Contest Begun December 1999

This contest was won by Marla Mazen who submitted the correct answer on Monday, January 17th, at 13:14 ET.

If you would like to try your hand at guessing the correct answer, the clues available when the contest was won are provided below. The correct answer can be displayed at the bottom of the page.

1. This plant is a native of the Southern Hemisphere.
2. This plant reaches between 30 cm and 80 cm (12-32 in) in height.
3. The single basal leaf of this plant is filiform in shape.
4. The ensiform stem leaves of this plant are amplexicaul at the base.
5. This plant flowers during autumn and winter.
6. The flowers of this plant are narrowly bell-shaped and scented.
7. This plant is a native of South Africa.
8. The flowers of this plant are yellow, pink or brown and flecked in red, purple and dark brown.
9. This plant grows from a corm.
10. Many members of this genus are grown as tender bulbs in gardens around the world.
11. The species name of this plant is Latin for "spotted" or "blotched."

Can you name the genus and species of this plant?

The correct answer can be displayed at the bottom of the page.

The Prize!

Antenneron filiforme variegata

Antenneron filiforme variegata is a native of Japan that bears a close resemblence to Tovara. It has stable, attractive, creamy white variegation and is clump-forming, you‘ll have a 24" clump in no time. The interesting small flowers are in red or white form along it’s slender wiry stems that reach up another 12" above this 16"-24" plant.

This month's contest winner will receive three Antenneron filiforme variegata supplied by Sunshine Farm & Gardens.

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