On Feb 8, 2007, at 6:38 PM, Dylan Hannon wrote: > > I am glad to see some interest in this fantastic (if small!) genus. I > am writing an article on Rauhia and would appreciate hearing from > members about their experience with material of known wild origin > (with locality) and field notes and field photos. > > Alan Meerow is, I believe, writing up a new Rauhia presently. There > are other 'anomalies' that need to be sorted, such as smaller, > definitely deciduous plants with bluish-glaucous leaves. They appear > to fall in with R. staminosa. > I have the interest, but the knowledge about their culture came a little late for my R. decora seedlings from Alan's seeds... Wish some would become available again. Dylan, as for the wild origin material, you should get in touch with Dan, the "plantguy" of Treasured Botanicals. He is offering some bulbs of R. multiflora from Peru, and says his source in Peru has 2 or maybe more Rauhia species that came from 3 different localities. I invited him to join the list, but don't know if he has done so or not. --Lee Poulsen Pasadena, California, USA, USDA Zone 10a