Bowiea basics

Alberto Grossi crinum@libero.it
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:45:05 PST
Hi All.
The bulbs of my kilimandsharica are really smaller than volubilis. Gariepensis is a different plant.
Alberto

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Date      : Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:32:06 -0600
Subject : [pbs] Bowiea basics







> >What is Bowiea volubilis nana? sorry for my ignorance!
> 
> Dear Alberto,
> 	I agree.
> 	I have grown B. volubilis many times, but just obtained 
> another plant along with one named B (v) nana. In checking out info I 
> also came across the names B. kilimandscharica and B. gariepensis 
> (various spellings).
> 	Some experts claim distinction, others combine all under the 
> single species B. volubilis.
> 
> 	I can understand that B. v. may be highly variable, but can 
> anyone pin point the differences between these names?
> 
> 
> 	And to add to the confusion, some experts claim the plant is 
> deadly poisonous from root to leaf tip and others claim it is edible.
> 	One of these must be wrong.
> 
> 	Can anyone clear this up for all of us? and a good web site ?
> 
> 		Thanks		Jim W.
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Alberto Grossi
Italy



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