Hirsute Haemanthus coccineus leaves
J.E. Shields (Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:39:37 PST)

Hi Jacob and all,

I have some young Haemanthus coccineus seedlings that have hirsute and
partially hirsute leaves. Since they are from my own seeds, I know the
parents. The parents have smooth leaves but some hairs along the leaf
margins in some cases. I would guess that the hirsute character is limited
to the juvenile stages of H. coccineus. That does not prove that your
seedlings are pure coccineus, however. It just allows for the possibility.

A cross between H. humilis hirsutus and H. coccineus produced leaves with
some hairs on both leaf surfaces, as well as narrow red margins on the leaves.

Best wishes,
Jim Shields
in central Indiana (USA)

At 08:50 PM 11/16/2007 -0800, you 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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