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Rob Potterton

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Bulb identification
« on: September 30, 2015, 01:36:48 PM »
Hello, please could anybody identify this indoor bulb.
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Re: Bulb identification
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2015, 01:47:21 PM »
Looks like Cyrtanthus elatus, once known as the Vallota Lily,
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Re: Bulb identification
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2015, 01:57:40 PM »
THANK YOU :-)
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Re: Bulb identification
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2015, 08:02:32 PM »
Often known as Scarborough lily here in the UK. Not sure why?
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Re: Bulb identification
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2015, 07:39:19 AM »
Quote from: Matt T on September 30, 2015, 08:02:32 PM
Often known as Scarborough lily here in the UK. Not sure why?
Wasn't it one of the "ship wreck" lilies? The bulbs washed ashore (according to the mythology, could easily have been brought ashore the normal way) and taken by the locals to grow as "their own" - I've no idea how far Scarborough is from the coast though! I think the same story is told about Nerine sarniensis - "The Guernsey Lily"!
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Re: Bulb identification
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2015, 08:15:24 AM »
It would seem so, Fermi. Scarborough is indeed on the coast.
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Re: Bulb identification
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2015, 01:02:09 PM »
My immediate reaction was Cyrtanthus elata too.
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