piksihk's Plant List: Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes

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First blooms (2018 seedling)

Desert Rose (Adenium obesum)
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1 red &1 pink 1/16/13; got too wet~ died 2/14 May 11, 2016: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
May 19, 2018: Obtained plant (Two NOid GMB swap

First bloom 7/2/2022)
May 10, 2019: Miscellaneous Event (new top growth )
July 2, 2022: Bloomed (First blooms ever)
October 23, 2022: Fruit Ripened (seeds out of pod)
November 10, 2022: Plant emerged

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Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus)
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back east bed 2015 haven't seem for several yrs June 26, 2015: Obtained plant (HW - several clumps around the yard)
July 1, 2015: Bloomed (HW )
April 17, 2016: Miscellaneous Event (spikes)
April 24, 2016: Bloomed (HW; both blue and white )
April 26, 2017: Bloomed
May 20, 2018: Bloomed
May 10, 2020: Bloomed (Round bed)

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Tuberose (Agave amica)
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September 7, 2015: Transplanted (HW; the clump from square bed)
July 8, 2022: Bloomed (first blooms in many years after being transplanted out of pot. These are intermingled with freesia laxa)
April 29, 2023: Maintenance performed (Dug up huge clumps in ceramic round pot; gave to Sarah )
July 4, 2023: Miscellaneous Event (Flower stalks appeared )

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Upright Elephant Ear (Alocasia 'Portora')
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Peruvian Lilies (Alstroemeria)
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Overwinter in greenhouse April 12, 2022: Obtained plant (Lowe's )
April 30, 2022: Transplanted (Removed some of the moss and repotted with soil into larger pot)

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Peruvian Lily (Alstroemeria psittacina)
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back east bed; no sign of them 2012; 1/29/13 new growth; they are taken over in the back bed; ones in pot bloomed; rebloom 9/13 October 17, 2014: Plant emerged (It has taken over the bed; not affected at all by the cold weather we've had; )
May 18, 2015: Bloomed (back bed)
September 29, 2015: Plant emerged (dug up some tubers - for fall sale)
October 1, 2015: Plant emerged
May 25, 2016: Bloomed (the clump at HW)
May 20, 2018: Bloomed
May 19, 2019: Bloomed
June 23, 2020: Bloomed (Dig up - thinned; gave some to friends)
June 23, 2020: Bloomed (Dig up - thinned; gave some to friends)

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery

Greater Masterwort (Astrantia major 'Rosea')
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Cannas (Canna)
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smaller red blooms; back bed; September 16, 2015: Bloomed
December 12, 2015: Harvested (Seeds collected)
May 11, 2016: Transplanted (HW )
August 1, 2016: Bloomed (collecteds seedsfrom previous blooms; still blooming)
July 14, 2017: Bloomed
May 16, 2019: Bloomed (peachy pink canna in back pecan tree)
May 18, 2021: Bloomed (Peachy pink )
March 21, 2022: Bloomed (red )

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Canna 'Richard Wallace'
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September 29, 2015: Bloomed

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Canna Lily (Canna 'Yellow King Humbert')
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AKA Cleopatra June 16, 2015: Bloomed

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Canna Lily (Canna indica)
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Seeds
dark leaf - burgundy foliage with small red orange blooms; looks like 'Red Russian'; smaller red blooms in back bed looks like 'sunset';

pink color blooms - Tiki Is. 12/13 Mr. Nessler

the small red bloom canna - collected seeds 12/11/15
May 10, 2016: Transplanted (HW round bed)
February 27, 2017: Bloomed (Pruned down leaves that got zapped by cold last month; new green leaves and blooms this week)
July 29, 2018: Bloomed (peachy color one under back pecan tree; from trade)

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Copper Leaf (Chrysothemis pulchella)
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planted one bulb 3/13 - died September 4, 2013: Obtained plant
July 1, 2014: Plant emerged (in pot with red leaf hibiscus (thought they died))
October 17, 2014: Potted up (was too wet; top died back; )
November 1, 2014: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)

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Taro (Colocasia esculenta 'Chicago Harlequin')
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April 1, 2015: Plant emerged
April 16, 2016: Transplanted (HW shady back fence)
July 7, 2017: Miscellaneous Event (These are massive - huge leaves)
March 31, 2020: Miscellaneous Event (Had mild winter- the kept green)

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Imperial Taro (Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris')
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May 1, 2015: Plant emerged
June 8, 2023: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)

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Crinum 'Ellen Bosanquet'
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blooms 7/1/13 rect. bed; June 23, 2014: Bloomed (the one in mulch pile/container)
June 18, 2015: Bloomed (rect. bed)
June 16, 2018: Bloomed (Several babies attached; blue container)
July 4, 2018: Transplanted (Divided massive roots)
June 26, 2019: Bloomed

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Crinum Lily (Crinum 'Menehune')
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east side bed
Dug up 7/20/15
July 20, 2015: Miscellaneous Event (Dug up -placed in pot)
March 17, 2016: Transplanted (HW back iris bed)

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Crinum 'Milk and Wine'
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blooms 3/25/13 May 1, 2014 - June 5, 2014: Bloomed
April 30, 2015: Bloomed
April 24, 2016: Bloomed (WG square bed; rect bed)
April 16, 2017: Bloomed (Very fragrant )
May 29, 2017: Bloomed
June 2, 2021: Bloomed (At WG house )

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Crinum Lily (Crinum 'Stars and Stripes')
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east side bed
April 20, 2017: Bloomed (First bloom ever)
May 3, 2018: Bloomed (have buds)
May 13, 2019: Bloomed
April 25, 2020: Bloomed (Another stalk coming)
May 8, 2020: Bloomed
May 8, 2021: Bloomed
May 4, 2023: Bloomed

First bloom ever

Crinum 'Walter Flory'
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transplanted 2014; front bed/master June 1, 2014: Transplanted
November 12, 2015: Transplanted (HW - )
July 4, 2018: Bloomed (First bloom ever)
July 16, 2018: Bloomed (2nd stalk )
July 4, 2019: Bloomed
February 15, 2020: Transplanted (Several bulbs to M & S )
June 16, 2020: Bloomed (Only one stalk)
July 3, 2021: Bloomed (Bud)
December 28, 2021: Maintenance performed (dug up bulbs - overcrowded- )
February 24, 2024: Maintenance performed (Overcrowded - )

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Crinum Lily (Crinum americanum)
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October 2, 2014: Bloomed
December 1, 2014 - December 26, 2014: Bloomed (a few blooming in back east bed)
June 18, 2015: Bloomed (back bed/east side )
November 5, 2015: Bloomed
July 1, 2018: Bloomed (Frt side WG)
June 23, 2021: Bloomed (WG front bed/master window )

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