Graham Duncan is a specialist horticulturalist for
geophytes and
curates the
indigenous South African
geophytes collection at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. These are displayed in the Kay Bergh Bulb House at the Kirstenbosch Conservatory.[6] He is considered an authority on the cultivation, conservation, propagation and biology of bulbs of the
Cape region, and the leading expert on the genus Lachenalia.[7][8][9] His research deals with the biology and taxonomy of Cape bulbs.[5]
Other than his work on Lachenalia[10][11] he is known for his expertise on Nerine,[12]Eucomis and Agapanthus. As well as identifying a number of South African plants,[9] he has also bred
cultivars such as Clivia miniata 'Kirstenbosch Splendour', which illustrates the cover of the Kirstenbosch
centenary book (2013).[13][14]
He is the author of numerous books, including several titles in the
Kirstenbosch Gardening Series, scientific papers and popular articles on South African bulbous plants.[4] He is also a plant collector[2] and plant photographer (see
image) and his photographs illustrate his own books and have been published in The Smallest Kingdom: Plants and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope (2011).[8][9][5]
Awards
In 1989, he was awarded the Recht Malan Prize for non-fiction (1989) from the Nasionale Boekhandel for his Bulbous plants of southern Africa[15] and in 2001 he was the recipient of the
International Bulb Society's
Herbert Medal.[16][5]
Duncan, Graham (1988). The Lachenalia handbook: a guide to the genus, with introductory notes on history, identification and cultivation, with descriptions of the species and colour illustrations. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, vol. 17.
Kirstenbosch, South Africa.:
National Botanic Gardens of South Africa.
ISBN9780620119535.
Fraser, Mike; Fraser, Liz (2011).
"Photographic Credits". The Smallest Kingdom: Plants and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope. Archived from
the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
Duncan, Graham D (2002). "The genus Nerine". Bulbs. 4 (1): 9–15.
Duncan, Graham D. "The distribution, habitat and conservation status of the species of Nerine". pp. 22–31. {{
cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (
help), in
RHS (2008a)
Duncan, Graham (December 2013). "Fleeting white amaryllid flower at Kirstenbosch: your best shot". Veld & Flora. 99 (4). (Pancratium tenuifolium): 171.
hdl:
10520/EJC145546.
Duncan, Graham (2006). "Bulbous wealth at the Cape". The Alpine Gardener. 74: 296315.
Graham Duncan is a specialist horticulturalist for
geophytes and
curates the
indigenous South African
geophytes collection at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. These are displayed in the Kay Bergh Bulb House at the Kirstenbosch Conservatory.[6] He is considered an authority on the cultivation, conservation, propagation and biology of bulbs of the
Cape region, and the leading expert on the genus Lachenalia.[7][8][9] His research deals with the biology and taxonomy of Cape bulbs.[5]
Other than his work on Lachenalia[10][11] he is known for his expertise on Nerine,[12]Eucomis and Agapanthus. As well as identifying a number of South African plants,[9] he has also bred
cultivars such as Clivia miniata 'Kirstenbosch Splendour', which illustrates the cover of the Kirstenbosch
centenary book (2013).[13][14]
He is the author of numerous books, including several titles in the
Kirstenbosch Gardening Series, scientific papers and popular articles on South African bulbous plants.[4] He is also a plant collector[2] and plant photographer (see
image) and his photographs illustrate his own books and have been published in The Smallest Kingdom: Plants and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope (2011).[8][9][5]
Awards
In 1989, he was awarded the Recht Malan Prize for non-fiction (1989) from the Nasionale Boekhandel for his Bulbous plants of southern Africa[15] and in 2001 he was the recipient of the
International Bulb Society's
Herbert Medal.[16][5]
Duncan, Graham (1988). The Lachenalia handbook: a guide to the genus, with introductory notes on history, identification and cultivation, with descriptions of the species and colour illustrations. Annals of Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens, vol. 17.
Kirstenbosch, South Africa.:
National Botanic Gardens of South Africa.
ISBN9780620119535.
Fraser, Mike; Fraser, Liz (2011).
"Photographic Credits". The Smallest Kingdom: Plants and Plant Collectors at the Cape of Good Hope. Archived from
the original on 16 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
Duncan, Graham D (2002). "The genus Nerine". Bulbs. 4 (1): 9–15.
Duncan, Graham D. "The distribution, habitat and conservation status of the species of Nerine". pp. 22–31. {{
cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (
help), in
RHS (2008a)
Duncan, Graham (December 2013). "Fleeting white amaryllid flower at Kirstenbosch: your best shot". Veld & Flora. 99 (4). (Pancratium tenuifolium): 171.
hdl:
10520/EJC145546.
Duncan, Graham (2006). "Bulbous wealth at the Cape". The Alpine Gardener. 74: 296315.