Chasmanthe

How do I tell Chasmanthe biflora from Chasmanthe floribunda?

C. bicolor is a much smaller plant at between 3 to 4 ft, C. floribunda is up to 7ft those are the only differences I am aware of. Two photos can be found on this page http://www.theafricangarden.com/page39.html

This message was edited Jan 6, 2004 11:53 AM

Chasmanthe only has 3 species in the genus; aethiopica, bicolor and floribunda. I can't find anything on a C. biflora so assumed it was meant to be bicolor.

Biflora might be something I made up, or rather, remembered incorrectly.

Then Chasmanthe bicolor is what I have. This is a poor quality picture and the color is "off", but this shows the height.

This message was edited Jan 6, 2004 11:55 AM

Here are the flowers more close up. It's kind of a weird picture because I used the watercolor funtion on it, but I liked that look better than the original picture and I don't know where the original picture is now.

That's a great plant Kelli!