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Cypella re-visited - Page 3


© Gary Buckley
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Nov 30, 1999


  • Cypella lapidosa, plants to 30cm, generally averaging about 25ish cm. Flowers orange, again from Argentina, flowering December through to February.

  • Cypella laxa, big plants to 80cm. or more tall. The flowers are broadly yellow with the claw of the outer segment concave, lined brown; style purple orange, crests, yellow orange. Coming from Brazil in bog areas at altitudes of 500-1200m, in Santa Catarina and Parana.

  • Cypella osteniana. Flowers white, buffed light brown. Flowers April in Uraguay.

  • Cypella pabstiana. Leaves to 10cm, stem of perhaps up to 7cm. Flowers yellow, with purplish veins and minute flecks and dots. Brazil, flowers October to December.

  • Cypella peruviana This is sometimes found under the name of Hesperoxiphion peruvianum, this flowers in central Peru December and January. Flowers can be all of these; yellow, yellow brown, orange or plain yellow.
  • Cypella pusila syn: Hesperoxiphion pusilla and Herbertia pusilla. A small plant to just some 12cm. or so tall, with its pale yellow fleeting flowers, softly gracing the day. A little gem.

    Happy orderings and growing.If you get no other Cypella from lists this season, do try and grow Cypella hauthalii ssp opalina for it rewards you with months of fleeting flowers. Each flower fades in a day to be replaced again with newer larger delights.

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    23.   Mar 7, 2003 10:29 PM
    In response to message posted by Gary:

    thanks you for the seeds. ...

    -- posted by Rose99
    22.   Feb 2, 2003 10:03 PM
    In response to message posted by robertquest:

    joy and delight,

    yes please :) ...

    -- posted by Gary
    21.   Feb 2, 2003 3:51 AM
    In response to message posted by Gary:

    hey buddy boy, want a few more? ...

    -- posted by robertquest
    20.   Feb 1, 2003 9:54 PM
    In response to message posted by Gary:

    Here now in Tasmania, I have two which are about to bloom.

    yuppers sings, ...

    -- posted by Gary
    19.   Feb 15, 2002 10:20 PM
    In response to message posted by RayCox:

    Hi Ray et al,

    I first grew this under the name Cypella plumbea from seed passed o ...

    -- posted by Gary



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