Our archives are searchable by keywords so it really helps if you check the spelling before you start typing the name in the subject. When people respond to the thread without changing the subject heading it compounds the problem. Plants of the World Online is a useful source as is World Flora Online. Plants of the World Online only lists two Veltheimia species as accepted and the same for World Flora Online http://plantsoftheworldonline.org/results/… http://worldfloraonline.org/search/… In the wild there are often great variations in what a species looks like and unfortunately for those of us who like to identify plants by how they look, taxonomists these days are more interested in their genetic makeup. Some make an effort to include some aspects of their appearance when deciding whether to lump or split, but not all. When I looked them up, I see that Veltheimia viridiflora (note different spelling) is considered a synonym of V. capensis, not V. bracteata like we had it listed on the wiki and as it was once listed elsewhere, so the authorities may have changed their minds since we wrote about it originally. I found the San Marcos description confusing. V. undulata is considered to be a synonym for V. capensis, not V. bracteata. Regardless of what name is correct, Veltheimia species (and hybrids) are very satisfying to grow, both for their leaves and their flowers. Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>