Thanks Peter, Kelly Irvin id'd them as such from my org. purchase. I thought I had got them from him. I've no idea how I came up with sargentii? Thamks, lamon > > Hi Lamon > > The nearest name I can find to the one you quoted is L. aurea var. surgens. > This is said to be one of several variants of L. aurea found in the wilds of > China and other parts of East Asia. The petals are said to be the most > recurved of the variants and the leaves are said to be the narrowest of the > variants. It is also said to be a sterile form so it will be interesting to > hear if your plants produce seeds. This is also said to be the same type of > L. aurea found around St. Augustine in Florida. This information comes from > the standard work on the genus "Synopsis of the Genus Lycoris" by Hsu et al > (1994). I hope this is helpful > > Kind Regards > > Peter in Sydney, Australia > Weather here is warm dry and sunny, expecting max today of 25C > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lamon Ready > Sent: Friday, 3 October 2014 4:59 AM > To: Pacific Bulb Society; Lamon Ready > Subject: [pbs] Lycoris Aurea var Sargentii? > > I purchased these about 10 years ago as the above. I don't find any by this > name. I certainly am not disappointed as they are yellow (towards the orange > end a little). They are now blooming in Southern USA. Most beautiful! No > camera to take a pic. Sorry. > Yours, > Lamon in Grady Co. Georgia > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/