Hi Rimmer Maybe the best if you post them in the haemanthus group If you want I can do it for you In that case it is easier if you PM me the pictures Roland https://www.facebook.com/groups/Haemanthus/ R de Boer 2238 Route de la Maugardiere F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com Facebook groups:///https://www.facebook.com/groups/bulborum <https://www.facebook.com/groups/518187888211511/> Facebook Page: https://facebook.com/pages/Bulborum/… 2014-12-03 4:02 GMT+01:00 Rimmer deVries <rdevries@comcast.net>: > I received these three plants together as Haemanthus coccineus but they > are all different. > > > https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/… > < > https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/…> > show all 3 together > > > https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/… > < > https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/…> > this one has white hairs on the leaves with red stripes near the base. > > > https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/… > < > https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/…> > this one has smooth leaves with no basal red marks > > > https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/… > < > https://flickr.com/photos/32952654@N06/…> > this one has smooth leaves with red stripes near the base > > looking back through the list i came across an entry from 29 Oct 2012 > Haemanthus dasyphyllus from the Kamiesberg - "both surfaces light green > with a few red bars .... mostly covered with long soft white hairs" Further > on in the description the hairs are described as "long, soft and shaggy” > from page 106 of the Haemanthus revision by Dr Dee Snijman. > > could the first plant be Haemanthus dasyphyllus ? I do not have access to > the Snijman book > > Can anyone help on the id of these other Haemanthus ? > > Thank you > > Rimmer > SE MI > USDA Zone 5 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/