Lycoris squamigera in bloom here in Maryland
James Waddick (Wed, 10 Aug 2005 08:48:48 PDT)
I have L. sprengeri and L. radiata pumila × ×haywardii both in bloom
now. The second one looks somewhat similar to the first one except
that the petals are somewhat thinner, the pink is redder and there is
only a faint hint of blue on the tips of the petals. Jim W., could it
be another L. sprengeri that was mislabelled?
Dear Lee;
Time keeps getting away, but I meant to
reply earlier. Yes you probably have another
sprengeri. L. haywardii is more uniformly a
bright magenta pink. Deeply colored. I had hoped
to post a range of L. sprengeri pix to the wiki,
but have yet to prepare them for the wiki or my
self for trying to make heads or tails out of the
wiki again. Flower color is fairly variable in a
lot of seedlings from pastel pinks to rich blue.
Most have the tell-tale electric blue petal/tepal
tips, but it too is sometimes faded.
Best Jim W.
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