Jim wrote: "I’ve often wondered what differences there are between S. multiflorus multiflorus and S. multiflorus katherinae" From what I've read, it sounds like one is evergreen and one is deciduous. Doug, what say you? Dell -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jim McKenney Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 12:52 PM To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Subject: Re: [pbs] Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. katherinae Scadoxus multiflorus bloomed here about a month or more ago. As Diana mentions, it’s an easily grown plant. The stock I grow is of the mass-market version which is sold in local retail nurseries and derives, I think, from commercial stock grown in India. I assume this is Scadoxus multiflorus multiflorus. As I know it, it’s a smaller plant than the one described by Diana: mine have never been taller than about eight to ten inches in bloom, and the foliage has never topped fifteen to eighteen inches. The inflorescence is about the size of a grapefruit. I’ve often wondered what differences there are between S. multiflorus multiflorus and S. multiflorus katherinae, but in the images on Diana’s site and on the wiki I can see that the leaves and inflorescence are somewhat different. Do these plants have a distinct distribution in nature? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.03871º North, 77.09829º West, USDA zone 7, where Cardiocrinum cordatum is still blooming. My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/