Extra Ledebourias (& Cyrtanthus)
Steve Marak via pbs (Mon, 14 Mar 2022 11:40:22 PDT)

Speaking of Ledebourias, I have some seedlings of a 2021 selfing of a
Ledebouria zebrina from Charles Craib at Penroc in 2008, more than I
need. I'd planned to send them to a BX, but they are breaking dormancy
fast and I need to find them homes so I'm offering them directly. They
are small, less than 1 cm diameter. The parent bulb is the largest
Ledebouria I grow, about 10 cm (4 in) diameter, foliage span about 35-40
cm, and with nice markings. Most of the Ledebourias I have make offsets,
but not this one.

I also have some extra blooming size Ledebouria galpinii, from crossings
among plants a friend in Hawaii sent me years ago. This is a much
smaller species, mature bulbs ~2 cm across, and does offset moderately.

Since I'm doing this, I also have some offsets of various sizes of
Cyrtanthus montanus whose tag says "BX 156 2007, ex Shields ex Pettit" I
could throw in. It offsets vigorously but is not weedy like C.
brachyscyphus and doesn't set seed unless I hand pollinate it. As I told
another PBSer recently, I've given it to a few people to atone for
having previously given them C. brachyscyphus. Evergreen for me, and
though it's supposed to be kept very dry in winter it's been extremely
tolerant of winter water in a well drained mix in our greenhouse.

If you'd like any/all, send me an email OFF-LIST at this address
(samarak@gizmoworks.com). Please DO NOT click the REPLY button, even if
you think it will reply only to me - it probably will go to the whole
list. You could forward this to me, but it's easiest to just start a
brand new email. Let me know what you'd like and where to send it.

Steve
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