Favorite Pink Flowered Bulbs Three

In August 2004 the Pacific Bulb Society List topic of the week was favorite pink flowered bulbs. Participants mentioned these bulbs as favorites. They are listed below alphabetically, sometimes with comments, followed by the name and the location of the person who named them as favorite, usually from experience growing them. If there were pictures of these plants on the PBS wiki, a link was added to the picture. There seemed to be some difference of opinion about what is pink and what is purple so plants listed here might be placed on the favorite purple list and vice versa.

This page contains genera R -Z.


pink genera A-G - pink genera H-O


Rhodophiala -- some neat shades of pink in hybrids, Kevin Preuss, St. Pete, FL.

Rhodophiala bifida, a pink form by Germán Roitman

Rhodohypoxis -- pink species/cultivars (beautiful when seen in their multitudes in the Drakensberg mountains!), Rogan Roth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; they look great smothering a pot in intense pink, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10.

Rhodohypoxis baurii, Mary Sue Ittner

Romulea eximia -- Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast.

Romulea eximia, Mary Sue Ittner

Romulea komsbergensis -- Mary Sue Ittner, California's North Coast.

Romulea komsbergensis,  Bob Rutemoeller

Tigridia pavonia -- pink (wonderful with its white-spotted centre), Rogan Roth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa; Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7.

Tigridia pavonia,  Dennis Kramb

Trientalis borealis -- cute pink flowers, Jane McGary, Northwestern Oregon, USA.


Tritonia disticha -- (syn. T. rosea, T. disticha ssp. rubrolucens), Rodger Whitlock, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

Tritonia disticha, Bob Rutemoeller

Tulipa -- big hybrid tulips such as 'Pink Impression' and some of the other modern gigantic tulips in this color range - including the doubles and parrots, also the members of the humilis/pulchellus group. Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7.

Tulipa pulchella, Dave Brastow

Tulipa bakeri -- and the members of the saxatilis/bakeri/cretica group, Jim McKenney, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7.

Tulip saxatilis ssp bakeri 'Lilac Wonder', 2009, Mary Sue Ittner

Tulipa cretica -- Jane McGary, Northwestern Oregon, USA.

Tulipa cretica, Jane McGary

Tulipa saxatilis -- greets me year after year, bright pink with a yellow center and fragrant, Bob Werra, Northern California.

Tulipa saxatilis ssp bakeri 'Lilac Wonder', Mark McDonough

Veltheimia bracteata -- both the species and the rosealba cultivars Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10.

Veltheimia bracteata, Bob RutemoellerVeltheimia hybrid, Bill Dijk

Watsonia 'Opal' -- A hard to find cultivar that is a nearly pearlescent shade of pink, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10.


Zantedeschia rehmannii pink cultivars -- easy to grow and very rewarding, Rogan Roth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.


Zephyranthes spp. -- a nice rich pink, James Frelichowski, Southern California.

Zephyranthes macrosiphon, Jay YourchZephyranthes lindleyana, Alani Davis

Zephyranthes grandiflora -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b).

Zephyranthes grandiflora, Jay Yourch

Zephyranthes 'Grandjax' -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b).

Zephyranthes 'Grandjax', Jay Yourch

Zephyranthes sp. ‘Labuffarosa’ -- Jay Yourch, Central North Carolina, USA (USDA Zone 7b); a good one of these has the best shade of pink of all the Zephyranthes, IMO, Lee Poulsen, Southern California, USDA Zone 9-10.

Zephyranthes 'Labuffarosa', Jay Yourch

Zephyranthes rosea -- a most awesome deep pink, Kevin Preuss, St. Pete, FL.


pink genera A-G - pink genera H-O


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