Ferraria crispa Corms

Matt Mattus mmattus@charter.net
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:03:36 PDT
I was going to post an image of some never-bloomed corms that I have in a
'mystery' pot of corms raised from seed that I bought from Silverhill Seed
planted 2006. I say 'mystery' since the label says Ferraria crispa, but I
was doubting the accuracy, since the foliage looks nothing like any of the
foilage in many Ferraria photos. I have never grown this genus before.

After looking at the PBS Wiki, I think that these are indeed Ferraria
crispa, but I have a problem. I had been potting up the cormlets every year,
and now I have many, far too many. They are not very large, the largest is
about the size of a US quarter coin, and the rest, smaller. They have been
dividing in copious amounts.

Should I repot all of the corms deeper? Right now, they are falling out of
the pot, pushing themselves out over the rim, and they are so tight inside
the pot that I may have to crack it. I have them in a 10 inch clay pot, with
a fast draining soil mix which is mostly lean, and about 80% perlite. The
foliage is magnificent, but no flowers yet.

Should I isolate the larger corms and plant those alone? What sort of soil
mixture should I use? It would be nice to see one of these many corms bloom!

Of course, these may even not be Ferraria, but I am going to trust my metal
label.

Matt Mattus
Worcester, MA
Zone 5b

On 8/15/11 10:03 PM, "steven hart" <hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com> wrote:

> O so lucky, I have been to Rio & Iguassu Falls, I had they overwhelming urge
> to disappear into the rain forest like an early explorer.
> I have quite a few hippeastrums just about to enjoy the first flowers, goats
> ate a few buds off though. They mowed crushed & stomped about $5000 worth of
> bulbs into the ground actually, If they didn't wiggle their ears & tails so
> sweetly we might have to discuss their living arrangements. I'll have some
> princess flowering soon. I grow Worseylas too i love the colour & i'm a
> sucker for anything endangered in my eyes.  I'd love to see them in the wild
> too
> I think all my Hippeastrums are hybreds but i have a big interest in endemic
> natives.
> I wana come with u to Brazil
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 3:52 AM, Shelley GAGE <sgage4@eq.edu.au> wrote:
> 
>> Dear Steven,
>> I am interested in many plants but especially love amaryllids. I am off to
>> Brazil next month hoping to get photos of hippeastrum and other amaryllids.
>> With any luck I might get to see Worseyla flowering in its native habitat. I
>> am buying a new camera in anticipation. I was in Uruguay and Brazil for the
>> International Palm Conference last year and had to go back.
>> Shelley
>> 
>> On 12/08/11, steven hart <hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Shelley
>>> 
>>> Thanks, i wish i had joined up long ago, i have looked at the PBS website
>>> meny times as a reference, especially when i was trying to find out about
>> a
>>> native crinum from here, it took me several months & it is the SE
>> Queensland
>>> Crinum Flaccidum, they are beautiful, Brisbane lilies are native on my
>>> property too.
>>> 
>>> What do u like to collect ?
>>> 
>>> I gotta get to work, for a few days straight now  :-)
>>> 
>>> Bye for now Shelly
>>> Happy Gardening..........
>>> Steven
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 12:59 PM, Shelley GAGE <sgage4@eq.edu.au> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dear Steven,
>>>> Welcome. I live between Gympie and the coast and have visited Ron's
>> amazing
>>>> collection on the way to Hervey Bay. It's good to have another local on
>>>> board.
>>>> Shelley Gage
>>>> 
>>>> On 11/08/11, steven hart <hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Alan
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am in the mountains near Esk Queensland. The crinums love it here
>> high
>>>> dry
>>>>> peaks surrounded by rain forest gorges about 500m above sea level.
>> Lots
>>>> of
>>>>> due & fog through out the year. I'm having good success with some
>>>> Madagascan
>>>>> Crinums, my favorites along with the Australian natives.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'm looking forward to working out how this all works. Sure got a lot
>> of
>>>> new
>>>>> email visiters haha.........mmmm i'll have to watch the time though,
>> i
>>>> work
>>>>> from friday until Monday 3am till late  so its early to bed for me, i
>>>> only
>>>>> get a few hours sleep on weekends
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 1:06 AM, Alan O'Leary <aoleary@esc.net.au>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Welcome aboard Steven.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You have similar interests to me.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Whereabouts in Australia do you live?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Alan O'Leary
>>>>>> Adelaide ,Sth Australia zone 10A
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "steven hart" <hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 4:12 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [pbs] Hello
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Hi Everyone !
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I'm Steven. I love fragrant gardens, was a nursery manager long
>> ago &
>>>>>>> collect Crinums, Amerillys & various other goodies.
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