help with iding this plant

[sparkieixii]

my mother in law came across this plant whyle garage sale shopping not sure on what type of plant it is ... it has big tounge like leafs thich are soft to the touch and fury. i have included a few photos of the plant and hope that you can help us

[stonedragonfarms]

Hello...
Not 100% sure on this, but it looks like something in Haemanthus family to me, possibly one of the albiflos varieties

[sparkieixii]

ok ty not sure still what type of plant it is but that helps alot as will look it up on a plant site

[Mike O'C]

Originally Posted by stonedragonfarms

Hello...
Not 100% sure on this, but it looks like something in Haemanthus family to me, possibly one of the albiflos varieties

I agree that it looks like a member of the Haemanthus family and also agree that albiflos is a good guess. Some of the members of the Haemanthus family have been moved into the genus Scandopsis. Many of these palnts are indigenous to South Africa including albiflos
Keep well and kind regards
Mike

[stonedragonfarms]

Originally Posted by sparkieixii

ok ty not sure still what type of plant it is but that helps alot as will look it up on a plant site

Sparkie...

Here's some information about Haemanthus that should be of help to you...

Haemanthus albiflos

Good luck with your plant...it looks very nice to me.
Adam

[cb977]

WOW! What a cool plant!

[~OrchidPrincess~]

thats really cool.i thought it was a phalaenopsis until you said it was furry. i have no clue what it is

[orchidhunter]

My guess is also some kind of Haemanthus. Judging from the red tinge on the leaves, I'd say it's likely to be a red one, although the shape does suggest H. albiflos. Tricky. Could be a coloured variety, or a hybrid... What do the undersides of the leaves look like? Are there markings close to the neck of the bulb?

[sparkieixii]

your links realy helped and it is exactly what my mother inlaws plant looks like ty for all the info as to the bulb and under side i am not to sure as the bulb is not visable and i didn't think to look at the under side

[Mike O'C]

Originally Posted by orchidhunter

My guess is also some kind of Haemanthus. Judging from the red tinge on the leaves, I'd say it's likely to be a red one, although the shape does suggest H. albiflos. Tricky. Could be a coloured variety, or a hybrid... What do the undersides of the leaves look like? Are there markings close to the neck of the bulb?

It seems that we are all agreed that it is a Hameanthus/Scandopsis species but which? The leaves resemble albiflos but from what I can remember from seeing that species in the wild the leaves look a bit too narrow. But then again I may be wrong. Lets wait and see the flowers.
Keep well and kind regards
Mike