Starting My Zephyranthes (Rainlily) Collection

It has been years that i own Zephyranthes Candida (white flower) and Zephyranthes rosea (pink flowers).  The flower never set seed, new growth from offset.  Around 2 months back i went to ebay, and realized that so many variety is offered. Then The Hunting for collection was started.
I bought from Indonesia online store several species : Z. Ajax, Z. Grandiflora, Z. Miradorensis.
The plant comes as bulb, need around 1 week for the first leaf emerge (some bulb only 1 day).  Relatively short, since the bulb is grown locally and short shipping time, 3 to 5 days only.

Some uncommon species bought from ebay: Z. First Love, Z. Tenexio Apricot, Z. Lily Pies, Z. Big Dude, Z. Labuffarosa White (fragrant), Cooperia. Traubii, Z. Bangkok Yellow, Z. Krakatau, Z. Morris Clintii Redneck Romance, Z. Apricot Queen, Z. Siam Apricot, Z. Siam Orange, Z. Citrina.
Opppss, all of a sudden, i have more than 20 NEW pots in the garden.
The pots looks empty, since the bulb has not grown any leaf.  It takes 2 to 3 weeks for the first leaf to come out of the bulb.  Long distance shipping and pre drying process takes it toll.

Some species I started from seed: Z. Andersonii (H. Tubispathus), Z. Citrina and H. Robustus.
I bought the seed, since i thought a bit hard to get the bulb. If i know that relatively easy to obtain bulb (and some patient to search), then i will not buy the seed.  Too long for the seed to mature. the price it self (seed + shipping) is not really low. For comparison 1 packet of Z. Citrina seed $1,99 vs 1 Bulb of Citrina $2. 
3 pots below, left: Z. Citrina, Middle: Habranthus Robustus, Right: Z. Andersonii

If you want to see how zephyranthes grow and just started to collect Zephyranthes, my recommendation falls under Z. Citrina.  The plant germinate and grow fast. What  I read is in 1 year the plant will bloom.  I hope next year mine will bloom and the mature bulb that I bought already set its offset.

Lilium Dauricum Seed

Finally, my order of Lilium Dauricum Seed arrived on 21 Oct 2013. 
The seller said this is Epigeal growing lilium and i am expecting the sprout in 2 weeks time.
Directly planted on the day it arrived. 

Habranthus Seedling 21 Oct 2013

Heres the picture. The highest seedling around 5 cm.  I am expecting second leaf to emerge in 1 week time.  Plan to fertilize it when the second leaf is stable.

Lilium After Bloom 21 Oct 2013

After blooming, my lilium looks like shall start to set seed.  Lets see next month whether the seed is formed.

 

There are 2 new growth besides the flowering plant, i am expecting next bloom in 3 months time. 

The plant never been re-potting since first planting a year ago.

 

Lilium Full Bloom on 18 Oct 2013

Finally, my lilium reach its maximum bloom size. Fragrant !
3 Days to enjoy the bloom, really rewarding.

Habranthus Seedling 17 Oct 2013

Seedling grows fast.  Photo on 17 Oct 2013.

Lilium Half Open

My lilium bloom faster than expected. The bud only reach 17 cm. Photos on 17 Oct 2013 shows the bud is half open

Lilium Bud

My Friend gave me this Lilium plant around a year ago  and this is the second time it is flowering.
Very limited lilium species which can thrive in hot tropical climate and this one definitely one of the rare species survive in tropical. Plant height around 50cm. Thin stem, should use some support during flowering.  This lily best put in partial shade, Veranda/front porch with morning sun is perfect location.
This lilium like daily watering, no problem if you forgot to water it in a day or two. Forgot to water for 1 week, the plant will lose its leaf but still survive.
Photos taken on 16 Oct, the bud already reach 15cm.  Single Flower.  I hope it will reach 22cm when blooming.   I will take complete plant photo at this weekend, when the sun still shining.
Oh, my friend said it name is Lily of Madonna.

Sirih (Piper Sp)

This species of Sirih grows like Chili plant. As common Sirih, it has some vines too.  I have not find the latin names yet. From wiki, Sirih belong to genus Piper. Great plant to "Green" your garden besides Sirih common function of medicinal use.

 

The height of the plant around 50cm. If well fertilized, the leaf will grows big with length 10+ cm



Seedling on 16 Oct 2013

I just started sowing Habranthus Robustus Seed.  Less than 2 weeks, the seed Germinated.  Below photo taken on 16 Oct 13, the sprout around 3 days old.

 

 

 

Other seedling is much taller

 

 

My friend give mistery Plumeria/Frangipani fruit to me. Sowing 3 seeds only 1 germinated. He said the color is white with pink edges. It took +/- 2 weeks to germinate. Below seedling around 4 weeks old from sowing. 



 

 

One Day After The Epiphyllum Bloom

Epipyllum is known as short life flower, only several hours of blooming.
This is the bud, one day after.

Starting

I started this blog to record some growth of my plants collection. The content may be expanded later, but at least for a start, I keep to some plant only.
Last night, 15 Oct 2013, my white epiphyllum flowered.

I cant find the correct latin names yet, but definitely the photo NOT Epiphyllum Oxipetalum.