Scadoxus multiflorus ssp. katherinae
Rachel Saunders (Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:12:28 PDT)
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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