Sprekelia

I have listed this species in my 2008 summer bulb list. They are sturdy
seedlings several years old. Requests for this list are welcome (US orders
only), please send a private request to me at othonna<at>gmail<dot>com. Also
on this list are rare species of Dandya, Hymenocallis, Rauhia and
Stenomesson, most with locality information. A winter grower list is also
available but these will not be shipped until June of this year.
I find S. howardii easy to grow here outdoors in Los Angeles so long as it
is kept out of winter rains. It starts growth in early summer and finishes
in late fall so do not expect spring activity-- as with geophytes from the
monsoon climate areas of Mexico generally. Its hysteranthous habit (flowers
appearing above bare soil before the leaves) is very appealing and the
flowers are large compared to the plant overall and blood red. Bulbs are
more like Rhodophiala or Zephyranthes in being subterranean with a long
neck; foliage is also distinct from S. formosissima in being uniformly
narrower, darker and with some red tinting. S. howardii grows in hot dry
canyons at lower elevations than S. formosissima.

It is a fine species, recognized decades ago by Thad as distinctive, and I
am pleased to be able to offer it.

Dylan
Dylan Hannon Rare Bulbs

On Feb 16, 2008 2:14 PM, <lucgbulot@aol.com> wrote:

Hi all,

Among the species I wish to test in a near future is Sprekelia
formosissima, but my question rather concerns Sprekelia howardii.

I have seen on the Pbs website, that Doug Westfall cultivate this rare one
in California. I was wondering if Doug is a member of the list as well and
if he can give us some advice about its cultivation. Anyonelse has
experience with this plant ? Were can I purchase bulbs of it ?

Moeover what are the current taxonomic status of Sprekelia glauca and S.
clintae (synonyms ?). Is the species in cultivation somewhere ?

Thanks in advance again for your help,

PS. I am also looking for a copy (or photocopy) of the following paper -
Lehmiller
D. J. 1999. A New Species of Sprekelia
(Amaryllidaceae). Herbertia, 54, pp.
228-231.

-----E-mail d'origine-----
De : Mark BROWN <brown.mark@wanadoo.fr>
A : Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Envoyé le : Sa, 16 Février 2008 20:40
Sujet : Re: [pbs] Re : Galanthus books

Dear Luc ,
The Stern book is really on ly now of historical interest although the
list of
cultivars compiled by E.ABowles at the end is fascinating.The New
monograph
can't be beaten for up to date info.Rod Leeds is a consumate grower of
bulbs but
as I have not read his book I can't help more than that.He is a very keen
galanthophile too.Perhaps others know it well?
Best wishes,
Mark

Message du 16/02/08 09:54
De : lucgbulot@aol.com
A : pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
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Objet : [pbs] Re : Galanthus books

Hi All, Looking at Abebooks.com for the Aaron Davis Thesis, I also found

:
Stern F. C. 1956. SNOWDROPS AND SNOWFLAKES - A Study of The Genera
Galanthus and
Leucojum. I guess that this book is outdated but does anybody knows what
is the
quality of illustration and geographic data ? Quite an expensive book so I
shall
consider your advice before buying... Also of interest (at least to me) is
"Autumn bulbs" by Roy Leeds... Anybody can tell me if that book is worth
to buy
?? Thanks to all whom helped with the references... Luc who will soon be
back in
the garden in still sunny SE France -----E-mail d'origine----- De : Diane
Whitehead A : Pacific Bulb Society Envoyé le : Sa, 16 Février 2008 7:44
Sujet :
[pbs] Galanthus books Luc asked for a Galanthus monograph. Timber Press
published Aaron Davis' doctoral thesis in 1999: The Genus Galanthus It
describes
the species. In 2001, Matt Bishop, Aaron Davis and John Grimshaw privately
published Snowdrops A Monograph of Cultivated Galanthus. I own both and
consider
them both essential. Diane Whitehead
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