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whats this ?
Posted: May 26th, 2011, 3:09 pm
by sara
can any one tell me what this plant with the green and white long leaves is ?
Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 13th, 2011, 11:31 pm
by UMAR KHAN
if its a bulb i think its a verigated Hpistrum lily
Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 10:06 am
by sara
i guess ill have to wait and see what flowers come up and hope its a Hippeastrum papilio plant

Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 11:03 am
by Izhar
from where you bought this sara?
Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 12:04 pm
by sara
i bought the basil .. these came in the pot with it .. didnt see them back then... and have just started coming up.
Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 12:16 pm
by Izhar
now that is luck... lol.
If possible separate it into an individual pot, so it could have a better chance to bloom out...
Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 2:53 pm
by sara
yea i will

Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 14th, 2011, 10:15 pm
by UMAR KHAN
Hpistrum Papilio oh my God its a gardeners joy,what a beautiful flower.Sara give it a large pot.mix well decomposed leaf compost.feed with good quality foliar NPK on forthnightly bases.Papilo what a beautiful Hapistrum lily!
Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 15th, 2011, 10:34 am
by sara
lol !! lets not get so excited i said i would hope for it ! i really dont know what it is other than variegated leaves for all i know thats all it is !!
Re: whats this ?
Posted: June 18th, 2011, 1:33 pm
by Muhammad Arif Khan
Sara, you are right, it is not a papillio, and chances are it is not even a Hippeastrum. Sara remove some soil from the base and see if there is a Hippeastrum bulb below it. If there is an onion below the leaves then you would be having

will tell later.
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