Scilla paucei pics ? = L. socialis

dave s wusong@evilemail.com
Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:30:58 PDT
Just an opinion...but having grown many of the "forms" of *L. socialis*, and
adding a few more this summer....I think many of them are hybrids.

With all due respect to Arid Lands, their knowledge of *Ledebouria* taxonomy
is terrible.  Making the argument that *Ledebouria socialis* and *Scilla
violacea* are OBVIOUSLY two distinct species....ugh.  It only takes a few
minutes of research to see that regardless of the identities of the two
plants mentioned in the catalogue, *Scilla violacea* is an invalid name.

I love their plants, have been a customer for years, but they are WAY off
base there.

- Dave

On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 7:02 PM, Peter Taggart <petersirises@gmail.com>wrote:

>  How does L ovalifolia and L luteola tie in with this L pauciflora and with
> L socialis?
> Peter (UK)
>
>
> http://aridlands.com/catalog/popup_image.php/…
>
> > There is certainly much confusion with this plant. I just made a quick
> > > Google search and found a plant that has beautiful leaves and flowers
> > that
> > > look exactly like what we have come to know as L. socialis *except*
> that
> > it
> > > lacks any purple coloring. Take a look at the link below and you can
> > > perhaps see into the past where Baker studied a plant similar to this
> > one. So with
> > > that, I think the synonomy of this particular plant and L. socialis is
> > > pretty certain.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> http://cactus-art.biz/schede/LEDEBOURIA/…
> > >
> > > However, most of the plants out there, including Jude's plant do not
> have
> > > leaves that look like this at all. They are ovate and have faint minute
> > > markings. However, all of this does not mean that
> > > it can't just be another form of L. socialis.
> >
> >
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