Veltheimia bracteata vs. capensis
piaba (Mon, 02 May 2005 09:40:07 PDT)
hi everybody,
you recall that i had asked how to tell the diff.
between these 2 species as the plant i received as
capensis looks nothing like the pics in the wiki or
elsewhere. based on the emails i got back, i was
inclined to believe i grow only bracteata. however,
the plant i have received as capensis seems to have
much more ruffled, wavier leaves, so i think i'll
leave the tags as they are. what doesn't match is the
fact that it is not deciduous, and leaves are green
(not that dull capensis color), broad and not skinny.
my bracteata looks exactly like this one:
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/…
the one i have labeled as capensis has a bit wavier
leaves.
tsuh yang
--- Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> wrote:
In the Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs key:
Leaves glossy dark green, seldom all deciduous; bulb
tunics fleshy; bracts
10-30 mm long, spring flowering = V. bracteata
Leaves glaucous or grayish, deciduous; outer bulb
tunics papery; bracts
10-15 mm long; autumn and winter flowering = V.
capensis
The Veltheimia bracteata I grow is so different from
V. capensis that they
are easy to tell apart. One has shiny green leaves
and the other one dull
silver gray leaves. I've not gotten blooms from V.
capensis and suspect
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