Wiki Additions--Cyrtanthus, Dudleya
Jane McGary (Wed, 20 Oct 2004 10:50:30 PDT)

Dudleya as a geophyte seems like a bit of a stretch to me! However, for
those who are interested in these coastal Californian (and I think Mexican)
succulents, there is an article about D. nesiotica in the new issue of the
Rock Garden Quarterly, along with numerous articles on aroids, including "A
Review of the Genus Biarum" by Peter Boyce. I was thrilled to publish the
last, since I grow a number of these fascinating miniature aroids and have
found them able to cope with at least a typical Oregon winter in the rock
garden as well as the bulb frame.

Jack Muzatko, author of the Dudleya article mentioned above, tells me that
several species can grow in close proximity in certain locations on the
California coast, resulting in some natural hybrids. I may publish a photo
of such a cluster on Bodega Bay, received in our recent NARGS photo
contest. It's a slide so I can't post it, though. I haven't ever grown
Dudleyas here because of the very wet winters, but I planted a couple of
the larger species in my brother's garden near Monterey, California, where
they seem to be flourishing.

Jane McGary
Northwestern Oregon, USA