Hirsute Haemanthus coccineus leaves
Jacob Knecht (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 18:59:25 PST)

Thank you all who contributed to my query regarding
the hairiness of Haemanthus coccineus leaves!

Aloha nui,

Jacob Knecht
Honolulu, Hawai`i

--- Hannon <othonna@gmail.com> wrote:

Jacob,

I have some 5-year old seedlings of H. coccineus
that still retain
juvenile pubescence on upper and lower leaf
surfaces. However, the
parents (also grown from seed) are decidedly
glabrous. Comes from
south of Steinkopf. I looked at some other seedlings
I have from other
localities and they are also "hairy" in varying
degree, though on
maturity they seem to transition to glabrousness in
most cases. I have
this species from at least 10 localities and there
is some interesting
variation. One especially odd form is from the East
Cape
(Kenton-on-Sea) and has a significantly longer
growing season, is
slower and smaller and the red-orange inflorescence
has rather
inconspicuous bracts. I think Snijmnan said
something about this
plasticity and she wondered if more taxa could not
be discerned with
more study. Even the 2 or 3 plants of H. coccineus
painted by Ellaphie
Ward-Hillhorst for Snijman's book appear to be very
different.

I saw a photo of a plant of H. coccineus growing at
Stellenbosch BG
and it had leopard spotting on the *upper surface*
of the leaves.
Banding and speckling (or lack thereof) is another
interesting
variable in this species.

Dylan

On 11/16/07, Jacob Knecht <sabepafronta@yahoo.com>
wrote:

Aloha bulb friends,

I have some seedlings that were bought as seeds

under

the name Haemanthus coccineus. They are very fuzzy

on

both sides.

I have grown many forms of this species and I

realise

that it covers a wide geographical range and also

has

considerable morphological variation, but I have

never

seen any with any fuzz whatsoever. Perhaps they

just

have the fuzz when in a juvenile stage or do I

have

something that isn't really H. coccineus?

Is anyone out there growing Haemanthus coccineus

that

have hirsute leaves?

Thanks for the advice in advance.

Jacob Knecht
Honolulu, Hawai`i

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