BX 244 of the PBS
J.E. Shields (Fri, 31 May 2013 16:51:47 PDT)
Ina,
I saw that on Facebook and wondered about the ID myself. How wide and long
are those leaves? (cm are fine for me). C. falcatus and C. obliquus both
have sizeable leaves but (for me at least) do not grow very fast!
Regards,
Jim Shields
At 11:37 AM 6/1/2013 +1200, you wrote:
In 2010 I bought seed from the BX 244. Althoughthe bulbs have grown
well, there is no flower as yet. As Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus is
supposed to like moisture, I have had it growing in a container which is
always moist.
I put the photo on a Facebook bulb group page, and I am told that "he
doesn't think it is that one, as brachyscyphus reaches blooming quickly
from seed. From the leaves he thinks it is a species of greater size"
.......
Ina Crossley
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