Dear All, Rob Hamilton has added a nice picture of Cyrtanthus falcatus to the wiki. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Cyrtanthus falcatus is a beautiful trouble-free plant from Kwa Zulu-Natal. The "shepherd's crook" inflorescence emerges without warning in late spring and early summer. It is red or pinkish flushed green with a hint of yellow exterior of the tube and is soon followed by the broad bright green foliage. This is a remarkably tough species which easily withstand moisture during its winter dormant period. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… Photo by Rob Hamilton . I also created a page for Dudleya. I remember thinking when the IBS Gallery added Dudleya, Dudleya? Could this really be a geophyte? Our local Dudleya hangs on the side of the cliffs overlooking the ocean and is evergreen. When there was one listed in the Northwest Natives seed list that was described as a geophyte (Dudleya blochmaniae ssp. blochmaniae, a California species ) I ordered the seed out of curiosity. It bloomed in less than a year from seed and returned again to bloom last spring. In case there are any doubters in the group I took a picture of its cormlike storage organ when it was dormant. Hopefully next year I can get a photograph of the foliage. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… Mary Sue
