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Unknown autumn gem ID’d by Oron as Prospero autumnale

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Alice

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Unknown autumn gem ID’d by Oron as Prospero autumnale
« on: November 04, 2012, 09:29:10 PM »
This pretty little flower is blooming now, following the first autumn rains. It looks like Scilla autumnalis but I am not sure if it is, as the inflorescence resembles an umbel rather than a raceme. The plant is tiny, barely 3-4 cm tall.
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Re: Unknown autumn gem
« Reply #1 on: November 04, 2012, 10:16:02 PM »
Yes it is, accept the Genus Scilla has been splited into Scilla, Prospero and Barnardia:
Scilla autumnalis is now Prospero autumnale
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Re: Unknown autumn gem
« Reply #2 on: November 04, 2012, 10:19:44 PM »
By the way this is an albino form that i grow,
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Re: Unknown autumn gem
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2012, 02:49:30 PM »
I have been referring to them as Prospero but the very bulby professionals that I know refuse to accept this as well as sinking Chionodoxa into Scilla.
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