In-Situ Mexican bulb pictures

Leo A. Martin leo@possi.org
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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> 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
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> 7745 South Africa
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> 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
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>>
>>
>> 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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