I don't know if the taxonomy of Calostemma has been sorted out. There was a time when purple Callostemmas were considered to be forms of luteum. Look after your populations. Too many plants which grew like weeds when I was a child and were taken for granted have disappeared under development. Shelley > From: greg@alpacamanagement.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:15:17 +1030 > Subject: Re: [pbs] Speaking of Calostemmas by the Billabong. > > Calostemna purpureum is a weed near here but is not up at the moment There > is a patch also of a pale form among the population. > Don't know if it would cope up north. > > Greg Ruckert > Nairne, > South Australia > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bulborum Botanicum" <bulborum@gmail.com> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Sunday, November 27, 2011 12:54 AM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Speaking of Calostemmas by the Billabong. > > > >I found a map from there natural habitat > > > > See: > > http://bie.ala.org.au/species/… > > maybe there are in that area nurseries > > > > Roland > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/