Thanks John, I knew I should have checked that name before I posted. Interestingly The Plant List doesn't even list it as an invalid synonym. Do you know the origin of the name? As I mentioned, mine has greenish flowers (if I'm remembering correctly), unlike what I think of as typical bicolor. Best, Max Withers On 6/14/12 12:50 AM, John Grimshaw wrote: > Eucomis reichenbachii is an illegitimate synonym of E. bicolor, used > especially by one notorious nursery in the UK to pretend they have something > special. > > John Grimshaw > > Visit John Grimshaw’s Garden Diary > http://johngrimshawsgardendiary.blogspot.com/ > > Dr John M. Grimshaw > Sycamore Cottage > Colesbourne > Cheltenham > Gloucestershire > GL53 9NP > > Tel. 01242 870567 > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of Bulborum Botanicum > Sent: 14 June 2012 07:54 > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Eucomis > > Max > > Do you have an address where we can get it > > Roland > > 2012/6/14 Max Withers<maxwithers@gmail.com>: >> Eucomis reichenbachii is a species I rarely hear mentioned with nicely >> spotted leaves (and green flowers) that has potential for breeding. > -- > R de Boer > La Maugardiere 1 > F 27260 EPAIGNES > FRANCE > > Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 > Email: bulborum@gmail.com > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com/ > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2433/5067 - Release Date: 06/13/12 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/