Veltheimia deasii
Douglas Westfall (Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:16:58 PDT)

Boyce TankersleyDoug Westfall btankers@chicagobotanic.org1111 Claiborne Dr.
Long Beach, CA

Hi Doug:

Neither plant will come into flower until next spring. Can you collect some
pollen for cross pollination with my plants? I'll share the seed harvest.

Boyce,
I will be happy to try that. With Cyrtanthus, I just clipped the "pollin"
and placet it in plastic tube. Will that work with the Veltheimia?
What is the "shelf life" of the Velt. pollin?

I will need a mailing address.

I shared a mature leaf from both plants with Harold Koopowitz when he visited
the Chicago Botanic Garden last winter in an effort to propagate it by leaf
cuttings or tissue culture. Haven't heard if he had any success.

Harold lives a few miles from my home and I have visited him. I know that
UCI is working at the tissue culture area. Do you mind if I contact him to
ask what progress has been made?

Doug