Many-flowered Fringe Lily (Thysanotus multiflorus)

kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Nov 03, 2007

Many-flowered Fringe Lily
Thysanotus multiflorus

Many-flowered Fringe Lily in my garden in Victoria, Australia, October 2007

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Jan 02, 2008

These are so pretty, I tried a few years ago to find it. Do you have any idea where I can get seeds of this or the other fringe lily species?

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jan 02, 2008

They are lovely aren't they. I had hoped my plant would produce seed, but in this its first year in my garden, it flowered well, but no seed were produced.

I have been trying for some time to get seed of the two species that grow wild around here, but I never seem to find them at the right time.

If I ever do come on some seed I will let you know. I have not seen the seed offered for sale, but then I don't usually go looking for sellers of seed of the native wild flowers,

Kennedy

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Jan 05, 2008

Thanks Ken!

I'd love to go to Australia some day... So many beautiful and unusual flora and fauna.

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jan 14, 2008

This is such a pretty flower!

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Jan 18, 2008

They're supposed to smell like chocolate, don't they?

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Jan 18, 2008

WOW that even makes it better!! LOL

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kniphofia Cramlington, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Jan 19, 2008

What an amazing flower! Gorgeous photo.

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jan 24, 2008

CaptMicha, it is not the fringe-lilies that smell of the chocolate, but the somewhat similat Chocolate Lily - Dichopogon strictus: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/61062/

Kennedy

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Jan 26, 2008

Ohhh, maybe I should get both!

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) Jan 26, 2008

CaptMicha
I do have some seed of the Chocolate Lily - Dichopogon strictus. I collected them last February and sowed some seed in September and got a good germination and now have a lot of little plants.

Send me a dmail if you would like some of these seeds,

Kennedy