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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Hjalmar on August 21, 2011, 06:46:07 AM

Title: Bulbinella?
Post by: Hjalmar on August 21, 2011, 06:46:07 AM

Does anyone know what this is? It came from a seed exchange as Bulbinella hookeri, though in the pictures I've seen B hookeri has a denser raceme and flatter leaves. The flowers are about 10 mm across. It flowers and sets seed in the first year; the plant in the pictures appeared this year as a weed in another pot.

Title: Re: Bulbinella?
Post by: rob krejzl on August 21, 2011, 07:16:57 AM

My guess is one of the bulbines, though I'd have to think hard to name the species.

Title: Re: Bulbinella?
Post by: Hjalmar on August 22, 2011, 05:46:06 AM

Thanks Rob. I'm not at all familiar with that genus, but Bulbine sp. seems very likely.

Thanks also to Maggie for rescaling the pictures. I haven't been very active on the forum for a long time so I forgot the moves.

Title: Re: Bulbinella?
Post by: Maggi Young on August 22, 2011, 02:04:01 PM

Quote from: Hjalmar on August 22, 2011, 05:46:06 AM

Thanks also to Maggie for rescaling the pictures. I haven't been very active on the forum for a long time so I forgot the moves.

No problem, Hjalmar, good to see you here again.  8)

Title: Re: Bulbinella?
Post by: Ezeiza on September 16, 2011, 01:05:49 AM

The Australian Bulbine bulbosa?

Title: Re: Bulbinella?
Post by: Hjalmar on September 19, 2011, 09:03:22 AM

Thanks! I googled for pictures and Bulbine bulbosa indeed looks to me like a match.

Title: Re: Bulbinella?
Post by: Surreylad on September 19, 2011, 04:52:06 PM

Hi have a look at B.Caulescens, i've just grown a load from seed and they look very similar...


 Edit by Maggi: Photo  below is very large.... you can opt to enlarge the resized version in the next post if you prefer....

Title: Re: Bulbinella?
Post by: Maggi Young on September 19, 2011, 06:53:43 PM

Surreylad, your photo is huge! I've  left it in case someone wants to see the really close-up details, but here is a better size for easy forum viewing ......
 click to enlarge......

Title: Re: Bulbinella?
Post by: Surreylad on September 19, 2011, 09:34:32 PM

Thanks Maggi must have had it on the wrong setting Doh !   :)