plant bulb ID help please

[amalan11]

Hi

I have a heap of these that I found growing on an old abandoned factory site. They are quite  large and when I first saw them I  mistook them for a really nice lush group of Agapanthus plants as even though it was early july inner Sydney they were very green and healthy.

They were in several clumps about a metre each .Once I managed to dig out one bulb, the sandy soil was dry and rock hard, I found I could  rip the bulbs apart from clump by hand one at a time .

The thing is for all my effort I am not sure what they are?...

not Agapanthus as they do not have big bulbs

not belladonna as the leaves are  blunter at the end and thinner

so im thinking Hippeastrum perhaps although bulbs look more onion shaped on internet and I have never seen such lush foliage in winter on Hippeastrum  

Or could they be hymnicalis spider lily ? They are supposed to be evergreen 

I dont think they are crinum as all my crinum have wider leaves...

Any sugestions of anything else they may be ?..

also no sign of buds yet ,one of my hippeastrum has bud so its bud time in sydney 

I hate the mystery of it all...im not a patient woman 

[kopenhagen5]

My first thought was onion weed tazz but if bulbs are big then can't be.

Potatoes from Mars 

Hey bear, Have you been to the restaurant on mars ?

Good food but no atmosphere. 

Paperwhites ?

[go-tazz]

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

My first thought was onion weed tazz but if bulbs are big then can't be.

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I've seen some big onion weed bulbs,(but not quite that big).

If there is a large number of them then maybe some sort of lily,(they tend to "take over" an area and or often

dug up to reduce their number or to get rid of them,eg: like the arum lily which can be regarded as a pest).

[lind9650]

Most likely AGAPANTHUS.

Just depends what colour. White or blue.

Erica

[domino-710]

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@tasfleur wrote:

Could it be a rare interplanetary triffid ?

Think they only grow & survive well in Tassy - Tas.

[tasfleur]

NO NO NO!  I swear I recently saw those very same man eating plants right near parliament house, Canberra! .....  

[janeababe]

To me, it looks a little bit like a naked lady bulb. (Pink Lilly)  Nice and green in these months, but the leaves die off in summer (becomes naked) and then flowers around late Jan/Early Feb.

Can you please take a photo of a clump still in its original garden (at the factory) or did you dig them all up?

xxj

[amalan11]

I think naked lady is beladona ?   I compared it to my pink beladona and leaves were thicker on these but its possible.

im going to try and go back tommorow and take a photo  ,still 2 clumps left .

thanks

[amalan11]

Just googled them and you may well be right. They do look identical and there are photos of clumps just like these ones of mine. 

Very nice flower though  so if they are im happy ...

[imastawka]

Lucky find if they are Naked Ladies.  Such a pretty flower.

Google says the bulb is apple sized.

[janeababe]

Naked Lady flower..... one of my very favourite.
My grandmother had them all along her front fence. The aroma was wonderful. 

Feb this year was her 5th yr anniversay with God.  I found a single naked lady flower in my garden. A single flower!!!  I dont have any naked lady bulbs, been here 6 yrs.

My sister in Sydney, found a single naked lady flower in her garden, sprouted up underneath a clump of aggies!  Shes been there 3 yrs.

My daughter, also  moved into a rental in the January, and a single naked lady flower sprouted at the back gate! 

We all took it as a definate sign.

I hope your find is the naked lady bulbs. How wonderful..

xxj