I garden in Cyprus, in a flat old farming field, alt. approx. 30 m asl.

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« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2020, 09:19:20 AM »
... and your 11 year wait for that seedling was well rewarded!
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Gardens in SE England (Sussex); also coastal Southern Greece, and (in a very small way) South West France; MGS member (and former president); vice chairman RHS Lily Group, past chairman Cyclamen Society

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« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2020, 11:22:19 AM »
... and your 11 year wait for that seedling was well rewarded!
Hi Alisdair,
I'm glad it finally flowered!
Here's another one - it's a pink form of Rhodophiala bifida, also from seed from Santiago in Argentina
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Mr F de Sousa, Central Victoria, Australia
member of AGS, SRGC, NARGS
working as a physio to support my gardening habit!