The Zephs I have been growing as fosteri set many vigorous seed and are all uniform in rich pink color. They have several outbursts of flowering, the last usually in October. How to tell the difference between these, macrosiphon and the elusive Z. rosea? -Cynthia Mueller Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 15, 2013, at 4:06 PM, "Tony Avent" <Tony@plantdelights.com> wrote: > > Alani: > > Z. macrosiphon has been in the trade as Z. fosteri since at least 1990, when the late JC Raulston got bulbs and further distributed them under the incorrect name, so there are lots of them out there. I don't recall his original source. > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Alani Davis > Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 3:50 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] re Zephyranthes fosterii > > Ina that is curious and I admit to not having kept up with rainlily taxonomy entirely but the Zephs I have been growing as Z. fosteri bloom predominately in late spring (May occationally repeat in early June) while Z macrosiphon does really get going until mid July through August plus the bulbs seem a little different to me with macrosiphon offsetting much faster. Curious! > > Alani Davis > > >> On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 4:08 PM, Ina Crossley <klazina1@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> This one I have been growing as Zephyranthes fosterii. Now it has >> been suggested it is Z. marcrosiphon. Is it? >> >> >> https://picasaweb.google.com/105705718728872493718… >> anthus?authkey=Gv1sRgCJbdvau7oorf4AE#5890717599414770978 >> >> Ina >> >> -- >> Ina Crossley >> Auckland New Zealand zone 10a >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > -- > Alani > _______________________________________________ > 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/