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Another several!!! OK? ---Chas---
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I have a houseplant that grows on top of the soil. The
leaves are about 4" to 6" long and about 1/2" wide. They are
speckled like a trout; however, the trout lily has a different bloom
than this plant. This one has a bloom that is very insignificant and
the bloom appears on a long shoot, much like a spider plant. The
bloom reminds me of coral belles.

I believe they are a light pink or white and make a cluster
on the end of the shoot. The plant has roots that grow in the dirt;
however, it also has a bulb looking thing that sits on top of the
soil. Reminds me of the way peperomia grows. The plant itself grows
about 8 to 10 inches tall with smaller ones growing from it. I
believe it could be some kind of succulent, but not sure.>>

Scilla violacea. Lily family. I got mine from my mother so I guess it's
something that's been around for awhile. Once I get back to my 'Exotica' I
can look up more information about it if anyone's interested.

Michael Nablung@aol.com

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Charles,
I don't have my reference books here at my temporary home in Riyadh, but I believe the plant in question is Ledebouria(sp?) socialis. I'm not sure of the spelling, as the books I do have around don't list the plant, but I think it is listed in the most current edition of Sunset Western Garden Encyclopedia. If I recall, I also think the genus has been renamed, and may have at one time been included in with Scilla. The plant is originally from South Africa, I think, and used to be fairly common as a house plant. It is also hardy in USDA zones 9/10 if kept dry in the winter. Hope this helps. David Feix <davidfeix@yahoo.com>
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From: "Wim van Putten" <willempu@worldonline.nl>
To: <nturland@lehmann.mobot.org>, <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Subject: Re: Strange Plant
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 21:51:21 +0200
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It is Ledebouria socialis (syn. Scilla violacea)
Wim
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Van: Nick Turland <nturland@lehmann.mobot.org>
Aan: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Datum: vrijdag 14 april 2000 21:21
Onderwerp: Re: Strange Plant
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Scilla violacea, I am actually looking right at a potful as I write. I
keep it in the house for safety as I occasionally get the odd snail
invading my glashouse and the just looove it.

The violacea refers to the colour of the bulbs and the back of the
leaves, but in mine it looks rather brownish. Perhaps it should have
more light to colour properly, my book recommends 3-4 hours a day of
direct sunlight.

Moira

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Tony & Moira Ryan <theryans@xtra.co.nz>
Wainuiomata, New Zealand. (on the "Ring of Fire" in the SW Pacific).
Lat. 41:16S Long. 174:58E. Climate: Mediterranean/Temperate

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It's a Scilla species -- can't remember the species name but it's fairly
frequently cultivated and should be in a good houseplant encyclopedia
(sorry, I don't have one to hand right now).

Nick

Nick Turland
Flora of China Project, Missouri Botanical Garden,
P.O. Box 299, St. Louis, MO 63166-0299, U.S.A.
E-mail: Nicholas.Turland@mobot.org
Phone: +1 314 577 0269 Fax: +1 314 577 9438
MBG web: http://www.mobot.org
FOC web: http://flora.harvard.edu/china/

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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 14:38:17 -0700
To: cdills@fix.net, medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
From: "Sean A. O'Hara" <sean.ohara@groupmail.com>
Subject: Re: Strange Plant - Ledebouria socialis
Cc: brom-l@bdt.org.br

Hi Charles -

This plant is Ledebouria socialis - formerly known as Scilla socialis or
S. violacea. The form you have is L. socialis 'Violacea', the most commonly grown form of this interesting plant (there is also a form grown without the deep wine-red leaf undersides and bulb coloration). I've put up a page of information about this guy, which can grown out-of-doors in a mediterranean climate:
http://www.support.net/Medit-Plants/plants/Ledebouria.socialis.html
Your plant looks like its been grown indoors - outside they are far more compact and 'tight', depending upon exposure (they always appreciate some shade, even 'bright' shade). This is a favorite plant of mine though I do not grow it at the moment. I planted some at the succulent garden here on Lake Merritt, but the cats & squirrels dug them up and people walked off with them. A few are left, hidden among various other plants, but they are almost impossible to see in the beds due to their drab coloration! Much better as a specimen pot plant.

Regards,
Sean O.

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