I'm sure I should know what this is

There was a pink Crocosmia called Crocosmia rosea. However, I think you will find that the name has now been changed and is now Tritonia disticha subsp rubrolucens.

Which now just leaves only the reds, oranges and yellow in Crocosmia.


http://www.avondalenursery.co.uk/Content/Catalogue/Plants/TRITONIA-disticha-ssp-rubrolucens.asp

 

It's definitely not a crocosmia, jennylyn - see my earlier reply! Thanks to Silver Surfer and others I'm certain it is a kaffir lily (or river lily as I see one nursery is calling it in a politically correct way).

 

I have an idea that his plant is neither Crocosmia nor Schyzostilis but maybe a variety of the gladiolus genus - it looks like the Acidanthera hybrids but the colour is wrong unfortunately.
May be worth googling..................

 

barnaby, Sorry to differ but Acidanthera (now renamed Gladiolus murielae) flower petals are arranged completely differently.

http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=Ac...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1239&bih=528

Lorna, I checked today and our Schizostylis coccinea are in full flower!

 

It is definitely Kaffir Lily.:gnthb:

 

Yes, it is definitely kaffir lily. Definitely not crocosmia or acidanthera. Maybe I should take a better photo and upload it!

I'd like advice from those of you who have grown kaffir lily before, but I'll ask it in the general discussion forum rather than the identification area.

 

Am happy to concede that this is not Acidanthera but remain confused about the flowering period since I have grown Kaffir Lilies in the South for some years and never had a flower before late July, hence my earlier comment....
They do grow well down here and are very useful as a hardy late flowering perennial.

 

We ARE now into September.:gnthb::D

 

Yes we are too Dai, but Lorna originally mentioned that it was flowering in late spring in Cumbria, hence the comment.

 

yes it is Kaffir Lily. Crocosmia flowers have a different arrangement. Crocosmias have lots of little flowers close together opening gradually up the stem. This breed of kaffir lily has but a few flowers on separate stems at the top of the main stem if you understand what I am babbling on about.

 

Sorry, didn`t see that bit.:hehe::gnthb:

 

Didn't see that about the time of year. Could it be a form of crocus? or is it too big?

 

I have been doing a little googling. It seems clivias (see I'm using the proper name) naturally bloom in March in their natural habitat. So could it be this is a kaffir /clivia but is in very sheltered position?

 

Sorry Clivia is a tender plant. It grows like a weed in places like Madeira.
The flowers are the wrong colour, shape and arrangement on the stem.
Clivias slightly resemble an orange Agapanthus.

http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=cl...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1239&bih=528

Nor is it the correct shape, size for a Crocus.

http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=cr...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1239&bih=528


Please trust me on this one. We grow several named varieties of Schizostylis in red, pink and white.

Farmyard Nurseries sell several names varieties.

http://www.farmyardnurseries.co.uk/schizostylis.htm

http://www.google.co.uk/images?hl=e...=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1239&bih=528

It is a flower I am very familiar with!
It is definitely a Schizostylis.
Sometimes odd flowers do appear later on.

 

I thought so too SS as I have them growing in the garden but it was the flowering time i was trying to get round