Micranthus
Mary Sue Ittner (Thu, 13 Jul 2006 19:45:59 PDT)

Hi,

Does anyone in our group grow Micranthus? I tried seeds from Silverhill of
two species and one germinated and came back the second year, but I've lost
track of it since. Maybe it was a pot the birds pulled the tags out of.
They are supposed to increase by corms in the leaf axils and to increase
vegetatively (sounds like Watsonia) so I was a bit worried about
introducing a pest, but I've not had success so I guess I'm safe. They
bloom in summer and are very attractive to butterflies. I've made a wiki
page with pictures from Cameron of a species he photographed in the wild.
It is supposed to grow in seasonal wet places, dry in winter.
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Mary Sue