I've often wondered if it's the same species as "sp. Barberton." Has anyone actually grown BOTH? In pictures, it seems that while they are nearly the same, "Gary Hammer" is larger/more robust. -Dave On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 12:11 PM, Tim Chapman <tim@gingerwoodnursery.com>wrote: > Dylan, > > Thanks for the info. Perhaps this is the site you were looking for: > > > http://biology.ukzn.ac.za/biology/index.php/… > > There is L stenophylla pictured as well as a few other spp. The phoca > gallery settings are apparently screwed up so most images won't display > unless you click the download button. > > Tim Chapman > > On Jan 24, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Hannon <othonna@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Tim, > > > > I am not certain of the status of this name but have been using it for > the > > last few years since seeing it on a Google search for "Ledebouria". It > was > > on a page from the Pietermaritzburg Botanic Garden but I cannot find it > > now. It seems it is not a validly published name. I suppose it could be > > rendered provisionally as L. sp. "stenophylla" but growers may readily > > convert this to L. stenophylla. I'm glad it has the name 'Gary Hammer' > for > > now at least. When this plant has a proper name, 'Gary Hammer' will have > to > > be appended at the end, e.g., L. stenophylla 'Gary Hammer'. But since > this > > indicates a special form or clone of L. stenophylla the horticultural > > taxonomists will have to get after it. > > > > Much work is still ongoing in South Africa with ledebourias and their kin > > and it is quite possible that this entity will have its own name in the > > near future. There seems to be no shortage of species in this alliance > that > > are undescribed or in need of sorting. > > > > I've grown this durable plant since 1995 when I got it from Gary, who > said > > he collected it near Barberton. Whatever its ultimate identification, > which > > will very likely change more than once in future, the collector and > > locality can provide a means of knowing we are speaking of the same plant > > with the same provenance. Until someone else collects it again near > > Barberton ... > > > > Cheers, > > > > Dylan Hannon > > Los Angeles > > > > On 24 January 2012 00:20, Tim Chapman <tim@gingerwoodnursery.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> I've been researching Ledebouria a good bit lately and noticed the plant > >> called 'Gary Hammer' is now being sold as L stenophylla. From what I > call > >> tell that is a non-existent name. Although there is/was a Scilla > >> stenophylla however it appears to be a synonym of S leptophylla which > would > >> make it one of Venter's species , L leptophylla. The Gary Hammer plant > >> looks nothing like L leptophylla. Perhaps there are plans to publish a > L > >> stenophylla?? Curious if anyone has more info on this name? > >> > >> Tim Chapman > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > "*The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add an > > useful plant to its culture*" > > - Thomas Jefferson Memorandum of Services to My Country, after 2 > September > > 1800 > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >