Bulbs are starting to bloom here in California. This narcissus is earlier than normal this year.

Here's my Gladiolus murielae.

Is that what is also called Acidantera? I used to grow them, but I had a lot of thrip problems with them and had to pull them all out.

Yours look lovely. They do add a nice color to the garden this time of the year.

Very pretty blooms

soilsandup said:Bulbs are starting to bloom here in California. This narcissus is earlier than normal this year.

Nice, looks like Narcissus papyraceus

Thanks for the id. I have just been calling it a white narcissus .

My muscari bulbs and ornithogalum dubium bulbs are also waking up..leaves have broken ground.

About a month ago for Muscari here.

Nerines have been blooming for the past few weeks. One of my favorite fall blooming bulbs. I wish they would multiply for me. I have this lighter pink and a darker pink.

Dianne,

These are also called:

Synonym:Acidanthera bicolor
Synonym:Acidanthera murielae

I see some of the white narcissus poking up their heads, too.

If they bloomed properly for me, I would have kept them. The thrips caused all of the flowers of my acidanthera to be deformed. Looks like they do very well for you, Betsy.


I think Nerines are an under-appreciated species of bulbs. They make great cut flowers.

Dianne, those nerines are lovely; I don't have any of these yet

I had forgotten where I placed the acidanthera so I'm so glad they came up! I'm going to mark them..

Blooming last month:
Acidanthera
Couple dahlias
Reblooming Rain Lilies
Bessera all wet
Last of the Gloriosas

That's a beautiful Acidanthera...I did not get any blooms.. just foliage...maybe I did not have good conditions for it...

In bloom now
Nerine appendiculata

Alessandro -- please, oh please add the above image to the database.

I have not seen that species here. Is it pretty hardy?

Tarev - I have the same problem with the acidanteras - lots of leaves, few to no blooms. Because of that and the thrips, I have been trying to get rid of them for years. They multiply like crazy and big patches still come up year after year.

J - nice bessera. Haven't seen those locally either.

SongofJoy said:Alessandro -- please, oh please add the above image to the database.

Thank you!

So many plants that are new to me, thanks Alessandro. I'm enjoying the homework.

Gotta find them: Bessera , so pretty! Thanks for sharing your bulbs.