FW: RE: [pbs] Mystery Lycoris (...paging Jim Waddick...) -other?
Eugene Zielinski (Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:20:55 PDT)

(I goofed and sent this to Jim, when I meant to send it to the e mail list.)

I finally took a look at Lee's mystery bulb. I can't offer any idea of its
ID, but I can ramble.
When I saw the first picture, I thought "Habranthus." Then I saw the
second picture and threw that possibility out, since Habranthus wouldn't
produce more than one flower to a stem. I thought "Crinum, maybe?" But it
doesn't really look like a Crinum -- no floral tube, and the stigma doesn't
look right.
One possibility is the pink form of Rhodophiala bifida (var. spathacea.)
Whatever it is, it's a beautiful plant. Let's hope it multiplies and
divides.

Eugene Zielinski
Augusta, GA