help with ID ... I think in the Iridaceae family

Erin Grace plantnutga@gmail.com
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:58:17 PDT
if the plants are about 14" tall they are too tall for Anomatheca laxa aka
Freesia laxa

also the more common form usually has a blotch of darker color on 3 of the
petals

Erin Grace
Thomasville, GA USA

On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Jan,
>
> I believe we have a match ... Anomatheca laxa ... apparently now Freesia
> laxa.
>
> THANKS !
>
> Ken
> San Diego
>
> --- On Tue, 3/16/10, J. Agoston <agoston.janos123@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: J. Agoston <agoston.janos123@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pbs] help with ID ... I think in the Iridaceae family
> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 2:03 PM
>
>
> My guess is Anomatheca laxa
> Jan
>
> 2010/3/16 Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net>
>
> > A neighbor gave this to me but didn't know what it was. Red, six petals,
> > flower about 3/4-1" across.   I'm guessing in the Iridaceae family.
> About
> > 14 inches tall with smallish upright, striated sword-shaped leaves
> through
> > which the flower stem emerges.  Can any of you folks out there help ID
> > this?
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/4439132250/
> >
> > Ken
> > San Diego
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