Haemanthus and Scadoxus Culture

Shelley GAGE sgage4@eq.edu.au
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:21:58 PDT
Dear All,
I have only just entered this discussion so maybe repeating information already posted.
Plate 17 on page 149 is a painting with the quote,
"Original sketch of Haemanthus katharinae, named after me. Found in marshy place on road to the sea. February 26th, 1868. Natural size growing 5 feet high."
More information follows for anyone more interested. 
This is from " Flower Paintings of Katharine Saunders" published by the Tongaat Group Limited 1979
Shelley Gage

----- Original Message -----
From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields@indy.net>
Date: Monday, June 28, 2010 10:48 pm
Subject: Re: [pbs] Haemanthus and Scadoxus Culture
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>

> Jonathan Hutchinson raises an interesting point!
> 
> Dee Snijman in her book, "The Genus Haemanthus. A revision" 
> (National 
> Botanic Gardens of South Africa, 1984) spells it "katherinae" as 
> does John 
> Bryan in "Bulbs" Revised Edition, Timber Press, 2002.  I 
> suppose John and 
> Dee could both be wrong; Scadoxus was only a side issue in Dee's 
> book, and 
> John was covering the whole spectrum of bulbs in his.
> 
> Perhaps you could share your source with us, Jonathan?  
> I've never seen the 
> original Baker description of the subspecies, nor the 1976 Friis 
> and Nordal 
> revision of Haemanthus and Scadoxus.  I'd certainly like to 
> have a copy of 
> the Friis & Nordal paper.
> 
> Jim Shields
> 
> 
> At 12:48 PM 6/28/2010 +0100, you wrote:
> >The correct spelling for the Scadoxus multiflorus subspecies is 
> actually 
> >katharinea, named after Katharine Saunders .... Not a lot of 
> people know that.
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-
> bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] 
> >On Behalf Of J.E. Shields
> >Sent: 27 June 2010 19:46
> >To: Pacific Bulb Society
> >Subject: [pbs] Haemanthus and Scadoxus Culture
> >
> >I'll post some notes on these two genera here in response to an 
> inquiry.>
> >.......
> >SCADOXUS
> >
> >I only have experience with Scadoxus multiflorus katherinae, S.
> >membranaceus, and S. puniceus.  All three are summer-
> growing and, under my
> >conditions, deciduous in winter.  All three go outdoors in 
> Spring (May,
> >here) after all danger of frost is past and stay there till September
> >(early autumn).
> >
> >S. puniceus is by far the easiest to grow.  It blooms in 
> February, just
> >before the new leaves appear.
> >
> >S, membranaceus and multiflorus katherinae bloom less reliably 
> for me; I
> >have the feeling they would do better if they were grown 
> evergreen, but my
> >greenhouse conditions do not seem to allow that.
> >
> >I hope this is of some help to enthusiasts of Haemanthus and 
> Scadoxus.>
> >Jim Shields
> >in hot and humid central Indiana
> >USA
> 
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