Wiki Additions--Cyrtanthus, Dudleya
Mary Sue Ittner (Wed, 20 Oct 2004 07:43:45 PDT)

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