Bulb ID pls

is some kinda daff or rain lily. I'm not familiar with either. thanks for your help

My guess. Narcissus canaliculatus. I contemplated buying some this year from Brent and Becky. Patti

This message was edited Jan 16, 2007 3:24 PM

Its not a rain lily. If you got it from someone's garden locally I'd guess it could be Narcissus 'Avalanche' or 'Seventeen Sisters'; esp if its starting to bloom now.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/68726/index.html



This message was edited Jan 16, 2007 1:29 PM

wow thanks both for your help. canaliculatus or avalanche are excellent possibilities. Both are early bloomers, both have lots of flowers per stem and both are good for warmer climates. I won't be able to evaluate how many flowers, as this cold spell is likely going to cause damage and I won't see their full potentia this season.

my buddy and I each got a couple of bulbs at an old cemetery late last fall. The bulbs were literally pushed out of the ground, like they were asking us to take them... I guess due to our weather bacl then, greens were 6-8" tall. It was a huge clump, at first we thought it was some kind of flower and as we got closer realized it was bulbs out of the ground.

after looking at rainlilies, I realize they have no cups. duh!

If you got them at a local cemetery--that would really be my guess. There are only about 5 species of daffy's that reliably naturalize down here. =)