C.procerum, pedunculatum, and asiaticum are a taxonomic mess.The are many cultivated forms with associated names that may or may not reflect their origins. Also, the different forms are somewhat plastic and perform and respond differently in different environmental situations whether natural or artificial. It is often difficult to know whether one has the real deal or not do to hybrids and misidentities. Based on my experience, I would say that though variable, C. asiaticum splits and produces offsets, but the number of offsets can vary from many to none depending on plant and the location. Richer moister conditions generally produces the conditions for peak offsets but of course overall peak growth. C.procerum produces few to many offsets but seems to split less often, but his may be related to the maturity of my plants, and C. pedunculatum only splits for me. Also the pistol of the pedunculatum is half the length of the stamens, while on the C. procerum plants and the C. asiaticum plants the filaments are all the same length. Also, all three of these forms will reproduce asexually at all until they reach a certain level of maturity. I agree these forms really need to be seriously looked at and especially in their native range. I would caution against relying on any vegetative characteristics to separate various forms because there is much variation expressed base on the temperatures, humidity, soil conditions, etc... I have separate individuals from the same clone mature and blooming and , but one only a meter round with offsetting, while the other individual was 2.5 meters tall by 3+ meters and splitting into three large trunks simultaneously. Alani Davis Panhandle Florida On 6/24/07, Alberto Grossi <crinum@libero.it> wrote: > > Hi all, I have a question, maybe banal. > How does multiply asiaticum (beside seeds, of course)? Does it split the > columnar bulb or by offsets? I thought to have a C. asiaticum, but now I am > not so sure! > What are the differences between procerum pedunculatum asiaticum? > > Thank you very much > > Alberto > Italy > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >