question about Sternbergia
Jane McGary (Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:39:37 PDT)
Marguerite asked,
Not too long ago, a message on one of the plant lists to which I belong
identified Sternbergia lutea as Crocus sternbergia lutea. I thought
Sternbergia is an Amaryllid and not an Iridaceae. Was that message
leading me astray, or has Sternbergia really changed its information?
Certainly it was a mistake. Probably it was the same sort of "common-name"
error into which people are led by mass-market catalogs that identify
colchicums as "autumn crocus." Now that you mention it, I think I've seen
Sternbergia lutea pictured along with fall crocuses in some such catalog.
Jane McGary
No Sternbergias in flower yet, and only one crocus