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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Ray on September 09, 2010, 10:50:30 AM

Title: ID
Post by: Ray on September 09, 2010, 10:50:30 AM

Three plants that I would like an ID on thanks.bye Ray
Pics 402 and 403 are of the same plant.

Title: Re: ID
Post by: Darren on September 09, 2010, 01:12:43 PM

Number 1 looks like Ixia pumilio, Ray

I'm no expert on frits but possibly Fritillaria affinis and acmopetala?

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Post by: DaveM on September 09, 2010, 08:11:20 PM

Ray

I agree with Darren, 402/403 is F acmopetala.

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Post by: Maggi Young on September 09, 2010, 08:38:56 PM

yes, I agree:F.  affinis for 401 and  F. acmopetala for 402/403

Title: Re: ID
Post by: Ray on September 09, 2010, 11:24:11 PM

Hi,Darren,Dave & Maggi,thank you all for the ID.
There are a couple of reasons why i did not ID 402/403 as F acompetala,
the petals have a twist to them and this flower has been out for a week,and my clump of F acompetala
is still 2 weeks away from flowering.bye Ray

Title: Re: ID
Post by: Maggi Young on September 10, 2010, 10:06:25 AM

I see the twist in the petals as a  (possibly) temporary fluke, perhaps caused by stress or damage to the flower.... it would be interesting to see if that feature recurs in another year. Acmopetala is still my suggestion.  ;)

Title: Re: ID
Post by: LucS on September 14, 2010, 05:39:46 PM

A bulbous plant I would like to find a name for

Title: Re: ID
Post by: Maggi Young on September 14, 2010, 05:56:46 PM

Looks like a Scilla autumnalis , just going past flowering, to me......... :-\

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Post by: Onion on September 14, 2010, 08:12:46 PM

Same idea like Maggi, but the foliage is smaller what I cultivated under S. autumnalis. Maybee wild collection?

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Post by: tonyg on September 14, 2010, 11:53:43 PM

I wonder if it is Scilla scilloides.  The pinkish colour is typical and the leaf is quite broad, like Scilla scilloides leaf while I think S autumnalis has narrower leaves ... from memory :-\  Mine are at the same stage of flowering.

Title: Re: ID
Post by: Maggi Young on September 15, 2010, 11:15:27 AM

Quote from: Onion on September 14, 2010, 08:12:46 PM

Same idea like Maggi, but the foliage is smaller what I cultivated under S. autumnalis. Maybee wild collection?

Yes, Uli, I see what you mean... the leaf on Luc's photo is broader..... I think then I will jump ship to Scilla scilloides, with Tony!  :)

Title: Re: ID
Post by: LucS on September 16, 2010, 12:05:22 PM

Thanks for the ID folks.