{"title":"Eriospermum","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"eriospermum-pubescens-hbg73604","title":"Eriospermum pubescens HBG73604","description":"\u003cp\u003eEriospermum pubescens is a rare species, seldom seen in cultivation or in the wild. Its defining feature is the soft, hairy underside of the leaf from which the species takes its epithet. The plainer-leaved Eriospermum like cooperi and capense are usually less striking than the enation-forming types that look considerably weirder, but this more understated group still has its own appeal. They typically produce a single, heart-shaped prostrate leaf from a thick underground caudex before resting for a few months. We find pubescens to be one of the finest of that set, with a thick, fuzzy covering that feels almost like velvet when it first emerges in fall for its winter growth cycle.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe plant offered here is a well-established division, likely with multiple tubers that can be separated further if desired. The parent plant was collected by the Huntington Botanical Garden and later offered in 2012, making these sale plants pieces of a clone now more than thirty years in cultivation. Collection data is HBG 73604, gathered by Michael Vassar (5701), east of Rawsonville, Western Cape, South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50903093969176,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/pubescens_37ded5d3-1e1f-438f-add6-ccf762adee1e.png?v=1763686071"},{"product_id":"eriospermum-cf-bowkeri","title":"Eriospermum cf. bowieanum","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEriospermum is one of the more unusual South African geophyte genera and tends to be especially captivating to newcomers, particularly the enation-bearing species. Enations are specialized leaf outgrowths that arise directly from the surface of a single leaf, often producing forms that look completely alien. Their function isn’t fully understood, though the prevailing theory is that they increase surface area for moisture collection while limiting transpiration. We received this plant unlabeled, though it more closely resembles Eriospermum bowieanum, with the exception that the enations here are noticeably narrower. Unfortunately, the plant arrived without a collection number or associated data, so its precise origin and native range remain unknown. That said, it is clearly a winter grower, suggesting an origin in one of South Africa’s winter-rainfall regions. Like most members of the genus, this species produces only a single leaf during the growing season, highly modified into an unusual form. In this individual, the leaf presents as a cluster of long, slender, finger-like projections emerging from a small, cordate base.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rare Plant Catalog","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51610292519192,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0912\/1175\/9896\/files\/eriospermumcfbowkeri.png?v=1769986251"}],"url":"https:\/\/rareplantcatalog.com\/collections\/genus-eriospermum.oembed","provider":"Rare Plant Catalog","version":"1.0","type":"link"}