Yellow Sisyrinchium?

Eugene Zielinski eez55@earthlink.net
Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:23:19 PDT
Thanks, Alani, for the clarification.  I was wondering whether rosulatum
and exile were the same, but failed to include that thought in my e mail. 
Of course, taxonomy being what it is, the proper name may be back to exile
in five years.

Eugene Zielinski
Augusta, GA
USA


> [Original Message]
> From: Alani Davis <alanidae@gmail.com>
> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: 4/21/2010 9:37:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [pbs] Yellow Sisyrinchium?
>
> Just an FYI on taxonomy. Sisyrinchium exile is the same as S. rosulatum to
> which it is now considered a synonym. I learned it as S. exile too but it
> has been change. Most of ones I have in my yard are very pale blue to to
> cream with a bluish eye. I wish I had a nice lemon yellow form! :)
>
> Alani
>
> On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Eugene Zielinski
<eez55@earthlink.net>wrote:
>
> > Another possibility is Sisyrinchium exile.  It too is an annual species,
> > introduced from South America.  It is a short plant, and the yellow
flowers
> > have brown markings toward the center.
> > Currently it appears that I have a lot of pale yellow S. rosulatum in my
> > lawn.  In a few weeks I'll have a similar (or the same?) species
blooming
> > with pale blue flowers.
> >
> > Eugene Zielinski
> > Augusta, GA
> >
> >
> >
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