Southern Hemisphere Bulb Extravaganza

Anna Mae Miller irisquilt@aol.com
Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:02:47 PDT
2013 passed 3 yrs. ago. AMM

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> On Mar 18, 2016, at 3:07 PM, Boyce Tankersley <btankers@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi All:
> 
> I am writing to request your advice, ideas and support with a very exciting
> project.  The Chicago Botanic Garden is in the early planning stages of
> creating a Southern Hemisphere Bulb 'WOW' (extravaganza) for the winter of
> 2013 at the Garden.
> 
> The event will have available small Arid, Subtropical and Tropical habitats
> focused display greenhouses as well as indoor spaces.
> 
> The Winter Flower Shows to date typically incorporate the featured plants
> in the habitats with more formal designed exhibits in the indoor display
> areas.  The scale of these winter shows is fairly large,  the recent orchid
> show featured 10,000 plants in full flower, for instance.
> 
> So, what are the 'must haves'?
> 
> Who should we contact to get these treasures?
> 
> I "think" we have enough time to grow many bulbs from seed to flowering
> size if we start now but we are also interested in obtaining fully mature,
> flowering sized bulbs as well.
> 
> The Garden has a wonderful library and we have access to number of online
> resources but - they are hard put to equal the expertise found in this
> group.
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Boyce Tankersley
> Director of Living Plant Documentation
> Chicago Botanic Garden
> 1000 Lake Cook Road
> Glencoe, IL 60022
> email:///btankers@chicagobotanic.org
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