Dear All,
Can anyone identify this houseplant for me? It has just flowered for
the first time. Here are 5 pics of varying quality taken from
different angles.

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant1.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant2.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant3.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant4.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant5.jpg


Many thanks
Tom Crane

Ps. The email address in the header is just a spam-trap.
--
Tom Crane, Dept. Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill,
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, England.
Email: T dot Crane at rhul dot ac dot uk

On 12/11/2014 01:49, ] wrote:
Dear All,
Can anyone identify this houseplant for me? It has just flowered for
the first time. Here are 5 pics of varying quality taken from
different angles.

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant1.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant2.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant3.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant4.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant5.jpg


Many thanks
Tom Crane

The plant is Eucharis amazonica or Eucharis x grandiflora. See here for
further info:
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswik...x.php/Eucharis

You should find that it has a rather strange scent, which some like and
some don't. I have grown this plant for many years, and it seems to
flower when it wants to, sometimes more than once a year, sometimes
missing a year or two. It will slowly bulk up, and after a few years you
will have several bulbs to give away.

--

Jeff

Not sure if it's the same Lily or not, but two reactions we have found, 1)
Is that if you brush by and get the yellowy pollen onto a white or cream
coat or cardigan, the pollen stains and does not come out and 2) One of my
daughters is allergic to it and even if the plant is in the house, she comes
out in a rash. She has a large bed of Lilies next to the stream running
though the garden and she steers clear of them. (Not sure if they are the
same Lily)


Mike


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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ...

On 12/11/2014 01:49, ] wrote:
Dear All,
Can anyone identify this houseplant for me? It has just flowered
for
the first time. Here are 5 pics of varying quality taken from
different angles.

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant1.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant2.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant3.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant4.jpg

http://www.mklab.rhul.ac.uk/~tom/mystery_plant5.jpg


Many thanks
Tom Crane

The plant is Eucharis amazonica or Eucharis x grandiflora. See here for
further info:
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswik...x.php/Eucharis

You should find that it has a rather strange scent, which some like and
some don't. I have grown this plant for many years, and it seems to
flower when it wants to, sometimes more than once a year, sometimes
missing a year or two. It will slowly bulk up, and after a few years you
will have several bulbs to give away.

--

Jeff

Chris Hogg wrote:
: On Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:49:45 +0000 (UTC),
: ] wrote:

: Dear All,
: Can anyone identify this houseplant for me? It has just flowered for
: the first time. Here are 5 pics of varying quality taken from
: different angles.

[cut]

: If you'd angled the camera down a bit in the second pic, we could have
: read the label for you!

Unfortunately the label read "Nile Lily". Its writer must have had
the right idea, just the wrong river!

Cheers
Tom.

Ps. The email address in the header is just a spam-trap.
--
Tom Crane, Dept. Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill,
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, England.
Email: T dot Crane at rhul dot ac dot uk

Jeff Layman wrote:
: On 12/11/2014 01:49, ] wrote:
: Dear All,
: Can anyone identify this houseplant for me? It has just flowered for
: the first time. Here are 5 pics of varying quality taken from
: different angles.

[cut]

: The plant is Eucharis amazonica or Eucharis x grandiflora. See here for
: further info:
: http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswik...x.php/Eucharis

: You should find that it has a rather strange scent, which some like and
: some don't. I have grown this plant for many years, and it seems to
: flower when it wants to, sometimes more than once a year, sometimes
: missing a year or two. It will slowly bulk up, and after a few years you
: will have several bulbs to give away.

Many thanks for the ID. It certainly looks like one of those.

Tom.

Ps. The email address in the header is just a spam-trap.
--
Tom Crane, Dept. Physics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham Hill,
Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, England.
Email: T dot Crane at rhul dot ac dot uk