Dear Dylan, certainly you are right, it is an interesting Ornithogalum sp. of the O. graminifolium group. As it is a plant without locality it is, however, without interest for us. Cheers Dietrich Am 19.05.2012 21:58, schrieb Hannon: > Ken, > > I believe this is an Ornithogalum (the "Drimia" designation is erroneous) > that originally came from UC Irvine Arboretum without data or locality. It > is a very dependable little clustering plant for shade and unusual among > hyacinths for its softly pubescent leaves. The flowers will open more fully > and are star-like. > > Maybe the Mueller-Doblies can provide a name? > > Dylan > > On 19 May 2012 11:44, Ken<kjblack@pacbell.net> wrote: > >> >> I purchased a bulb with interesting hairy, light green foliage a little >> over a >> year ago. It went dormant last Summer and produced a new flush of foliage >> again >> last fall, which now seems to be declining while the plant is in >> full-bloom. It >> was labelled 'Drimia species' ... but I see nothing like it on the PBS >> WIKI. >> Can any of you experts out there help me out? >> >> Bloom spikes: >> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… >> >> Bloom close-up: >> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… >> >> Foliage: >> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/… >> >> Ken Blackford >> San Diego, CA USDA zone 10 >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > >