oops - sorry . mine are almost through blooming but are only 10" tall and the foliage become reddish at the base. the stem is only about 3'8 of an inch. the flower is white, turning slightly pinkish as it ages and the petals emerge from a double pinkish receptical or sepal on one side. also if the crown is where the plant emerges from the ground, yes the stem come up on one side. sorry if i jumped the gun. i'll try to get someone to help me with a photo tomorrow. robin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Smith" <oothal@hotmail.com> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, April 04, 2011 3:47 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] crinum sp ? pic > > Hi All, > > I think it is too large to be anything other than a crinum. The foliage is > grey/green color and the flower stalk has emerged from the side and not > from the center of the crown. > The flower stalk is a bit over 2 ft tall and over an inch in diameter. > > Justin > Woodville, TX 8b/9a > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >