Fw: [Lilium] I Need Help!
Kelly Irvin (Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:03:20 PDT)

Dear Carolyn:

I'm not very familiar with Amaryllis belladonna, but I don't think you
will find any blue in the flower at any stage. The Lycoris squamigera
blossom, in bud will have blue on the tips, inherited from one of its
assumed parents, L. sprengeri. This blue will remain in early bloom,
completely fading away to give into the pink full blossom, but with a
yellow throat. L. squamigera will have 5-7 blooms per umbel, while A.
belladonna will have up to 10. I believe L. squamigera has a taller
stalk of the two reaching almost 3' in ideal circumstances. L.
squamigera will not set seed, is hardy to zone 5 (or colder), and shows
foliage only in the spring. A. belladonna produces seed, can only
survive temperatures down to 10°F (and only if planted deeply), and
grows it's foliage from fall through spring season beginning shortly
after bloom.

If you visit the IBS Gallery
<http://bulbsociety.com/GALLERY_OF_THE_WORLDS_BULBS…>
some pretty good closups are shown of various A. belladonna. There you
can compare between the photos the differences that also exist in petal
form, style & filament lengths and proportions.

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Mr. Kelly M. Irvin
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