This flower has appeared on an indoor plant in my friend, Hilary's, living room. The leaves are broad and quite long and the stem is sturdy. She'd love to know what it is. Can anyone help? I thought it looked a bit like the flower of a Welsh onion and might be related but have had no luck with an online search. In anticipation.......
Dear Hazel. At a first sight I go for an kind of Allium . To be sure I`ve to know , has it a bulb and can you show me the leafs . Beautiful pic. Of this wonderful flower.
Try : http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-jansui
The flower is not the same as the one in your ref but yes it has a bulb and the leaves are rather like amaryllis leaves. Karin suggests clivia but once again the flower is not right. (My friend has a clivia so knows that).
@quietpurplehaze It can be possible , you can see it by the leafs. How they get out the bulb. And at the smell of it .
I`ve Google a bit on Amaryllis . Only found with big flowers
My friend has just informed me that Hilliers (local nursery) have identified this flower as a blood lily or haemanthus - more info and pics here if it interest you: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haemanthus - thanks for all your interest and ideas (think I'm going to see if my friend can do me a cutting!)
@quietpurplehaze Can you 'grow' a plant from a cutting from a blub? How fabulous; I absolutely do not have green fingers, you must keep us posted Hazel and good luck
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I read this on Wikipedia:
'Propagation can be by offsets (adventitious bulblets), leaf cuttings and by germination of seed.' I'll certainly post a pic if I am lucky enough to have a haemanthus.
@quietpurplehaze hi Hazel, I spend my life stealing little snippets off shrubs and plants to grow on. If you get a little packet of RootGrow (£5) available on Ebay, you will almost be guaranteed success. Good luck and hope this helps x x x
June, thank you for having a look anyway!
That green below is also on the flower of a Welsh onion which is what made me think it might be connected. But apparently not!
I think this is fully open now.
Gena, thanks for your enthusiasm and the fav!
Try : http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-jansui
The flower is not the same as the one in your ref but yes it has a bulb and the leaves are rather like amaryllis leaves. Karin suggests clivia but once again the flower is not right. (My friend has a clivia so knows that).
I'll do a google on that but have never seen a flower like this on an amaryllis - thanks, Karin.
Yes, me too - but I can't find a flower quite like it!!
I just wonder if this could possibly be the bud of lycoris (member of amaryllis family)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acafe/5051206516/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/28481088@N00/2890526629/
I`ve Google a bit on Amaryllis . Only found with big flowers
You can see them with small flowers in my refs and if this flower is just coming out in my pic, it could be possible I think - puzzle!
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I read this on Wikipedia:
'Propagation can be by offsets (adventitious bulblets), leaf cuttings and by germination of seed.' I'll certainly post a pic if I am lucky enough to have a haemanthus.
Lynda, thanks for the tip xx