Lycoris wiki picture
James Waddick (Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:20:19 PDT)
Bill Dijk has added text to the Lycoris pictures that he posted some
time ago. He has tentatively identified one of the species with a
lost tag. Would someone (Jim Waddick, Kelly I., or another who knows
this genus) check his picture for confirmation.
Dear Bill and all;
The picture listed as Lycoris sp is surely L. radiata and
probably L. r. pumila. It is smaller in all ways than the more common
L. radiata radiata and more important is fertile and produces viable
seed.
I recall some comment on Bill's L. longituba. And some
doubts. The picture could be L. longituba which is highly variable.
Although most people see the typical longituba, the yellow variant
(ssp flava) has numerous inter-grades from pure white to various
shades of palest yellow a nice primrose yellow. This looks like one
of those inbetweeners. It is highly fertile and produces a range of
seedlings.
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