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This young plant is exhibiting half and half leaves!

Variegated Grand Crinum Lily (Crinum asiaticum 'Variegatum')
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Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
March 17, 2016: Transplanted (1 bulb to side bed HW)

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St. Christopher Lily (Crinum jagus)
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Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
7/13 first blooms; white July 9, 2014: Bloomed
December 3, 2015: Miscellaneous Event (HW)
May 5, 2017: Transplanted (
Massive roots - thinned)
June 6, 2021: Bloomed (took 7 yrs for second round of blooms!)
August 31, 2023: Bloomed (Very few bloomed in June/July; needs dividing.
It also bloomed in 2022 )
October 22, 2023: Maintenance performed (thinned them; many small bulbs; put some in pots;)

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Crocosmias (Crocosmia)
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Trade as plant
Perennial
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
July 1, 2014: Bloomed (square bed; east back bed, front bed)
September 4, 2014: Bloomed (front bed)
June 18, 2015: Bloomed
8 mix bulbs from Carol, Christmas 2013; planted front bed along with the others
June 15, 2014: Bloomed
June 10, 2016: Bloomed (Square bed)
June 22, 2017: Bloomed (in amaryllis bed HW;)
May 9, 2018: Bloomed (WG front )
June 24, 2021: Bloomed (WG )
July 8, 2023: Bloomed


Bushel Gourd (Cucurbita pepo 'Weeks World Record Variety')
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Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
Seeds

photo credit: Mark Twyning

Dahlia 'Arabian Night'
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Dahlia 'Mr Optimist'
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Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
Walmart May 9, 2021: Obtained plant (Walmart)
January 28, 2023: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (round butterfly bed; so sign of them 2022)

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Dahlia 'Unwins Mix'
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Perennial
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
Seeds
front bed/right side from MG; October 18, 2014: Obtained plant
November 1, 2014: Bloomed
May 1, 2015: Plant emerged
October 3, 2015: Obtained plant (diane started seeds; )
March 14, 2017: Seeds sown (old seeds/pot)
April 27, 2019: Miscellaneous Event (It's never bloomed)

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Firecracker Flower (Dichelostemma ida-maia)
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plants/seeds received 2016
Perennial
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
tex. heritage gardens; round pot HW; November 30, 2016: Potted up (round ceramic pot along with red lycoris)
March 27, 2017: Bloomed
June 12, 2021: Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)

The first of many blooms from our African iris

Butterfly Iris (Dietes grandiflora)
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Perennial
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
Iris
4/13 blooms September 19, 2015: Potted up (dug up all from the west bed; transplanted to HW )
April 3, 2016: Bloomed (large clump under crape myrtle )

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Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)
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Trade as root
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
Vine & Climbers
July 16, 2016: Miscellaneous Event (these are growing huge with large leaves)
June 14, 2020: Miscellaneous Event (Found two bulbs with vines reaching up from underneath old cloths and towels in a box. Don't know how long they've been there!

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Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior)
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Painted Petals (Freesia laxa)
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plants received 2015
Perennial
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
2 bulbs in container; 5/11/16 seed pods (red seeds) - scattered over soil
2/20/20 many babies taking over bed; gave some to M &S
March 25, 2015: Obtained plant (bloom is so pretty and dainty)
October 5, 2015: Plant emerged (two bulbs)
March 3, 2016: Bloomed (3 other scapes
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April 6, 2016: Transplanted (East bed - HW)
February 27, 2017: Bloomed (Many seedlings from seeds around mother plant; )
March 4, 2018: Bloomed (HW)
March 3, 2019: Bloomed (very nice clump now; many babies)
February 5, 2020: Bloomed
April 16, 2021: Bloomed

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Hybrid Gladiola (Gladiolus 'Jester')
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Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
October 6, 2015: Obtained plant (trade- Kim K.)
February 16, 2016: Potted up (at HW in big round planter)
March 24, 2016: Plant emerged
May 25, 2016: Bloomed (doesn't look like 'jester' but is yellow with reddish line down the rib of 3 petals. )
July 4, 2016: Transplanted (to east bed HW)
July 19, 2016: Bloomed (small yellow bloom )
June 4, 2017: Bloomed (two came up -one in round pot and east bed with blackberry lily)

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Gladiola (Gladiolus 'Nori')
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Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
got from Lowe's 4/12

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Gladiola (Gladiolus 'Vista')
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Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
1 bloom in window box with yellow lilies 6/12 May 14, 2016: Bloomed (Only one corm?)
May 23, 2018: Bloomed (WG frt master bath window)
April 25, 2020: Bloomed (Huge stalk -4ft)
May 10, 2020: Bloomed (2nd corm )
July 17, 2020: Bloomed (Behind iris bed HW)
May 12, 2021: Bloomed
May 23, 2022: Bloomed (West side bed near coneflowers)
May 18, 2023: Bloomed (One bloom with dark purple glad
Three blooms near crepe myrtle)
April 26, 2024: Bloomed

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Peacock Orchid (Gladiolus murielae)
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Plants received 2014
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
May 1, 2014: Obtained plant (planted front bed/east end)
June 14, 2014: Plant emerged
September 22, 2014: Bloomed (one bloom)
November 30, 2015: Bloomed (in blue container)
October 31, 2017: Bloomed (One bloom- transplanted to frt bed/master, dining window, and side front- WG)
November 17, 2019: Bloomed (WG big black pot)
October 21, 2021: Bloomed (Window box)
December 18, 2022: Bloomed (bed with the sweet alyssum; )

Byzantine Glads

Byzantine Gladiolus (Gladiolus x byzantinus)
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Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
Wish List
April 13, 2018: Bloomed (Test garden)
April 16, 2019: Bloomed (WG front side and front bed under bedroom window;
gave the two under front bedroom window to Laura 4/23/21)
February 14, 2020: Plant emerged (HW. )
April 11, 2020: Bloomed
April 16, 2021: Bloomed
April 13, 2022: Bloomed
April 5, 2023: Bloomed
April 5, 2024: Bloomed

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Hybrid Gladiola (Gladiolus x gandavensis 'Priscilla')
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Perennial
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
may have died -

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Flame Lily (Gloriosa)
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Perennial
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
Vine & Climbers
3/13/13 new growth; 5/7/13 first blooms
6/2/15 east side bed; only one bloomed - over 12 ft.
11/13/15 dug up all tubers east/west beds - stored
transplanted the largest tuber and several others to HW 11/14/15 near pandorea
June 1, 2014: Bloomed
April 28, 2015: Plant emerged
May 25, 2015: Bloomed (west fence)
May 27, 2016: Bloomed (One at WG west side - HW back trellis)
March 14, 2017: Plant emerged (Added two more to HW; the ones near gate has emerged)
May 13, 2017: Bloomed (One back gate HW)
April 1, 2018: Plant emerged (many are 2 ft high; )
May 18, 2018: Bloomed (many blooms - beds HW; they have multiplied; gave some to Ongs)
June 6, 2018: Bloomed (back fence with clematis; bed with rangoon creeper)
September 30, 2018: Bloomed (Near back gate)
April 22, 2019: Plant emerged (many are already 2 ft tall)
May 1, 2019: Bloomed
April 10, 2020: Bloomed (Bed with Rangoon creeper)
May 2, 2020: Bloomed (back bed among irises)
May 14, 2021: Bloomed
October 10, 2023: Bloomed

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Prairie Nymph (Herbertia lahue)
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Perennial
Bulbs, tubers, and rhizomes
mom garden bloomed 5/1/13 dug from Mom's back yard last spring 2011; blooms 4/2012; seed pods 5/12;
seedlings 3/13 found 3 more 12/12 potted up for mom; these bloomed 4/30/13 1 more bloomed on Mom's lawn 3 bulbs in ground/west side; 4/15/13; 1 bloom 5/8/13 ; 1 bloom 6/16/13
4/14- front lawn/cheungs dug up 4 plants/bulbs
June 1, 2014: Seeds germinated (The seeds germinated may not be herbertia (a wild onion bloomed) in the pot; have to wait and see...)
March 16, 2015: Bloomed (Blue or purple, darker and with white splotches at base of petals. Bloom is circa 2 weeks, with individual flowers lasting only a day, opening in the morning and closing in late afternoon. )
April 28, 2015: Miscellaneous Event (seed pods)
May 15, 2015: Harvested (Seeds collected)
October 5, 2015: Plant emerged
March 27, 2016: Bloomed (5 blooms in the pot)
May 11, 2016: Transplanted (Setting seeds scattered into soil)
April 16, 2017: Bloomed (round bed)
March 1, 2018: Bloomed
April 9, 2019: Bloomed (Found two growing on grass near parent plants )
December 25, 2019: Plant emerged (Several have emerged)
March 31, 2020: Bloomed

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