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A beautiful bulbous plant was my favourite, and unfortunately it remains unidentified as I didn't take too many notes. It might be some form of Scilla. South African? South American?

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Helen said…
It almost looks like Eremurus, though I'm sure they don't come in blue. Could it be a form of Camassia?
November 14, 2009 at 12:19 PM
Barry Parker said…
The more I look at it, I think it must be a Scilla. There is a South African S.plubea, which would, perhaps be in bloom around this time. It also reminds me of S.peruviana except it is much taller.
November 14, 2009 at 7:46 PM
Barry Parker said…
After doing a google image search, I'm pretty sure that it's a Scilla. The image that was most similar to mine was labeled S.madeirensis, but on that post someone had said that it looked more like S. natalensis ( syn. Merwlla plumbea).
November 15, 2009 at 6:37 AM
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