Which species?

The family: ASPHODELACEAE is potentially quite large :)

I have some Scilla pauciflora which is a similar thing :) - bought mine from Hamiltons World of Cacti at Llandilo in Sydney.

HTH -

All I know about this succulent is what I have read in a cacti book.......It says its species name is Asphodeliaceae
and the plant is just called a ..... Albuca .....
It is a thin suuculent strand that grows upward and spirals as it goes. Each piece is only about 5/10 mm across and is a bright green.. any more help would be great
TA........MADS

hey,
i dont suppose you could post up a pic could you?
Beck

Hi Mads
I have the same book you have the plant you are looking for is Albuca spiralis the Family name is Asphodeliaceae which includes Aloes,Gasterias and Haworthias etc.,
Regards Dave61

i think i'm looking at the same cacti book ur looking at madsmanx. it is albuca spiralis. i too have lusted after it but the only place i could find that plant is to obtain some seeds at Arizona Cactus Garden... but then i've looked at it today, and it's not there anymore... they basically sell cactus seeds not succulent.. ahh well.

miss eggy

Thanks 4 all your help folks, I'll just have to keep looking :)

Albuca are just one genus among many of a large number of geophytic plants from many plant Families occurring in the winter rain deserts of South Africa & Namibia. A few are in specialist collections but they are rare. Many of these plants are really unusual while some are also extremely beautiful in flower. A few examples from a huge range are, Albuca unifolia - quite an oddity. Some are 'windowed' as in the two ssp of Bulbine mesembryanthoides and also B haworthiodes. Tylecodon also has a number of amazing little plants. Not all are bulbs some are tiny caudiciforms and some have succulent foliage.
The only way to acquire these plants is to join a specialist Society and trade with experienced collectors or import new species with the cost and enormous red tape involved. I have a numer of various sp. mostly in the mesemb Family but no spares. Incidentally A spiralis does crop up now and again. I have just acquired one by trading. Tarrington Exotics sometimes has a few interesting bulbs such as Massonia. Most require knowledge and skill to grow.

Yahoo groups has just started a new forum that covers unusual Moncots such as Albuca

Thanx for that Didge :)

Hi Madsmanx
re your Albuca. Have it listed in my book as Albuca, Asphodel, Liliaceae. Native bulbous plant of tropical and sth Africa.
Garry and Sue Reid, RMB 6270 Allans Flat via Wodonga Vict. 3691, have listed in their catalogue 'Albuca canadensis' : to 75cm pendulous yellow flowers with green stripe on reverse. Hope this is ofsome help. jancc

Hello - Arid Lands Greenhouses in Iowa and Arizona has this bulb. Harold

Please tell me where to find these on the Yahoo groups, I have found some strange stuff, but can't seem to get anything on Albuca or Moncot except what is written on this forum.
Marion