[pbs] Cyrtanthus herrei
Rachel Saunders
silverhill at yebo.co.za
Wed Jul 22 03:42:00 EDT 2009
We collected seeds of Cyrtanthus herrei about a month ago, and although I
haven't tried to grow the plant, I can give you some idea of where it grows.
We found the plants on south facing (in the southern hemisphere this is
obviously the cold side) cliffs and rocks in the Richtersveld, and the slope
gets morning sun in summer only. But remember that this area is extremely
hot and arid, and usually gets winter rain only (occasionally a summer
thunder storm). In summer the temperature can go up to 40C or more, so the
plants would bake in full sun and presumably that is why they are in shade.
They are evergreen and I would suggest giving it some water in summer.
Regards
Rachel Saunders
Silverhill Seeds and Books
Tel: +27 21 762 4245
Fax: +27 21 797 6609
PO Box 53108,
Kenilworth,
7745 South Africa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken" <kjblack at pacbell.net>
To: <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 1:55 AM
Subject: [pbs] Cyrtanthus herrei
I just potted up a few loose bulblets from around my Cyrtanthus herrei which
had been uprooted by an animal (probably a skunk) which had been digging
near the bulbs. Each had a single root attached, which I left in place and
appear otherwise healthy. The main bulb has never bloomed for me ... perhaps
because the spot its in has grown somewhat shady. They seem to remain
everygreen for me here in San Diego. Should these be in full sun? and should
I be giving periodic H2O through the summer? I understand these are from
Southern Namibia/Northern Cape province of SA., but it is not described in
the 'Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs'. Any advice would be appreciated.
Ken
San Diego, CA
zone 10-11
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