I have a mature Veltheimia deasii sending up a flower spike - so what is unusual about that? NOTHING! The interesting part is that there are eleven (11) leaves which. are narrower and more undulated than V. capensis. That is several more than Veltheimia capensis. YET, the "experts" are maintaining that it is just a variation of V. capensis. I can hardly wait for the thing to bloom so that I can compare it with V. capensis. Does anyone have any thoughts on the subject? Doug Westfall