Albuca nelsoni

Lauw de Jager dejager@bulbargence.com
Mon, 21 Oct 2002 11:20:38 PDT
Alberto Castillo a *crit 
> Albuca nelsoni as we grow it from South Africa is a big plant
> with broad dark green fountain like foliage, evergreen. Bulbs grow half
> buried to almost sitting on the ground. Right now there a number of flower scapes well up. Flowers are large , white and green and unlike most Albucas we know they look upwards, not nodding. This plant is very decorative on its own and look extremely robust, 80 cm to 1 m in flower.

Dear Alberto,
A nelsoni does very well here in a  position where it does not get too
much rain. One clumb  located in a shade hall, where it received  a lot
of rain this autumn has rottted at the base by the excess water  which
was caught up by the  leaves.

Kind regards
-- 
Lauw de Jager 
BULB'ARGENCE, 30300 Fourques, France
RĂ©gion Provence/Camargue; (Climat zone 9a Mediterranean)


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