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SOLVED: Guess what this is 18

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Alisdair

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SOLVED: Guess what this is 18
« on: October 06, 2011, 08:06:38 PM »
I'm utterly out of my depth in most of these, so here's a more straightforward one - the genus is again easy, but the species may not be quite so straightforward:
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JTh

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Re: Guess what this is 18
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2011, 09:46:21 PM »
Is it an Allium?
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Re: Guess what this is 18
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2011, 10:07:03 PM »
Or could it be Scilla messeniaca 'Alisdairs White'?
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Alisdair

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Re: Guess what this is 18
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2011, 07:24:05 AM »
Well, that was short and sweet! Yes John, but unnamed, just a white form of Scilla messeniaca - I like the way the purple anthers show so clearly in the white flowers:
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Re: SOLVED: Guess what this is 18
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2011, 07:54:45 AM »
Sorry Alisdair, do I get the prize?
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Alisdair

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Re: SOLVED: Guess what this is 18
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2011, 02:17:57 PM »
Yes you unashamed pot-hunter!
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Alisdair Aird
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Re: SOLVED: Guess what this is 18
« Reply #6 on: October 10, 2011, 11:08:38 PM »
Moi!
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