I have Strumaria truncata in bloom right now, and it is very different from this mystery flower. Flowers are pendant; leaves have no hairs. I think one of the characteristics of the genus is the sheath around the base of the leaf clump. In S. truncata it is red. > Leo Martin asked me to add these pictures of a bulb he'd like help in > identifying that he thinks may be Strumaria discifera. It certainly fits > the description of this species in the Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs. > Can anyone help? And can anyone help identify the other two bulbs that have > been on the Mystery Page for awhile? > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >