Amarillidaceae from Nepal

Lee Poulsen wpoulsen@pacbell.net
Thu, 06 Jan 2011 17:49:51 PST
I've had Pancratium zeylanicum for over 10 years. I assume it's somewhat related to P. verecundum since I think zeylanicum is from Ceylon, the previous name for Sri Lanka. It actually grows really great for me as a foliage plant and multiplies easily. But I have never once seen a flower or scape on it. Does anyone know how to get it to flower?

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a

On Jan 6, 2011, at 12:11 PM, Jacob Knecht wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> You got me curious about Amaryllidaceae in Nepal, so I did a search on Kew's
> checklist.  Apparently there are three members the family native to Nepal:
> Pancratium verecundum, Crinum amoenum and C. viviparum.
> 
> Jacob


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