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Author Topic: hymenocallis harrisiana  (Read 1196 times)

orpheos

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hymenocallis harrisiana
« on: June 07, 2011, 06:55:58 PM »
i've bought a couple of bulbs as hymenocallis harrisiana... but they are different, one flower early than the other and also leaves are different.. these are glaucous, the other one are much more green.. when the second one flower i post a photo;)
I don't know if the label is correct... i've found a lot of mistakes from some seller
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Re: hymenocallis harrisiana
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2011, 07:03:13 PM »
hymenocallis harrisiana has glaucous leaves
this flower looks correct

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Re: hymenocallis harrisiana
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2011, 10:43:24 PM »
I've never had Hymenocallis harrisiana from wild collected material, so I'm skeptical about that is in the trade as harrisiana.  I'm not surprised that some look different.  The bulbs I have are reluctant to flower, but they do offset abundantly.  On the other hand, Thad Howard (in his book, "Bulbs for Warm Climates") describes a second form, sometimes called harrisiana, that has bright green leaves and is probably a new species; so don't throw any of them away.
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