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Ed Mues - experience "Bowiea"

 

 Photograph of Bowiea - © 2005 Les Stone
Bowiea Picture 2a

    The three bulbs in this pot (above) all came from one that split not unlike cell division.  Allowed to grow toward the window light uninterrupted by turning, the appearance reminds me of some junipers or other coniferous evergreens (often subjects of bonsai ) after examples seen along coastlines and mountain sides. These are about ten years in age. Bonsai without the pain.

 

 Photograph of Bowiea - © 2006 Ed Mues
Bowiea Picture 6b

    The image above is the true color of Bowiea volubilis: a vibrant green, leafless plant. Its flowers are white/cream in color. Light plays tricks on both the greens and the whites. Photographed outdoors in a verdant setting surrounded by trees and grass, the bowiea plants appears more yellow than green, as in the first photo. The above photo was taken in the greenhouse and its color is true. This plant (bulb) is approximately seven years old.

 

 Photograph of Bowiea - © 2006 Ed Mues
Bowiea Picture 3c

    The photo (above) is of two large and mature bulbs that developed together, one budding off the other. They are about sixteen years old and were planted deliberately with a doll to see the interplay with their growing and changing stems and the doll. It was an attempt at a surrealistic sculpture. Each year when the growth dies back and is removed, the opportunities for the next stage are enhanced. Remember the bulbs continue to grow even when there is no evidence above the soil line. New bulbs will bud off the parents, and new effects await to be discovered or created.

 

 Photograph of Bowiea - © 2005 Les Stone
Bowiea Picture 1a

    Here is another example of a bowiea photographed outdoors in a verdant setting. The flowers almost appear yellow when in fact they are white/cream in color. This bulb is about ten years old. I make a distinction between the bulb and the plant because the green leafless stem is only a seasonal manifestation. The bulb continues to be actively growing even when the outward stem dies back and ceases to be.

 

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