I would love to have some Oxalis boweii (Offering #3) and seed of Fritillaria biflora. Shirley Meneice Dell Sherk wrote: >Dear All, > > The items listed below have been donated by people from all over the >world, to be shared. If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please >email me PRIVATELY at <dells@voicenet.com>. Include "BX 71" in the subject >line. Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not specify >quantities. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address too, in >case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first come, first >served system. > When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find, included with them, a >statement of how much money (cash or check) you should send the PBS >treasurer to defray our costs for packing and first-class postage. > Some of you are members of the PBS discussion forum but not members of >the Pacific Bulb Society. THIS BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS OF >THE PBS. Consider joining the PBS so that you can take advantage of future >offers such as this. Go to our website: <http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/> . Or >contact me at dells@voicenet.com > If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the PBS, please send >CLEAN, clearly labeled material to: Dell Sherk, PO Box 224, Holicong, PA, >18928, USA. Donors will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for >their donations. > >PLEASE NOTE: I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR >ORDER.. >IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !! > >From Mary Sue Ittner: > >BULBS: > >1. Ferraria crispa--Winter growing from South Africa. These are children >from a previous BX that have never bloomed for me. These are big blooming >sized bulbs you'd think. With another form of this species I didn't havemuch >luck growing them in a container so the ones I have left are going in the >ground. Tender > >2. Ferraria crispa var. norterii--This one blooms for me reliably in >containers (bulbs are smaller in this offering) and is very pretty, not bad >smelling. Winter growing > >3. Oxalis boweii -- This made the favorite pink category of a couple of us. >This is a fall blooming, tall, big gorgeous plant. Plant now. Thanks to Uli >for first sharing this beauty with me > >4. Oxalis callosa -- Another favorite of mine, ex Telos, pink with a red >ring. Fall blooming. Plant now. Limited quantity > >SEEDS: > >5. Fritillaria biflora -- Late winter to spring growing, chocolate color, >California native > >6. Triteleia laxa -- Why would anyone offer seeds of this you might say, >probably the easiest California bulb to grow and widely available. Seeds >were saved from my plants grown from North Coast population wild collected >seed that is shorter, darker in color, and doesn't offset as much as some. >Winter growing > >7. Veltheimia bracteata -- This is just the normal colored version. Try the >paper towel method for germination. This one is either evergreen or has a >short summer dormancy > >From Paul Tyerman: > >SEEDS: > >8. Moraea polystachya >9. Zephyranthes atamasco >10. Calydorea amabilis > >From Jay Yourch: > > Zephyranthes sp. Labuffarosa - A vigorous, heavy blooming, large >flowered natural hybrid rain lily from Mexico. Foliage is broad, shiny, >attractive and has good presence in the garden most of the year. Extreme >cold will burn it back and sometimes in mid-spring the foliage becomes >sparse for no apparent reason, only to come back strong later in the spring. >The flowers range from white to pink, with bi-color common also. The >flowers last 2-3 days, but do this repeatedly about 3 days after each good >summer and early fall shower, so they make a fantastic contribution to the >garden at that time of year. Cold hardiness at least to Zone 7. Does well >in sun to part shade with moist, rich soils, mucky soils seem OK too, dry, >poor soils to be avoided. It is a low, neat grower that looks good at the >front of the bed. Very easy to grow and flower, pest resistant, and trouble >free if provided with rich moist soil and adequate light. Would grow well in >a container in colder climates, but probably needs some summer heat and >humidity to perform well. This is one of those plants that make me look like >a really talented gardener, which I freely admit I am not. > >I have 2 clones in my garden. One is a large flowered deep pink form that I >call 'Messenbrink's Pink' (not a real name) after the color and the nursery >in North Carolina where I got my first bulbs. It is a very good offsetter >and bloomer. The other clone is large flowered mostly white form (little >bit of pink on the tips) selected by Plant Delights Nursery which is named >'Big Dude'. Its habits are otherwise the same as 'Messenbrink's Pink'. > >The plants will set seed with hand-pollination, but only seem to do this if >more than one clone is involved, so there may be some self-incompatibility >issues. When I move pollen between 'Messenbrink's Pink' and 'Big Dude' and >vice-versa I get heavy seed set on both seed parents, otherwise nothing. > >I collected seeds from both parents. I do not know that the seedlings will >be different, but I kept them separate just in case. I was a bit reluctant >to let these go (I kept some for myself and pollinated them again >yesterday), so if you receive these from the BX, succeed with growing and >flowering them and get some really nice flower forms, I would like to hear >about it. > >Here are the seed offerings: > >11. Zephyranthes sp. Labuffarosa 'Big Dude' (seed) x 'Messenbrink's Pink' >(pollen) > 12. Zephyranthes sp. Labuffarosa 'Messenbrink's Pink' (seed) x 'Big Dude' >(pollen) > >Thank you, Mary Sue, Paul, and Jay !! > >Best wishes, >Dell > >--Dell Sherk, Director, Pacific BX > > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > >