GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
Leading with a scape,long live the King.
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
may be a bud, seems like giant is going to flower now !
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
Definitely a flower scape since last time it only sprouted leaves.
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
Anxious to see the flower. Must be a big flower keeping in view bulb size itself.
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
From the picture of it it should be a long scape with several small white flowers along the scape. Much like the picture in the Gardening Pakistan above. The scape seems smaller than I expected even less than the amaryllis. Let's see....
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
first of the dozens of mini flowers opening up....
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
....Some of the dozens of mino flowes on the stalk opening up...
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
Way back in May 1950 on a trip to Kaghan vally about 10 KM after Naran crossing over Kunhar river there was this field of 4 feet tall stems laden with white flowers just like yours, identified by my teacher renowned botanist R R Stewart as scilla. I have never seen it again but I have never been there again in MAY.
Those were the days of mule tracks, Jeep able only up to Naran.
Those were the days of mule tracks, Jeep able only up to Naran.
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Re: GIANT WHITE SQUILL BULB (Urginea maritima)
....I did notice mild fragrance. If I can manage in this weather and fast will try to get some micro shot swith an SLR before the flower fades out...