Lycoris aurea

[Alessandro.marinello]

I have bought this like Lycoris aurea from China, but from the color me it does not seem to be Lycoris aurea, someone could identify?

[Maggi Young]

No idea! It is much more slender and "feathery" than L. albiflora, isn't it?

[Hans J]

Could it be maybe Lycoris caldwellii ?

[Maggi Young]

I went to PBS to see what L. caldwellii looked like, because I didn't know it....  found this photo from forumist Bill Dijk ( who will, I hope, forgive my posting his picture here    )

It is of Lycoris albiflora and does show a very spidery flower and crinkled petals..... I believe these hybrids are found quite often in China, too.......

[Alessandro.marinello]

Thanks Maggy and Hans
I add an other image of the flower, more mature, are new additions color shadings

[Afloden]

Alessandro,

 Do the leaves appear in fall or spring?

 If spring then you need to know if the leaves have a faint white stripe down the center of the leaves. Without -- I would put it near shaanxiensis (but I doubt it), with -- I would not say it is either chinensis or guangxiensis.
 
 So, I think your plant has fall produced leaves and would be closest to Xalbiflora or Xhoudyshelii.

 Aaron

[Paul T]

What about a slightly darker colour form of Lycoris elsae?  Flowers very reminiscent of my elsae, including the shading to pink on the anthers etc?  Definitely more yellow than my version of elsae though.