Bulbs with curly leaves
ds429@comcast.net (Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:02:39 PST)

I think I remember a discussion on some bulb forum about twisted leaves. It was hypothesised that the spiral configuration of the leaves serves to mitigate the extreme sun exposure where these plants live. Cyrtanthus spiralis, which I can keep alive but cannot bloom, is an example of this.

Dell, in autumnal SE Pennsylvania, USA

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From: "Diana Chapman" <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 11:28:27 AM
Subject: [pbs] Bulbs with curly leaves

I just posted on the blog some pictures of bulbs with curly leaves, and
I remember having read somewhere it is an adaptation to a dry
environment.  Does anyone have anything to say about this?  Do the
leaves tighten and relax according to sun/heat/drought?

the blog is:  http://www.thebulbmaven.typepad.com/.  If you are using Firefox,
the formatting all goes to pieces.

Diana
Telos Rare Bulbs
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