Whats blooming now ... need ID, possible Drimia species

Dietrich Müller-Doblies d.mueller-doblies@gmx.de
Tue, 22 May 2012 01:48:55 PDT
Dear Dylan,
certainly you are right, it is an interesting Ornithogalum sp. of the O. 
graminifolium group. As it is a plant without locality it is, however, 
without interest for us.
Cheers
Dietrich

Am 19.05.2012 21:58, schrieb Hannon:
> Ken,
>
> I believe this is an Ornithogalum (the "Drimia" designation is erroneous)
> that originally came from UC Irvine Arboretum without data or locality. It
> is a very dependable little clustering plant for shade and unusual among
> hyacinths for its softly pubescent leaves. The flowers will open more fully
> and are star-like.
>
> Maybe the Mueller-Doblies can provide a name?
>
> Dylan
>
> On 19 May 2012 11:44, Ken<kjblack@pacbell.net>  wrote:
>
>>
>> I purchased a bulb with interesting hairy, light green foliage a little
>> over a
>> year ago.  It went dormant last Summer and produced a new flush of foliage
>> again
>> last fall, which now seems to be declining while the plant is in
>> full-bloom.  It
>> was labelled 'Drimia species' ... but I see nothing like it on the PBS
>> WIKI.
>> Can any of you experts out there help me out?
>>
>> Bloom spikes:
>> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/…
>>
>> Bloom close-up:
>> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/…
>>
>> Foliage:
>> http://flickr.com/photos/amarguy/…
>>
>> Ken Blackford
>> San Diego, CA  USDA zone 10
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