Looking at both of these pictures of Hippeastrums, I suspect that the flowers are merely deformed rather than having a species attribute, although the deformation does seem to follow a species characteristic. ----- Original Message ----- From: <pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 11:00 AM Subject: pbs Digest, Vol 57, Issue 6 > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/> > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Mystery Hippeastrum (Diana Chapman) > 2. Re: Mystery Hippeastrum (Linda Foulis) > 3. Re: Mystery Hippeastrum (Doug Westfall) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:45:30 -0700 > From: "Diana Chapman" <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net> > Subject: [pbs] Mystery Hippeastrum > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <000701c80788$49cc94b0$ed396f4b@DJ9SK221> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Dear Hipp lovers: > > I don't know how to upload to the wiki, and I have a mystery Hippeastrum > that has velvety deep red flowers with an unusual form. The paired upper > tepals arch forward and touch each other, giving it a very graceful and > unusual form. It came to me as H. striatum, which it is obviously not. I > can e-mail a picture to anyone interested, and if you can help me identify > it, I will send you a free bulb!! > > Diana > Telos Rare Bulbs > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:16:43 -0600 > From: "Linda Foulis" <lmf@beautifulblooms.ab.ca> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Mystery Hippeastrum > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <BKECIABJPKHBPIDBMMPKGEAODCAA.lmf@beautifulblooms.ab.ca> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Diana's mystery Hippeastrum is now on the Mystery Wiki page. > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… > > I've not a clue Diana, but it sure is pretty. > > Linda Foulis > Okotoks, AB > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:14:05 -0700 > From: Doug Westfall <eagle85@flash.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Mystery Hippeastrum > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <0C818AAE-73A1-11DC-9C27-00050277B6E6@flash.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > > On Friday, October 5, 2007, at 12:45 PM, Diana Chapman wrote: > >> I can e-mail a picture to anyone interested > > Diana, > > I'd like to see your Hipp. flower. > > Did you get my email about Hipp. cybister? > > Regards, > > Doug > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 57, Issue 6 > **********************************