crassula, mesemb or who knows what?
crassula, mesemb or who knows what?
Seller of seller said crassula, but no flower yet. Except for red edge, looks like Ruschia maxima on the web. Any ideas.????
Well, I posted it on the yahoo mesemb group, and only one respones from the moderator, Didge Rowe, who said, after disparaging our guesses,
"It is probably
an Erepsia, very possibly the rather unique E.pillansii. Propeller
flowers will provide a very definite answer. Erepsia need cool,
moister conditions than many mesembs.
One would have thought that after 8 years of operation and over 650
members, others in this group would be able to make an attempt at
identification." Didge.
"It is probably
an Erepsia, very possibly the rather unique E.pillansii. Propeller
flowers will provide a very definite answer. Erepsia need cool,
moister conditions than many mesembs.
One would have thought that after 8 years of operation and over 650
members, others in this group would be able to make an attempt at
identification." Didge.
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Well, now I need to know what it is too!
Last edited by Tony on Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:21 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!
Tony
Tony
It does look like Erepsia lacera but I dont see any teeth on the keel or leaf margins.
And Im not finding any other species on the web.
Anyone have a book on these?
And Im not finding any other species on the web.
Anyone have a book on these?
Forget the dog...Beware of the plants!!!
Tony
Tony
THere is a E pillansii pic in the Mesembs of the World book, looks correct, but small and hard to say for sure that is correct. The Mesemb forum had a pic of another that someone ID as pillansii - looked llike ours, Tony. I take it yours has not bloomed, the pic of the bloom on the Mesemb forum is quite lovely.
Apart from the Mesmeb book above, I was told the Springer books is the source for general Mesemb info. The book I have lists the names of species, but not a descripiton of each. It does describe all the genera, cultivation tips some otherinfo and a few pics of each.
Mike
Mike
Apart from the Mesmeb book above, I was told the Springer books is the source for general Mesemb info. The book I have lists the names of species, but not a descripiton of each. It does describe all the genera, cultivation tips some otherinfo and a few pics of each.
Mike
Mike
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I have Ernst van Jaarsveld's Vygies which is a study on mesembs in South Africa. He has described 9 of the 27 Erepsia species with pictures of 7. All have general growing habit to match this plant although the leaves tend to be bright green. They grow generally in the heavier rainfall aras of the SA cape. We'll just need to wait for blooms.
By the way, those who did not attend this past weekend's Symposium at the Huntington missed two excellent talks by Ernst. In particiular he gave a very enthusiastic presentation on the building of Kirstenbosch BG in Capetown.
By the way, those who did not attend this past weekend's Symposium at the Huntington missed two excellent talks by Ernst. In particiular he gave a very enthusiastic presentation on the building of Kirstenbosch BG in Capetown.
Buck Hemenway