New member, request for lachanalia, offer of plants
Lee Poulsen (Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:05:20 PST)
If this is the same hybrid I lusted after until I found it, it's called
Lachenalia 'Rupert'. I never knew what its lineage was. To me it looked
like a bluish purple version of L. bulbifera. It was available in Europe
first, but I've noticed that more mail order nurseries are starting to
carry it here in the U.S. as well. For example, I know that Brent &
Becky's has carried it for a couple of years. It's pretty amazing
looking, especially if you're not a species purist.
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USDA Zone 10a
Alex Rigg wrote:
4. Lovely Lachenalia hybrid
I just saw a plant which, I was told, was a hybrid of Lachenalis aloides v. quadricolor
(or L. orchidioides) and L. viridiflora which had large purple/blue flowers, short
stamens (nonexserted).
If anyone is interested in hybridizing, they might want to try this hybrid. The plant
wasn't for sale. I already asked.
Alex