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Bulbs => Bulbs General => Topic started by: mark smyth on May 26, 2013, 11:34:25 PM

Title: Muscari for IDing
Post by: mark smyth on May 26, 2013, 11:34:25 PM

I have Muscari pallens from three sources and each are different.

Two are shown below. What is the 10cm high blue one? Before they go over I need to lift, divide and separate the bulbs in to separate troughs

If I remember correctly the pale one came from Janis.

The third one not shown is a long stemmed plant with tiny flowers

Title: Re: Muscari for IDing
Post by: mark smyth on May 26, 2013, 11:37:38 PM

This I hope is M. pallens

Title: Re: Muscari for IDing
Post by: mark smyth on June 05, 2013, 07:13:19 PM

oh well .... at least people looked at the photos

Title: Re: Muscari for IDing
Post by: Oron Peri on June 05, 2013, 09:09:19 PM

Hello Mark

I would say they are all Muscari pallens;
the typical reddish/brown color of the stem appears only in this species.
I have seen population of this species in the Northern Caucasus and they are mostly very pale but occasionally also darker forms.

Title: Re: Muscari for IDing
Post by: mark smyth on June 06, 2013, 10:51:40 AM

Thanks Oron.

I hope to be in Israel next year for a swift, Apus apus, conference. Maybe we can meet?

Title: Re: Muscari for IDing
Post by: Oron Peri on June 06, 2013, 05:50:09 PM

Are these the noisy birds that drive  us crazy down here.... ;)

Would be great to meet you!
please send me a pm regarding the dates