Dave, There is a photo of a *H. coccineus* seedling on the wiki by Angelo Porcelli. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… I have also just posted a photo of my *H. barkerae* seedlings. It did not come from the same batch as your seeds but it's better than nothing. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… The difference I see is that *H. coccineus* is pubescent and *H. barkerae*is not. Also *H. coccineus* has more spotting. Hope that helps. Nhu On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:54 AM, Laura & Dave <toadlily@olywa.net> wrote: > Hi all > I was wondering if someone could help me straighten out a little > problem I have with the species names of some Haemanthus seedlings > growing from BX-173. I received seeds of the three species: > > 14 >-- Haemanthus amarylloides ssp polyanthus > 15 >-- Haemanthus barkerae > 16 >-- Haemanthus coccineus > > but was late for leaving for vacation when I sowed them. The old adage, > that "I'll remember what is in each pot, and label them when I get > back.", was employed, since the whole family was scowling at me > impatiently. Well, we all know how well that works. H. amarylloides I > did manage to get marked so that I remembered, but not so the other > two. One of the species ( H. barkerae or H. coccineus ) has very > pronounced spotting on the lower portion of the cotyledon, the other > none. So, if anyone also growing either of these plants could let me > know the status of the spotting, I'd be really grateful. > > Thanks > Dave Brastow - Tumwater, Washington USA - 7A > > P.S. I've since discovered the Marks All pen from Sharpie. This writes > in opaque white, which shows up on black / dark green pots, and is quite > durable. At least now I can scribble a number on a pot if I get hurried. > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/