I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any idea,
anyone?

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...Image004-1.jpg

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...t=Image005.jpg

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though this is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...


Ian

In message , Ian B
writes
I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any idea,
anyone?

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...n%201/?action=
view&current=Image004-1.jpg

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...n%201/?action=
view&current=Image005.jpg

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though this is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...

Try Clivia miniata


Ian



--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

On Jun 19, 1:35*am, "Ian B" wrote:
I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any idea,
anyone?

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though this is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...

Ian

Hello

This flower may be unfamiliar to the Western ppl, but among the Asians
it is popular.
It's a 'scarlet Kaffir lily' (one of orchid species).
If you've ever watch the picture of an anual meeting of Chinsese
Congress,
You will notice tons of them are placed here and there in the hall.
They so love red color.

Ono from tokyo

On Jun 19, 1:35*am, "Ian B" wrote:
I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any idea,
anyone?

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though this is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...

Ian

Hello

It is often seen in our garden of japan.
It's a 'scarlet Kaffir lily'.
If you've ever watch the picture of an anual meeting of Chinsese
Congress,
You will notice that many of them are placed here and there in the
hall.

Ono

On Jun 19, 1:35*am, "Ian B" wrote:
I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any idea,
anyone?

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though this is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...

Ian

Hello

It is often seen in our garden of japan.
It's a 'scarlet Kaffir lily'.
If you've ever watch the picture of an anual meeting of Chinsese
Congress,
You will notice that many of them are placed here and there in the
hall.

Ono

"Ono" wrote ...

"Ian B" wrote:
I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any idea,
anyone?

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though this
is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...


This flower may be unfamiliar to the Western ppl, but among the Asians
it is popular.
It's a 'scarlet Kaffir lily' (one of orchid species).
If you've ever watch the picture of an anual meeting of Chinsese
Congress,
You will notice tons of them are placed here and there in the hall.
They so love red color.


It is very common over here, often seen in National Trust houses and similar
as specimen plants and small plants are always available in most Garden
Centres. It is true that the yellow flowered ones are rarely seen . It is
not an orchid.

--
Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK

In message
, Ono
writes
On Jun 19, 1:35*am, "Ian B" wrote:
I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any idea,
anyone?

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

http://s1143.photobucket.com/albums/...rden%201/?acti...

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though this is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...

Ian

Hello

It is often seen in our garden of japan.
It's a 'scarlet Kaffir lily'.

In this country Kaffir Lily is a somewhat archaic name for Schizostylis
coccinea. That is neither an orchid, nor the plant in the photograph;
nor is the plant in the photograph an orchid.

(Wikipedia has it as Hesperantha coccinea, River Lily or Crimson Flag.)

If you've ever watch the picture of an anual meeting of Chinsese
Congress,
You will notice that many of them are placed here and there in the
hall.

Ono

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

It's *not* an orchid. It's in the Amaryllidaceae, the daffodil family.

It's well known in the west, too - as a houseplant in england, in street plantings in, for example, southern Portugal.

On Jun 20, 9:18*pm, kay wrote:
'Ono[_2_ Wrote:









;927319']On Jun 19, 1:35*am, "Ian B" wrote:-
I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any
idea,
anyone?

'Garden 1 pictures by spoonman242 - Photobucket'
(http://tinyurl.com/6yasttn)...

'Garden 1 pictures by spoonman242 - Photobucket'
(http://tinyurl.com/6yasttn)...

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though
this is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...

Ian-

Hello

This flower may be unfamiliar to the Western ppl, but among the Asians
it is popular.
It's a 'scarlet Kaffir lily' (one of orchid species).

It's *not* an orchid. It's in the Amaryllidaceae, the daffodil family.

It's well known in the west, too - as a houseplant in england, in street
plantings in, for example, southern Portugal.

--
kay

Hi Kay

After i've noticed a mistake about an orchid, i deleted this post.
but it was too late. it had already sent to all the readers.
Every time i saw its orchid-like roots, i had an idea it belongs to
orchid.
If there's anything that is not accurate in the lines i had told you
about things in the west,
plz forgive my ignorance.

Ono

In message
, Ono
writes
On Jun 20, 9:18*pm, kay wrote:
'Ono[_2_ Wrote:









;927319']On Jun 19, 1:35*am, "Ian B" wrote:-
I inherited this from my mother, and have no idea what it is. Any
idea,
anyone?

'Garden 1 pictures by spoonman242 - Photobucket'
(http://tinyurl.com/6yasttn)...

'Garden 1 pictures by spoonman242 - Photobucket'
(http://tinyurl.com/6yasttn)...

It would be nice to know what care it's meant to be getting, though
this is
the second year it has flowered so it can't be too unhappy...

Ian-

Hello

This flower may be unfamiliar to the Western ppl, but among the Asians
it is popular.
It's a 'scarlet Kaffir lily' (one of orchid species).

It's *not* an orchid. It's in the Amaryllidaceae, the daffodil family.

It's well known in the west, too - as a houseplant in england, in street
plantings in, for example, southern Portugal.

--
kay

Hi Kay

After i've noticed a mistake about an orchid, i deleted this post.
but it was too late. it had already sent to all the readers.
Every time i saw its orchid-like roots, i had an idea it belongs to
orchid.
If there's anything that is not accurate in the lines i had told you
about things in the west,
plz forgive my ignorance.

Ono

You may have posted your response to the wrong message. There was
another recent enquiry (but if I recall correctly that was on
rec.gardens) about a plant which had structures which could have been
confused for orchid pseudobulbs.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Don't worry, we all make mistakes - as long as *someone* corrects it, it's not a problem. I think they're a S African plant, sop it was intereesting to see about them being popular in the East.