Carol, if she purchased it in Amsterdam on the Bloemengracht, then it is guaranteed H. x festalis. The chance of a non-commercial bulb being sold there is a million to 1. This Hymenocallis is produced in huge quantities for the international market. jamie vande cologne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Jensen" <jorna@mobilixnet.dk> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>; "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 11:02 PM Subject: Re: re [pbs] Mystery bulb At 21:59 17-06-2005, Mary Sue Ittner wrote: >Hi, > >Didn't we also have a vote for Hymenocallis × festalis ? Kevin, I think of you as our resource for Hymenocallis. Do you have an opinion before Susan renames the picture? Also perhaps Carol could tell us where her daughter-in-law obtained the bulb. Is it something commonly available? That might help figure it out. Whatever the species, it is a very nice picture. > >Mary Sue > She bought it on the "bulb" street which is close to the railroad station in Amsterdam (Holland). I will send her an email, but she probably won't know. Holland makes lots of money on amaryllis in winter, for instance all Danish amaryllis come from Holland. I haven't ever seen any interesting bulbs like mine or the crinum being sold. Carol _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php