Me too, me too. Had one years ago, lost to virus. Best, Joyce Miller, USDA 7 Gresham, OR -------------------------------------------------- From: <santoury@aol.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:56 PM To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: Re: [pbs] Hippeastrum calyptratum mounted > Awesome looking plant guys! I would be interested in looking for some, if > anyone has some to share, or leads to find some. > Best, Jude > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Uli Urban <johannes-ulrich-urban@T-Online.de> > To: Pacifib Bulb Society messages <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Wed, Jan 5, 2011 3:28 pm > Subject: [pbs] Hippeastrum calyptratum mounted > > > Dear Jacob, > > > This is exactly how H. calyptratum grows in the wild. I have seen > mature bulbs growing on moss covered trunks of trees in the forest in > Brazil. The roots formed extensive thick carpets about two feet long > and at least one foot wide if not bigger. So looking at your picture I > think your plant will soon need "repotting" in the sense to attach its > piece of cork on a far bigger one. Your method looks very sucessful > indeed and thank you for sharing! > > > Uli > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 5765 (20110106) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com/ > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5765 (20110106) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com/