Quoting a previous message: >> Message: 3 >> Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:30:14 +0100 >> From: Dietrich M?ller-Doblies >> Two true locality data questions: Who cultivates Massonia >> pustulata from Loriesfontein? >> >> Who has some detail information about its origin. Since >> when is it in cultivation? Who was possibly the collector? >> >> From where around Loriesfontein? >> >> >> A nice week with flowering surprises to all! >> Dietrich I had a hunch and forwarded this to John Lavranos, plant discoverer extraoirdinaire. Here is his response: > I first wanted to confirm things on google earth. It was i > that found this Massonia at the Loeriesfontein locality in > the early 90's. I have also sen it elswhere (near Springok) > but the Loeriesf. form was particularly attractive. I sent > a few bulbs to the USA, perhaps to Arid Lands, under > Hansonian ownership. Leo Martin Phoenix Arizona USA