Nerine krigei is the only species with spirally twisted leaves. Regards. Alberto Italy ---------- Initial Header ----------- From : pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org To : "Pacific Bulb Society" pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Cc : Date : Thu, 22 Jul 2004 15:17:56 -0500 Subject : [pbs] Nerine bowdenii wellsii > Hi everyone, > > In 2002, I received some bulbs labeled "Nerine bowdenii wellsii, stock > originally from Mont aux Sources" from a vendor in South Africa. Mont aux > Sources was supposed to be the type locality of wellsii. > > Two of them are about to bloom. The flat linear leaves have the twist > characteristic of Nerine krigei. Furthermore, some of my N. krigei are also > starting to bloom. This seems far to early for a bowdenii to be blooming, > and indeed none of my other bowdenii show any sign of flowering. I'll post > pictures when the flowers open. > > In the meantime, can anyone tell me how the foliage of wellsii compares to > that of typical bowdenii and to krigei? > > Does anyone grow real wellsii? How does yours behave? > > A bulb labeled Nerine forbesii, from Forbes Reef in Swaziland, is about to > bloom. In foliage, it closely resembles my not-yet-bloomed N. laticoma. Can > anyone comment on "forbesii" vs. laticoma? > > Regards to all from very hot and humid central Indiana, > Jim Shields > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > Alberto Grossi Italy