Hi Scott:
Thanks for your interesting comments. A common mistake is to try that adult corms change Hemispheres. Inmature corms are a lot more flexible and adapt a lot more readily to favorable conditions for growth.
Regards
Alberto> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 14:35:03 -0500> From: scottc@WaveHill.org> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: Re: [pbs] BX 192 dormant or?> > I have some experience with South African winter-growing bulbs doing the> hemisphere-switch. Elizabeth Scholtz, Director Emeritus of the Brooklyn> Botanic Garden (and incredible global garden diplomat!) is a native of> South Africa and would bring me newly-dormant winter-growers in Nov. and> Dec. from Cape Town and Kirstenbosch. They were definitely reluctant to> switch; I handled as Alberto suggested with a gritty, very free-draining> mix, watered in once, keep cool with my other winter growers in a cool> greenhouse (50F night; 62F day) and wait for signs of activity. Some> would struggle into growth at the end of the cool season (Feb.-early> April). Keep them growing as long as possible (June?) and then I'd try> to get them started the following Oct.-Nov. with the rest of the> winter-growers we had. Some would do well, others struggled, some> couldn't make it. Ixias and Sparaxis did OK, Gladioules spp. less well.> With Lachenalias, I often had better plants at year 3 from seed than I> did trying to get bulbs imported from the southern hemisphere "over the> equator". Good luck.> Scott Canning> Wave Hill> Zone 6 with a cool greenhouse in the Bronx> > -----Original Message-----> From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org> [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of> pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, December 05, 2008 1:21 PM> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: pbs Digest, Vol 71, Issue 6> > Send pbs mailing list submissions to> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> > You can reach the person managing the list at> pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..."> > > List-Post:<mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>> List-Archive:<http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/>> > Today's Topics:> > 1. Cryptostephanus Q? (James Waddick)> 2. Re: Crinum & Fritillaria (James Waddick)> 3. BX 192 dormant or ??? (James Waddick)> 4. Dell's listed seed donations (info@auchgourishbotanicgarden.org)> 5. Re: BX 192 dormant or ??? (Alberto Castillo)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 15:04:40 -0600> From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>> Subject: [pbs] Cryptostephanus Q?> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>> Message-ID: <p0624082cc55df51ff5e8@[192.168.1.100]>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"> > Dear Friends,> I had a question from a person in Germany who responded to > comments on this web site. I suggested he join the group, but is > thinking about it.> > He asks " Is Cryptostephanus densiflorus in cultivation?".> > As you surely know there are three species in this genus. The > commonest is Cryptostephanus vansonii and it looks like a miniature > Clivia miniata with white (or pink) flowers.> > Far less common is Cryptostephanus haemanthoides, a very > different looking bulbous plants of semi-desert locations. A very > few nurseries offer bulbs.> > The third and rarest species is Cryptostephanus densiflorus > endemic to a small area of Angola. Harold Koopowitz in his book on > Clivia suggests it is not in cultivation. Angola has enough social > turmoil that it is not open to much botanizing.> > Can anyone provide an update on this species? Thanks> Jim W.> > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd.> Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711> USA> Ph. 816-746-1949> Zone 5 Record low -23F> Summer 100F +> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 23:06:03 -0600> From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>> Subject: Re: [pbs] Crinum & Fritillaria> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>> Message-ID: <p06240839c55e66e39fc3@[192.168.1.100]>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"> > Dear Iain,> A small typo. The real url is:> http://www.fritillariaicones.com/> > Some real beauties there. Thanks Jim W.> > > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd.> Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711> USA> Ph. 816-746-1949> Zone 5 Record low -23F> Summer 100F +> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 3> Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 23:11:44 -0600> From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>> Subject: [pbs] BX 192 dormant or ???> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>> Message-ID: <p0624083ac55e674fb8f2@[192.168.1.100]>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"> > >18. Oxalis gracilis (W). T> >19. Oxalis purpurea 'Garnet' (W).> >20. Oxalis compressa, double form (W).> > > Dear Friends,> These bulbs were offered in BX 192.> > Any suggestions on how to handle these dormant bulbs? They > were donated by Alberto Castillo in the Southern Hemisphere and > dormant during his summer. Now moved to the Northern Hemisphere, > these winter growers are still 'dormant'. They should be in active > growth here and now.> > > Should they be planted now and watered or held dry for a few > months to complete their dormancy, then planted and allowed to have a > short growth period before a long summer dormancy?> > > Curious. Any experiences moving winter growing bulbs from the > southern hemisphere to the northern?> > Thanks Jim W.> > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd.> Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711> USA> Ph. 816-746-1949> Zone 5 Record low -23F> Summer 100F +> > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 4> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:55:04 -0000> From: <info@auchgourishbotanicgarden.org>> Subject: [pbs] Dell's listed seed donations> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>> Message-ID: <32FF6F2A153C4F73803AD525BF32ECD3@homepc>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > Could I point out a wee small error in provenance info, i.e. # 19 the> location in New Foundland is Cape Fear, [with good reason to the earlier> mariners] NOT Cape Spear.> > I have this taxon here and it is a lovely and floriferous iris growing> to about 30-40 cms planted with me in virtually pure sand, the clump> originally of three plants vegetatively increases rather slowly = well> behaved, but seeds around quite prolifically = not well behaved if the> subject of weeding becomes a trial. This iris will take any level of> cold thrown at it, didn't blink at -26C.> > Iain> > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter.> We are a community of 5.7 million users fighting spam.> SPAMfighter has removed 36414 of my spam emails to date.> Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len/> > The Professional version does not have this message> > > ------------------------------> > Message: 5> Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:00:57 +0000> From: Alberto Castillo <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com>> Subject: Re: [pbs] BX 192 dormant or ???> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>> Message-ID: <BLU104-W36951FF43638DDA0A116DEAEFE0@phx.gbl>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"> > > Hi Jim: > These corms and bulbs I am sending have been dormant for a> month or so under very hot conditions. > > My advice is > pot up in very gritty soil> give them a first watering> take the pots to a cool place with very good light say at 10 C> wait, they should resprout during your winter and resume growth> according to your Hemisphere> they are likely to keep on growing well beyond your spring, do not force> them to go dormant. The longer the season of growth the bigger the bulbs> and corms obtained. > > Hope this is of help> > Best> Alberto> > > > > > > Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 23:11:44 -0600> To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> From:> jwaddick@kc.rr.com> Subject: [pbs] BX 192 dormant or ???> > >18. Oxalis> gracilis (W). T> >19. Oxalis purpurea 'Garnet' (W).> >20. Oxalis> compressa, double form (W).> > > Dear Friends,> These bulbs were offered> in BX 192.> > Any suggestions on how to handle these dormant bulbs? They> > were donated by Alberto Castillo in the Southern Hemisphere and >> dormant during his summer. Now moved to the Northern Hemisphere, > these> winter growers are still 'dormant'. They should be in active > growth> here and now.> > > Should they be planted now and watered or held dry> for a few > months to complete their dormancy, then planted and allowed> to have a > short growth period before a long summer dormancy?> > >> Curious. Any experiences moving winter growing bulbs from the > southern> hemisphere to the northern?> > Thanks Jim W.> > -- > Dr. James W.> Waddick> 8871 NW Brostrom Rd.> Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711> USA> Ph.> 8> 16-746-1949> Zone 5 Record low -23F> Summer 100F +> >> _______________________________________________> pbs mailing list>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/> _________________________________________________________________> Disfrut? los mejores contenidos en MSN Video.> http://video.msn.com/?mkt=es-xl> > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> pbs mailing list> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php> > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 71, Issue 6> **********************************> _______________________________________________> pbs mailing list> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/
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