Dear Paul: I think certain Hymenocallis have foliage that form a 'false' stem by the foliage sheathing the stem. Cheers, John E. Bryan Paul Tyerman wrote: > > At 02:56 18/06/05, you wrote: > >Dear Alberto: > > > >Thanks, I guess the mystery bulb remains just that, a mystery! Cheers, > >John > > John et al, > > This sounds like Ismene x Festalis (Not Hymenocallis, although for some > reason in the US in particular Ismene are called Hymenocallis all the > time?). Ismene and Hymenocallis are not the same thing despite this cross > usage of the name. My understanding is that the difference between Ismene > and Hymenocallis is the fact that Ismene have the leaves bound together at > the base by a sheath, whereas the Hymenocallis have their leaves free > immediately they exit the ground. > > If memory serves me it was Alberto Castillo who gave this wonderfully clear > differentiation about a year or so ago, but I am not sure which list it was > on. I think from memory I kept the email (as I found it so useful to clear > up the whole Ismene / Hymenocallis thing) so I can try to dig it up for you > if you would like? > > I would definitely say that the mystery bulb sounds 100% like Ismene x > Festalis as it matches perfectly what we have under that name here in > Australia and they are distinctly different from any of the Hymenocallis > that I grow. > > Cheers. > > Paul Tyerman > Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9 > > Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Trilliums, Cyclamen, > Crocus, Cyrtanthus, Oxalis, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just > about anything else that doesn't move!!!!! > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php