Cypella herbertii , is a rarely seeniris congener and it’sIris ‘ heart are Smiling ’ , even thought it ’s from South America via Uruguay , this grows from corm not unlike Gladiolus . taxonomist have places Cypella in the industrial plant Family Iridaceae , and although other botanic experts may differ , it remains there for now . I ’ve been experimenting with some in both the ground , and in containers , to see for myself , how I could help maximize both the ornamental features of this plant , and improve on method acting of every - daytime home cultivation . My advice is plant a dozen incandescent lamp in a container of well dead soil , and enjoy the sword influence leaves , and let in the plant in group container display where you desire something really different . The flowers are short lived , like any iris , but the overall effect is improved when you have a figure of wave , wiry stems with floating flowers , the more the better . Only a few ( one ) U.S. mailorder source that I bed of ( likePlant Delights ) . Much like Tigridia , it look good in close up photos , than it does as a exclusive bulb ( corm ) planted in the ground . It does allow an interesting and stylish color ( French ’s Mustard ? ) for container display , I would geminate it with coral colored Phormium , to spice up it ’s brief flowered display ( it flower for a day , and then , that ’s it , but other flowers open on the same stem , so the entire exhibit might last two weeks with more corm plant ) . Hey , no different than Peonies . So in planting , plan for other plant to carry on the theme . There is a reason why a google search will only result in secretive - ups and not in a full container shot . This tells me that there is an opportunity here – buy a hundred , and pot - em up for a photo shoot ! ( I did this this year with Galtonia , Anemone coronaria and Ornithogalum - stay put tuned , they are issue forth up ) . Numbers are what it ’s all about if you want a exhibit .
Cypella herbertiiis but just one of a genus which may merit more commercial development . C. herbertiiis the most common of the crowd , but a few others , about 15 species in all , which according to the Pacific Bulb Society WIKI reach from Mexico to Argentina . contain out the other species that some collector produce , here , at the PBSWIKI . ( And if interesting in learning more about rare bulb , look at bring together the Pacific Bulb Group , do n’t have the name fool you , it ’s much more about strange bulbs from around the Earth , than it is about the Pacific bulbs . They just ca n’t retrieve a better name to include the rest of the world , so they are stick with the PBS . ) .
Do n’t have a bun in the oven much from a individual corm or two , like many Iris relatives , it ’s all about mass , so invest in amount once you discover a space where this South American native like to farm . It might be along a warm , sunny wall where it is well drained , and wry in the wintertime in Zone 6 or higher , or , if you are like me , a fast - draining ground mixture enhanced with gravel in a deep pot , which spend it ’s wintertime , inactive and wry in the cold greenhouse .
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