On Thu, Oct 4, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Jim McKenney <jamesamckenney@verizon.net>wrote: > And is the plant in question actually S. peruviana (Oncostema peruviana) > or is it one of the South African species, such as Merwilla plumbea (Scilla > natalensis)? The foliage, what we can see of it, suggests this plant rather > than S. peruviana. > My Merwilla dracomontana flowered for the first time this year. Like M. plumbea the flower head is somewhat more elongated, less congested and a lighter shade of blue than what is pictured. A better picture of the foliage and of the inflorescence from the side would be helpful in confirming the ID. Randy Monterey Bay Area, California -- * * * *