Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: johnralphcarpenter on September 15, 2013, 06:48:36 PM
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I planted this bulb years ago at the base of the garage wall, and until now it has done nothing except put up a clump of leaves in the spring. Suddenly these 3ft long flowering stems appear! It been these so long I have forgotten what it is, but could it be Amaryllis belladonna?
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Crinum powellii perhaps? ???
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No, I have that and it has flowers and big fat leaves at the same time.
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some kind of Rhodophiala? From South America??
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It is Amaryllis belladonna, from South Africa. The off purplish velvety sheen of the scape is typical of this species.
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Hi Ezeiza. Could it also be a Lycoris maybe?
John B
It is Amaryllis belladonna, from South Africa. The off purplish velvety sheen of the scape is typical of this species.
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Lycoris squamigera? But, in that case the tepal tips would end more rounded.
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Crinum powellii perhaps? ???
This is Crinum x powellii. I planted this around the same time as the lost label bulb and it has flowered every year and formed a huge clump. As you can see, big strappy leaves at flowering time.
I don't recall ever buying Rhodophiala. I have Lycoris squamigera but it hasn't flowered yet. I'm pretty certain the lost label bulb is Amaryllis belladonna.
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Good picture of Amaryllis belladonna here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scape_(botany) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scape_(botany))
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Amaryllis. I thought it was Amarcrinum until I looked at the first picture again.
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Hi Ralph,
If you have the Crinum in flower as well you have a great chance to do some hybridizing! Do you think you'd have enough frost free weather left to ripen seeds?
cheers
fermi
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Doubtful. It was down to 5oC last night and we could get a frost anytime now.