if the plants are about 14" tall they are too tall for Anomatheca laxa aka Freesia laxa also the more common form usually has a blotch of darker color on 3 of the petals Erin Grace Thomasville, GA USA On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 6:51 PM, Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net> wrote: > Thanks, Jan, > > I believe we have a match ... Anomatheca laxa ... apparently now Freesia > laxa. > > THANKS ! > > Ken > San Diego > > --- On Tue, 3/16/10, J. Agoston <agoston.janos123@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: J. Agoston <agoston.janos123@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [pbs] help with ID ... I think in the Iridaceae family > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 2:03 PM > > > My guess is Anomatheca laxa > Jan > > 2010/3/16 Ken <kjblack@pacbell.net> > > > A neighbor gave this to me but didn't know what it was. Red, six petals, > > flower about 3/4-1" across. I'm guessing in the Iridaceae family. > About > > 14 inches tall with smallish upright, striated sword-shaped leaves > through > > which the flower stem emerges. Can any of you folks out there help ID > > this? > > > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/4439132250/ > > > > Ken > > San Diego > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > -- > Protect the enviroment! Please think twice before printing this e-mail. || > Védjük környezetünket, csak szükség esetén nyomtasd ki ezt a levelet! > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >