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    as I know it's a sorry looking specimen!!
    I found it in a pot months ago and had no idea of what it could be , so thought it best to leave it be and see what emerges....and this is it!! Haven't the foggiest though of what it is. So seeking out your help, once again .Thanks:biggrin: IMG_20200810_102741.jpg IMG_20200810_102752.jpg
     
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    Reminds me of a poor specimen of Galtonia candicans (now Ornithogalum candicans).
     
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      Thanks never heard of it...will have Google to find it's 'common' name.
       
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      A 'poor specimen ' is a polite description for it!!:yikes::roflol:

      Definitely looks like the one, God knows where it came from. What should I do now to nurture it...or is it terminal looking.
      galtonia candicans - Bing images
       
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      Like any bulb it needs feeding. Better planted out than in a pot too if it is in a pot. Usually sets lots of seed(not sure if it needs another one to do that though). If it does they are dead easy to grow and take about 2 to 3 years to reach flowering size.
       
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        :ThankYou: @Palustris ,yes it is in a pot...and a very small pot at that!!:sad:
         
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        Ornithogalum Candicans
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          Pleased I saw this thread ,you have put a name to the plant I've always regarded as a scraggly Lily type plant !!!!

          Thanks a lot:Wino:Though
          after all this time it will probley continue to be 'that' scraggly Lily type plant .......:uh-oh:
           
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            There is also a green flowered one called O. viridis which I rather like.
             
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