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Specific Families and Genera => Amaryllidaceae => Topic started by: Alessandro.marinello on June 29, 2009, 08:31:11 PM

Title: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on June 29, 2009, 08:31:11 PM

Flowered Pancratium zeylanicum, details the flowers revolts towards over

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Paul T on June 29, 2009, 10:42:41 PM

Alessandro,

Another cracker you've shown us.  Very, very nice flower. 8)

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on June 29, 2009, 11:14:35 PM

Thanks Paul
its fragrance is similar to that of Hymenocallis Sulfur Queen

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Paul T on June 30, 2009, 12:04:15 AM

It certainly does look like a Hymenocallis, doesn't it!?  In flower at least.  So there is just a single flower per stem?  How tall are the flowers, and how big are they?

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on June 30, 2009, 12:25:04 AM

Paul
approximately 20 cm in height, eight cm. in diameter

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Paul T on July 02, 2009, 09:17:42 AM

Nice size for a pot then.  Excellent! Thanks for the info. 8)

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Hans J on July 25, 2009, 05:47:09 PM

here now with some delay is flowering my plant of Pancratium zeylanicum  :D

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Cris on August 30, 2009, 07:19:03 PM

It's a lovely plant, I looked for it a long and this winter I finaly bought 3 bulbs that bloomed to me this summer. It was a total surprise, because I didn't expect it :D

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Alessandro.marinello on August 30, 2009, 07:31:24 PM

Cris
and also a lot perfumed
I have of the beautiful memories of your city, have been for five years in vacation in Portugal

Title: Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
Post by: Cris on August 30, 2009, 10:05:09 PM

Alessandro, the perfum is so great, I can not describe it.
I'm glad that you like Lisbon, it's a very beatiful city to visit.