Paul, Thanks for the link! I will keep it to enjoy discovering the wonderful world of Nerines! ________________________________ From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> on behalf of Paul <ottopauld@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 7:53 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] "Nerine" identification Sent from my iPad > On Jan 31, 2019, at 3:51 PM, Paul Machado <farmerguys08@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Michael, > We grow a number of Nerines here in California and none of our plants look > like your plants. > They look more like our Lycoris to me with that lighter center midrib. > If interested, we have a Nerine website up, https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… that has > pictures and historical info. > All the best, > Paul Machado > >> On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 3:26 PM Michael Kent <kenttoto@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I received these bulbs (see the picture attached) from a friend a few years >> ago. He identified them as "some Nerine, I don't remember which." I had >> seen his bulbs blooming previously, but, that was before I got amaryllid >> fever, and all I really remember about the bloom is it was small, red and >> Nerine-like. >> >> I have been waiting for my bulbs to bloom so that I could identify the >> specific Nerine, but have had no blooms. I recently saw a specimen of >> Lycoris radiata at a local conservatory, and realized that the foliage >> looked just like my "Nerine." The posted picture of the plant blooming fit >> with what I remember of the plant's bloom. >> >> Are there Nerine's that have a lighter green leaf midrib, or is that more >> typical of the Lycoris family. I'm suspecting the identification as Nerine >> is incorrect because, over this past summer, he had some Hymenocallis >> narcissiflora in bloom, and also identified it as "some Nerine." >> >> Thanks for any input. >> >> Mike >> In the frozen Finger Lakes area, Zone 6A, where it is currently 7 degrees, >> and dropping... >> -------------- next part -------------- >> A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> Name: 17_14_42.jpg >> Type: image/jpeg >> Size: 242746 bytes >> Desc: not available >> URL: < >> https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com//… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…