Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:59:58 -0800
From: hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com
To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: [pbs] Amarcrinum verses the goats !

Hi Everyone. While i was on Frazer Island in October 2011 my small herd
of cashmere goats broke into the lily patch & spent a week & a half kicking
up their heals ! They ate nearly every living thing down to ground level,
dug out over 300 bulbs where they scratch holes to sleep each night &
happily munched down every one of my known Amarcrinums roots and all.

Before the goats visited the lily patch !
http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/…

After the goats visited the lily patch !
http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/…

Thanks to Jim Lykos helping me understand the differences between Crinums &
Amarcrinums, i can now see the differences at a glance & i was able to
re-identify some of my plants as Amarcrinums.

Giant Amarcrinum with crinum HH Bradley growing beneath the leaf on the
right hand side, showing its incredible scale.
http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/…

Flower close up, its a little dirty from a big storm & thats why the flower
spike is staked, something i usually do not do.
http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/…

Pink Amarcrinum imported into Australia in 1880
http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/…

Feminine Pink Amarcrinum imported into Australia in 1870s
http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/…

Thanks again Jim : )
Steven
Esk Queensland Australia
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