Re: Clintonia uniflora (correction)

Hi Cindy,
    There ae quite a few species of Clintonia. Each locale has their own
commmon names for these little plants.
here are a few: Flower color, berry color, size of the plant at maturity is
the primary differances.
C. alpina, Himalaya Mtns.
C. andrewsiana,  Central & Northerrn CA
C. borealis, Corn Lily, E. North America
C. udensis, Japan & Siberia
C. umbelluata, Speckled Wood Lily, E. North America
C. uniflora, Bride's Bonnet, Alaska to CA
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy Johnson <Cidjohnson@AOL.COM>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] Clintonia uniflora (correction)


> Since I'm just joining this conversation now, maybe I missed this, but I
> thought Blue Bead lily was Clintonia borealis.  I have 2 clumps of it
growing
> side by side (touching each other), one from my Great Grandma's place near
> Lake Milacs in central Minnesota, and another from a friend's garden.
What I
> find interesting is that the clump from central MN comes up about 1 1/2
weeks
> earlier than the other clump, and the leaves are a little bit darker
green.
> Other than that, they appear the same to me.  I figured the difference was
> just because they came from different areas.
>
> Cindy Johnson
> White Bear Lake, MN
> zone 4a
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