Re: bulbs, corms tubers and other Geophytes was: Daylilies - another side ofthem
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- Subject: Re: bulbs, corms tubers and other Geophytes was: Daylilies - another side ofthem
- From: B* C*
- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 11:37:41 EST
Val:
You are right about the genus, but of course there are larger groupings as
well, and many of the members don't appear to resemble one another at all.
I'm not sure if the Hemerocallis genus is part of a larger family referred
to as lilies-and I don't think any of my texts at home ( except possibly for
Armitage) will tell me that in any case.
>From: Lowery@teamzeon.com
>Dean,
>
>I thought daylilies were part of hemerocallis and not lilium. I'm not
>well-versed on my botany, but the distinction was made on another forum I
>belong to that discusses lilium. They insist that to be considered a true
>lily, the bulb must be formed of tightly formed scales. Thus plants with
>"lily" in the common name, like peruvian lilies, plantain lilies, or even
>daylilies, don't necessarily belong to the group. The people on the lilium
>forum will not discuss these plants.
>
>I learned the hard way.
>
>Val in KY
>zone 6a
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