stickylies Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 First time i see this flower on a place i visit on daily base. Googled www but no luck sofar. Looks like (some sort of) Amaryllidaceae. Any specialist around ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 I am also interested to know! I recently saw a patch of these 1 X3 meters growing on the side of the road....also in pine needles. It kind of looks like a crocus on steroids! I'll be checking to see if someone identifies this one. Thanks for the post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 the ones above are approx 15 cm high. yes like crocus. when i showed the pic to my thai neigbour he instantly wanted to get them but i told him i won't pluck them. they are clustered in one spot, never seen them elsewhere (in that very area). the soil is of very poor quality (sand) with barely any rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) You were lucky to find such a rich blossom. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zephyranthes I took some home with me from Chiang Mai and as mentioned in the Wikipedia page, they bloomed the first time it rained last year although they had had sufficient watering. This year, they bloomed one day before the first rain of the season, last week. It took me ages to find the name as I thought it was a Liliaceae. Edited March 31, 2014 by cooked 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted March 31, 2014 Author Share Posted March 31, 2014 thx a lot sir. there are actually more than what u see in the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpuumike Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 thx a lot sir. there are actually more than what u see in the pic. Can't help as such, though nice flowers. The pine needles might act as a mulch to reduce evaporation of what water is available. I guess they grow naturally in the best environment that suits them. Be interested to know if you get a definitive answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 thx a lot sir. there are actually more than what u see in the pic. Can't help as such, though nice flowers. The pine needles might act as a mulch to reduce evaporation of what water is available. I guess they grow naturally in the best environment that suits them. Be interested to know if you get a definitive answer. Eh? He just did .. Z. carinata Sent from my GT-S7500 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) or Zephyranthes candida ? http://tinyurl.com/orb6hbs Edited April 1, 2014 by stickylies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 or Zephyranthes candida ? http://tinyurl.com/orb6hbs DoDunno you'll have to use a key. Sent from my GT-S7500 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marieb Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 or Zephyranthes candida ? http://tinyurl.com/orb6hbs yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xen Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 It has been years since i last keyed out any plants . Here is a link to Kew Gardens and their keys to Zephyranthes spp. You will need a sample plant with you to key it out. http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/key/index.htm (for some reason the link doesn't seem to like being copied). or Google Neotropical Flowering Plants Families - Zephyranthes spp or If you in the north perhaps you could take it Queen Sirikit Gardens and ask if they could key it out if you really want to find out the identity.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 It has been years since i last keyed out any plants . Here is a link to Kew Gardens and their keys to Zephyranthes spp. You will need a sample plant with you to key it out. http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/key/index.htm (for some reason the link doesn't seem to like being copied). or Google Neotropical Flowering Plants Families - Zephyranthes spp or If you in the north perhaps you could take it Queen Sirikit Gardens and ask if they could key it out if you really want to find out the identity.. Interesting link I haven'been there yet. Most keys need a Google botanical knowledge. I worked in botanical garden and it took me a year to get to use the Flora Helvetica key correctlySent from my GT-S7500 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredfish Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I am fairly sure it is crocus but I can't see stamens Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 (edited) wrong post Edited April 1, 2014 by stickylies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooked Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I am fairly sure it is crocus but I can't see stamensImageUploadedByThaivisa Connect Thailand1396340425.779557.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Isn't Sent from my GT-S7500 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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