Massonia pustulata Loriesfontein
Leo A. Martin (Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:31:35 PST)
Quoting a previous message:
Message: 3
Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:30:14 +0100
From: Dietrich M?ller-Doblies
Two true locality data questions: Who cultivates Massonia
pustulata from Loriesfontein?
Who has some detail information about its origin. Since
when is it in cultivation? Who was possibly the collector?
From where around Loriesfontein?
A nice week with flowering surprises to all!
Dietrich
I had a hunch and forwarded this to John Lavranos, plant discoverer
extraoirdinaire. Here is his response:
I first wanted to confirm things on google earth. It was i
that found this Massonia at the Loeriesfontein locality in
the early 90's. I have also sen it elswhere (near Springok)
but the Loeriesf. form was particularly attractive. I sent
a few bulbs to the USA, perhaps to Arid Lands, under
Hansonian ownership.
Leo Martin
Phoenix Arizona USA