Sulphur Queen
David Ehrlich (Sun, 04 Jul 2010 12:42:22 PDT)

Jim McKenney wrote
David, I think the ismene in your photo is not 'Sulfur Queen'.

You may be right -- the plant was sold to me as Sulphur Queen.  I did notice the
5-fold symmetry, but these were its first flowers.  I think its later flowers
had 6-fold symmetry.  I have had other plants whose first flowering was
different from later flowers.  (In particular a Homeria raised from seed, whose
first two flowers had 4- and 5-fold symmetry, but all of whose later flowers had
6-fold symmetry.)  Anyway, its color argues against it being a clone of of I.
narcissifolia.  A hybrid of, perhaps, but that's what Sulphur Queen is.

Currently I am growing a hybrid or clone of I. narcissifolia, and it is white
except for the green midstripe.  I have collected and am growing its offspring,
and am anxious to see how like the parents the offspring are.

By the way -- which is the correct spelling:  Sulphur of Sulfur? 

David E.