Rhodohypoxis baurii (common names: Red star)

What a Fab Pink :D

Hi, Spritzhenry,

You are absolutely correct. They are S. African plants and dislike our similar wet cold winters. In my mini climate zone I have never had a problem. Thirty miles to either side they might die unless planted in an extremely well drained location, or under the eaves or the overhang of a big rock. Something I did in one garden -- they thrive there.

The further down the color chain you go the less vigorous they seem to be. That is a my opinion only post. Mine are called RED although they are not. There are Pink and White varieties.

Carmens Nursery in Los Gatos CA. may have been the first seller of these beautiful plants in the U.S.A. Lambs Nursery in Spokane had them as well. He was one wonderful weird, loveable but strange and exceptional fellow. We used to exchange correspondences. Boy, I wish I had kept those letters. He lived in three different countries and still had a nursery in Spokane. I came up here in 82 and basically re-introduced them.

They are also nice Bonsai accent plants -- one of my major sale areas. I have posted them twice on eBay with not one buyer, even at prices less than at my nursery. Speaks to one of my posts that consumers/gardeners are also being dumbed down by the big box stores. What was available in local small garden shops in the late 70's and 80's was better than it is now today. At least in the U.S. Reason most of the wholesalers have caved in to their purchasers.
They want nothing to do with things that need to have explanations, hence common stuff is weeding out the choice and precious -- esp. native plants.

I have two of these. I like them a lot. They don't like our wet weather, though!

what a lovely colour secateur

This is a pretty flower Secateur

Nope. it was a great picture and I rendered it into cards.
This was a scanned copy of one of the cards. So long ago, I had forgotten about that. The original was really nice. This was in the nineties, maybe with a new scanner I could do better. I think I still have a few of these around. Trouble is where?

I am a terrible packrat.Disorganized as well.

Lovely flowers, unusual background, like a close up too close for comfort.

Spritzhenry made a comment on the need for drainage.

He was absolutely correct. They are S. African plants and dislike our similar wet cold winters. In my mini climate zone I have never had a problem. Thirty miles to either side they might die unless planted in an extremely well drained location, or under the eaves or the overhang of a big rock. Something I did in one garden -- they thrive there.

The further down the color chain you go the less vigorous they seem to be. That is a my opinion only post. Mine are called RED although they are not. There are Pink and White varieties.

Carmens Nursery in Los Gatos CA. may have been the first seller of these beautiful plants in the U.S.A. Lambs Nursery in Spokane had them as well. He was one wonderful weird, loveable but strange and exceptional fellow. We used to exchange correspondences. Boy, I wish I had kept those letters. He lived in three different countries and still had a nursery in Spokane. I came up here in 82 and basically re-introduced them.

They are also nice Bonsai accent plants -- one of my major sale areas. I have posted them twice on eBay with not one buyer, even at prices less than at my nursery. Speaks to one of my posts that consumers/gardeners are also being dumbed down by the big box stores. What was available in local small garden shops in the late 70's and 80's was better than it is now today. At least in the U.S. Reason most of the wholesalers have caved in to their purchasers.
They want nothing to do with things that need to have explanations, hence common stuff is weeding out the choice and precious -- esp. native plants.

I posted this on 'Secateur's' site.

This is Secateur with a new name. I am slowly deleting the old ID and will be posting as Skyline.

The reasons are in my new intro. Mostly based on the fact that everyone I asked to visit here could not spell Secateur and all know me as Skyline. Simple as that. Makes much more sense. It also has less of a cutting touch to it, don't you think. :-)

Thank you all for your comments. This is a one time and permanant change. I have had that name for over twenty years. It will be so here I hope as well.