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Alessandro.marinello

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Pancratium zeylanicum
« on: June 29, 2009, 08:31:11 PM »
Flowered Pancratium zeylanicum, details the flowers revolts towards over
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Paul T

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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2009, 10:42:41 PM »
Alessandro,

Another cracker you've shown us.  Very, very nice flower. 8)
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Alessandro.marinello

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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2009, 11:14:35 PM »
Thanks Paul
its fragrance is similar to that of Hymenocallis Sulfur Queen
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Paul T

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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2009, 12:04:15 AM »
It certainly does look like a Hymenocallis, doesn't it!?  In flower at least.  So there is just a single flower per stem?  How tall are the flowers, and how big are they?
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Alessandro.marinello

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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2009, 12:25:04 AM »
Paul
approximately 20 cm in height, eight cm. in diameter
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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2009, 09:17:42 AM »
Nice size for a pot then.  Excellent! Thanks for the info. 8)
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Hans J

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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2009, 05:47:09 PM »
here now with some delay is flowering my plant of Pancratium zeylanicum  :D
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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2009, 07:19:03 PM »
It's a lovely plant, I looked for it a long and this winter I finaly bought 3 bulbs that bloomed to me this summer. It was a total surprise, because I didn't expect it :D

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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2009, 07:31:24 PM »
Cris
and also a lot perfumed
I have of the beautiful memories of your city, have been for five years in vacation in Portugal
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Re: Pancratium zeylanicum
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2009, 10:05:09 PM »
Alessandro, the perfum is so great, I can not describe it.
I'm glad that you like Lisbon, it's a very beatiful city to visit.
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