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Author Topic: Impostor amongst Olsynium junceum (?)  (Read 72 times)

Mariette

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Impostor amongst Olsynium junceum (?)
« on: November 24, 2024, 04:14:22 PM »
In a pot of seedlings labeled Olsynium junceum this one started to flower today. Any ideas what it may be?






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Re: Impostor amongst Olsynium junceum (?)
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2024, 08:17:30 PM »
It looks to me to be Lachenalia (previously Polyxena) longituba
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Re: Impostor amongst Olsynium junceum (?)
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2024, 09:20:40 PM »
Thank You so much, fermi! Not a plant I´m acquainted with nor intended to grow, but I think You are perfectly right! I´ll isolate it tomorrow in another pot with a fitting label.  :)

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Re: Impostor amongst Olsynium junceum (?)
« Reply #3 on: Today at 08:51:12 AM »
In days gone by, Australia used to have a list of plants which were prohibited so as long as what you wanted to import was not on that list you could bring it in as seed.
I was able to bring this into the country as seed labelled "Polyxena species nova" - meaning it hadn't been named as a distinct species at the time.
(Now we also have an "Allowed List" and seed cannot be imported if it is not on this list - even if it allowed to be imported as live plants!)
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Re: Impostor amongst Olsynium junceum (?)
« Reply #4 on: Today at 09:43:43 AM »
Thank You fermi for Your interesting information! Swapping with people in foreign countries means that one has to learn a lot about the conditions, which may change from year to year.

(Now we also have an "Allowed List" and seed cannot be imported if it is not on this list - even if it allowed to be imported as live plants!)

I´m afraid this odd regulation will just encourage enthusiasts to label seeds wrongly?

 


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