I guess I phrased things lousily - I HAVE "Miner" and am looking for socialis w/data. BTW, do you have the socialis formerly known as "pauciflora?" On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 8:38 PM, dave s <wusong@evilemail.com> wrote: > Yeah, I basically beat mine into submission with a bone, dead dry wnter. > But the fact that it seems happy to grow in winter, or in spring, and will > grow in summer xcept in extreme heat makes me think it could be a hybrid of > socialis and some winter growing *Ledebouria*. OTOH, it's SO distinct > that maybe it's an undescribed species...? Oh well. > > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 7:18 PM, Steve Marak <samarak@gizmoworks.com>wrote: > >> Dave, >> >> No idea about the origin of the plant - I got it from John. For me, the >> activity cycle is still a mystery, as I have it in every stage of growth >> from leafless dormant bulb to flowering, all within a few feet of each >> other, as I write this. And even what appear to be a few seedlings, >> germinated in a pot which was under an infloresence. >> >> (I have so much I've considered sending a bunch to Dell for the BX, but >> wasn't sure if others would like it as much as I do.) >> >> Steve >> >> On Fri, 25 Mar 2011, dave s wrote: >> >> > I asked about the plant *Ledebouria socialis* "Miner" (named in a rare >> fit >> > of Steve-Hammeritude by John Trager) a while back, nd no one had any >> ideas. >> > I just thought I'd float the question out there again: Does anyone know >> the >> > origin of this plant? It seems to have a slightly different activity >> cycle >> > from other forms of socialis. Not by much, but... Also, (forgive me) >> > anybody want to trade some for socialis clones WITH LOCALITY DATA? >> >> -- Steve Marak >> -- samarak@gizmoworks.com >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > >