Plant Identification - DONE - Page 6

Plant Identification - DONE

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Post by Flutterby » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:47 am

-O $\O$

Well, that takes care of the Sickle Bush....and the others?

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Post by Toko » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:52 am

The lily one is a sort of Blood lily, a species of Scadoxus, Scadoxus multiflorus

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Post by Flutterby » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:00 am

Spot on!! Tx! $\O$

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Post by Toko » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:15 am

My first idea for the white one would be a species of Albuca

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Post by Flutterby » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:21 am

Looks almost like an Agapanthus.

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Post by Toko » Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:29 am

not Agapanthus

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Post by Flutterby » Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:17 pm

Looks like Albuca Nelsonii, but that one has flowers where 3 petals open and 3 petals remain upright.

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Post by Toko » Tue Oct 23, 2012 12:41 pm

Subspecies of Albuca virens

A. nelsonii is found on the coast in KZN and Eastern Cape only.

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