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Offline Charla

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Plant ID Help Needed
« on: July 25, 2011, 10:19:29 PM »
I look forward to this blooming every year but I have no idea what it is other than some type of lily.  Anybody have any ideas?


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Re: Plant ID Help Needed
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2011, 06:56:17 AM »
It's a Crinum.  What species/variety, I don't know.
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Re: Plant ID Help Needed
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2011, 07:05:40 AM »
I'm fairly certain it is Crinum americanum, native to Florida. If this works, you can learn more about it, here. http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/node/113  There is a short but interesting video on this page, as well.

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Re: Plant ID Help Needed
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2011, 10:05:45 AM »
Thanks guys, that's it!  Mike S the site you added was really interesting. 

 

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