latest wiki addition: Ornithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum

Dietrich Müller-Doblies d.mueller-doblies@gmx.de
Sun, 10 Jun 2012 00:46:44 PDT
Greetings B*o*lbophili,
I enjoyed very much your Ornithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum 
pictures and especially your great success of its first flowering.
May I ask my great question: Can you spot its exact geographic origin? 
Is it from a new quarter degree square?

Aloha,

Dietrich


Am 09.06.2012 20:47, schrieb Jacob Knecht:
> Greetings geophyte lovers,
>
> Nhu and I enjoyed the first blooming of Ornithogalum
> adseptentrionesvergentulum in April this year.  We had no idea what to
> expect since no pictures exist on-line or in any of our books of this
> species' flowers.  They really charmed us with their blushing, sparkly
> faces and impressive number of blooms for such a tiny bulb. They open
> sequentially on what appeared to be a branched inflorescence, though I
> confess that I examine them very closely to be sure.  I added this species
> to the wiki:
> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…
>
> For higher resolution photos, see:
>
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
> http://flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/…
> http://flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/…
>
> In our experience growing this species in Berkeley, California, its leaves
> haven't demonstrated quite so much determination to lean in a single
> direction.  For more information and to see some truly beautiful habitat
> shots of this species do check out Charles Craib's article on this species:
> http://penroc.co.za/newsletters2008/julyaug08/… .
>
> Charles Craib died earlier this year and his passing is a huge loss for the
> plants he studied, wrote about and propagated so brilliantly.
> Unfortunately after his death many of his plants were stolen.
>
> Aloha,
>
> Jacob Knecht
> Berkeley, California
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