Massonia echinata

[johnralphcarpenter]

Ralph I agree that the one labelled echinata is not that, but probably is hirsuta. Sorry if you got that from me wrongly labelled (though I don't actually remember selling any echinata this year). Having learnt how easily the Massonias hybridise I now take care to isolate plants I am propagating and will not be selling in future anything that I have not first flowered to confirm its identity.
Steve, I also think your plants are hirsuta as you suspect.

Paul

Sorry Paul, I'm an idiot - I got the jasminiflora from you but not the echinata! Now all I have to do is remember where I got it and re-label it as hirsuta.

[johnralphcarpenter]

OK, I've remembered - I got it from Rannveig Wallis.

[SJW]

OK, I've remembered - I got it from Rannveig Wallis.

Phew, well at least I'm in good company if the Wallis's are similarly confused about echinata/hirsuta!

[Paul Cumbleton]

Steve, the material from Addo is indeed hirsuta too.
Ralph,
Glad you remembered it wasn't me you got the wrongly labelled echinata from, I would not like to have supplied wrongly labelled material

cheers
Paul

[SJW]

Steve, the material from Addo is indeed hirsuta too.
cheers
Paul

Well, it's turning out that I seem to have a lot of bleedin' hirsuta! There must be a laboured joke there about it causing me to tear my hair out but it's late so I'll leave it...

[johnstephen29]

Hi Steve I've managed to hopefully get hold of some Echinata seeds if I can get them to germinate you can have one mate.

[SJW]

Hi Steve I've managed to hopefully get hold of some Echinata seeds if I can get them to germinate you can have one mate.

That's kind of you, John. Thanks. To get them to germinate give the pot a temperature differential: warm days and colder nights.

[johnstephen29]

Cheers steve thanks for the advice

[ArnoldT]

Soon to have a good supply of seeds.  Massonia echinata

[Maggi Young]

A sculpture or a creature from the deep, Arnold? 

[ArnoldT]

Maggi:

I still like the anemone analogy.

[Maggi Young]

Maggi:

I still like the anemone analogy.

   Oh yes!