Tritonia crocata is a striking, late spring and early summer-flowering plant with fiery orange or reddish orange flower sprays and a fan of short, lance-shaped leaves.. It has a flattened corm surrounded by a few layers of fibrous outer tunics and multiplies by cormlets produced around its base. The three lower tepals of the flower have a narrow yellow or dark red central stripe in the throat, and all the tepals have attractive narrow translucent zones or ‘windows’ on the margins.
Tritonia are small bulbous plants up to 80 cm, that appear in great numbers in spring. The leaves are fan-shaped. The flowers are shades of yellow, orange or brown, sweet-smelling, and give off a very strong fragrance, especially at night. They are not grazed
Tritonia bulbs produce nice loose spikes of up to 10 flowers, each 1-2″ / 3-5 cm in diameter on slender, graceful branched stems. The rounded up facing flowers which narrow to a short tube at the base resemble those of freesias. They are long-lasting cut flowers and their vivid soft colors will brighten up any room. Their foliage is narrow and grassy.
Common name: Star-of-Bethlehem, Chincherinchee, Snake Flower, Prussian Asparagus.
Bloom time: The Ornithogalum thyrsoides flowers from October to February, providing lasting blooms that grace gardens and landscapes with their pristine blooms during the hottest months.
Height: 4 to 24 inches (10—60 cm).
Difficulty level: Medium
Planting & Care
Full sunlight through to full shade. Good drainage. Rich soil. In the early spring supply a top dressing of manure. Provide frequent feeds with weak fertilizer. Divide frequently to maintain vigor. Deadhead before seed-set to prevent spreading.
Sparaxis Flower bulbs Also known as wandflower or harlequin flower, these colorful members of the iris family have open star-shaped white, orange, lavender, yellow or pink flowers often centered with contrasting symmetrical patterns.
Sparaxis Flower bulbs Common name: Harlequin, Wand flower, Sparaxis
Color: Pink, yellow, Red, Purple
Height: Sparaxis flowers grow an average height of about 10 inches high. The total plant height is 12 to 18 inches.
Difficulty level: Easy
Planting & Care
Use them as an accent in mixed beds and borders, rock gardens and containers.
Sunlight: They need full sun to grow and flower.
Soil: The soil should be kept continually moist, especially after planting.
Water: Water the bulbs immediately, and cover the area with a layer of mulch. Water garden plants as needed, especially during the first six weeks after planting.
Fertilizer: Apply any organic fertilizer once in 2 months
Care:
Little Sparaxis plant care is necessary with these flowers.
In wet summer gardens, the corms are best lifted and stored but in well-drained areas, they can be left in the ground.
Some species of the genus are not cold hardy.
So if you live in colder regions, dig up the corms and store them before the first frost.
The corms multiply rapidly if well watered throughout the growing season.
Seeds can be sown in autumn and will flower the second spring or the offsets can be divided during dormancy and replanted.
Rain lily Leaves are a deep glossy green and measure 3 mm wide. Flowers, which at first resemble a new leaf, but emerge from their papery sheaves to a stunning whiteness; they are erect in perianth.
Zephyranthes can be deciduous or evergreen bulbous perennials, with linear leaves and funnel-shaped or crocus-like flowers in spring, summer or autumn.
Plant zephyranthes bulbs in a place that receive full sun
Dig holes and plant the bulbs 1-2 inch deep and 6 inch apart
Sow bulbs into a hole made with your finger or the end of a stick
Poke, drop, cover
After planting, water well, gently soaking the soil and settling it around the bulbs
Germination will begin in 10 to 15 days
Rain lilies are happiest with little moisture during spring and summer, with a bit more water late in the season to trigger flowering
Plant the bulbs immediately and do not store for long time
Its star shape attractive flowers increase the beauty of any empty space.
The star shape flowers are mostly used for ornamental purpose in garden, balcony, terrace, etc.
This versatile plant can be used in mass plantings, in rock gardens, as a container plant or partially submerged in the water garden.
Rain lily Leaves are a deep glossy green and measure 3 mm wide. Flowers, which at first resemble a new leaf, but emerge from their papery sheaves to a stunning whiteness; they are erect in perianth.
Dig holes and plant the bulbs 1-2 inch deep and 6 inch apart
Sow bulbs into a hole made with your finger or the end of a stick
Poke, drop, cover
After planting, water well, gently soaking the soil and settling it around the bulbs
Germination will begin in 10 to 15 days
Rain lilies are happiest with little moisture during spring and summer, with a bit more water late in the season to trigger flowering
Plant the bulbs immediately and do not store for long time
Its star shape attractive flowers increase the beauty of any empty space.
The star shape flowers are mostly used for ornamental purpose in garden, balcony, terrace, etc.
