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Massonia pustulata



Archive entry 29.11.09

6th December 2009


This was the first species I met,as an occasional occupant of the more specialised Alpine Houses. Very peculiar paired pustulate leaves, it was many years before I saw one in flower. My plant came from Tale Valley Nurseries who seem to be developing a talent for the unexpected and wonderful. Under natural conditions it is pollinated by gerbils although mine seems to have set seed without (to my knowledge) the intervention of rodents.

10th October 2013


There is something delightfully satisfying about the moment in autumn when these magnificent leaves flow up to the surface from a seemingly empty pot. The little bud-button filled with promise in the centre is a bonus.

25th September 2014