In-Situ Mexican bulb pictures
Leo A. Martin (Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:34:03 PDT)
Dennis, thanks for sending those Milla magnifica and other seeds to the
BX. And thanks, Dell, for doing such a huge job.
I knew I would be out of town most of June, so I didn't sow my Milla until
July 20. The first one sprouted Saturday August 2nd and when I left for
work this morning (Monday the 4th) there were a total of 5 up. Interesting
how they emerge with a hair-pin curve, a the slightly thicker red stem
pointing up and the bright green leaf pointing down.
Leo Martin
Phoenix Arizona USA
On Fri, 1 Aug 2008
Dennis Szeszko wrote
I finally got around to resizing and uploading most of my pictures of
Mexican geophytes to the Wiki (everything not in *Orchidaceae*, at least).
All of these pictures were taken in-situ in Mexico State over the last 2
rainy seasons. I also made some notes about their native habitats,
distributions ranges and flowering times. (One of these days I'll get
around to posting the Orchid pictures... there are a mere* *3,000 to
choose
from.)
*Bomarea hirtella*
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
*Calochortus barbatus*
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
*Calochortus
purpureus*http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
*Calochortus
spatulatus*http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
*Milla magnifica
*http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
*Orthrosanthus exsertus*
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
*Tigridia augusta *
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… (nomenclature
change)
*Tigridia vanhouttei*
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
If you have any questions or comments, I'd be glad to reply.
-Dennis
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 14:12:28 +0200
From: "Rachel Saunders" <silverhill@yebo.co.za>
Subject: Re: [pbs] Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. katherinae
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Scadoxus multiflorus ssp katherinae is a large plant that is almost
evergreen (ours do go dormant but not for long) and it grows in the shade.
It grows in well watered areas of SA. It suckers freely from the base and
is usually in clumps. It flowers with the leaves in January (in SA), ie
after mid summer.
S. multiflorus ssp multiflorus is a small plant, grows in dry to very dry
savannah areas in sun, is deciduous, is always solitary, and it flowers
with
no leaves. We have seen it in flower early in December in SA ie before
mid
summer.
Regards
Rachel Saunders
Silverhill Seeds and Books
Tel: +27 21 762 4245
Fax: +27 21 797 6609
PO Box 53108,
Kenilworth,
7745 South Africa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dell Sherk" <dells@voicenet.com>
To: "'Pacific Bulb Society'" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. katherinae
Come to think of it, I saw many Scadoxus multiflorus ssp? blooming in
the
shade at Lotusland in Santa Barbara, CA in early July. They were larger
in
all respects (inflorescence, scape, and leaves) than the one I grow in a
pot. I didn't see a tag, and the guide said that they were "some kind of
paint brush. They look like they come from Mars." She also rushed us
through
the cactus and succulent areas, very impressive collections, because she
didn't like cactus.
Dell
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