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Hippeastrum mandonii, a rare, stately amaryllid from high altitude yungas in the Bolivian Andes

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January 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Haemanthus albiflos, a cute little south African bulb. More or less indestructible.

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A Haemanthus albiflos inflorescence, looking like a white paintbrush with yellow tips
February 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Phaedranassa dubia from the Ecuadorean Andes

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Two flower spikes of Phaedranassa dubia. The flowers are tubular, red in the middle with green tips and bases.
February 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Sinningia leucotricha, a spectacular tuberous gesneriad native to southeastern Brazil

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A mature flowering Sinningia leucotricha. A corky brown tuber sits half buried in a large green flowerpot. Three fuzzy silver stems emerge from the center of the tuber. They have four fuzzy silver leaves and several dozen tubular orange flowers each
January 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Veltheimia bracteata, a charismatic bulb plant from south Africa. Excels as an indoor plant in a cooler household.

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A flowering Veltheimia. A cluster of tubular pink flowers sits on top of a purplish stalk. In the bottom of the photo, strap-shaped, grass green leaves are visible
February 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Drimiopsis sp. 'Kampersrus', a recently(ish) discovered South African bulb with pretty striped leaves.

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A small pot of Drimiopsis. Round purplish bulbs sit at soil level. Tall tongue shaped leaves rise vertically from the bulbs along with a single flower stalk from each bulb.
February 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Phaedranassa viridiflora, a rare amaryllid from the Ecuadorean Andes

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A closeup of Phaedranassa carmiolii flowers, which are in a cluster at the top of a tall green stalk. The flowers hang downwards and open towards the bottom, with the tepals flaring slightly like a trumpet. The flowers are yellow at the base, pale white in the middle and have green tips. A photo of the entire plant of Phaedranassa carmiolii. Two tall blooming stalks arise from a pot with numerous narrow, floppy leaves
January 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM