Neomarica longifolia

Trimezia fosteriana

An expert from the Sao Paulo university has with help of my pictures determined, that these plants, bought under the name Neomarica longifolia, are clearly the Trimeza fosteriana and aren't from Brazil. The clearest difference is, that the pedicels of the Neomaricas are flat, those of the T. fosteriana are round. However, just as with the Neomaricas, after the blooming, seedlings are developed from the blossoms.

In spring 2005 we got 6 layers from this species and we waited eagerly for the first blooms.

All plants grew up fine and reached soon a height of 50 cm. (App.  1.6 ft).

In August of that year this happened:
Elegant formed flowering stems appeared.

In the morning of september 3rd the first bud showed up.
It was opened that same day and became an elegant bloom.

Since then all our T. fosterianas  had their blooming cycli and developed layers, which are offered on this site, when available.