Boophone haemanthoides in bloom at UCBG

plicht@berkeley.edu plicht@berkeley.edu
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 07:13:56 PDT
Jacob
Thanks for these photos. I've been watching this plant for 4 yr with
anticipation and then discovered that it was just coming into bloom the
day before I left for a week trip. I instructed the staff to photograph it
for me but sofar noone has sent me any photos. I don't recall the origin
of this bulb but we got a number of interesting things like it from the
'discontinued' UC Irvine collection in 2004.
Paul

> I heard that the large Boophone haemanthoides was coming into bloom,
> so today I made a quick visit to the University of California Berkeley
> Botanical Garden just to see it.  Turns out this one cream-coloured
> (instead of pink) and smells lovely!
>
> Pictures:
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
>
> Anyone who can, should come see this.  It will be an ongoing show as
> the inflorescence expands into a magnificent infructescence!
>
> Jacob Knecht
>
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> - photographs: http://flickriver.com/photos/morabeza79/random/
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