Chronic hippeastrum acquisition disorder

Mike Rummerfield mikerumm@gmail.com
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:47:09 PST
" .... so unfortunately I'm running out of space. I think I'm just crazy. A
theory confirmed by my wife :-)"

Chad,
Yes - but such a wonderful crazy.  Maybe time to put yourself into
irretrievable debt (and marital disharmony) to add on to that greenhouse?
Adding on to the house might be pushing it a bit.  🙃

I hope your Hippeastrum blooms this Spring.
Best of luck,
Mike

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 11:52 AM, Chad Cox <clcox@ucdavis.edu> wrote:

> Thanks all for commiserating with me.
>  Fred I too have a house full of plants(some seedlings) but haven't
> experimented with hybridization yet; my wife is already angry so I may have
> to wait a bit on that plus I'm still waiting for one of my hippeastrum to
> bloom. I'm hoping that will happen in Spring.
>   Rick I would have to say that the top of my list would be angustifolium,
> closely followed by teyucuarense, brasilianum, morelianum, and argentinum
> to start. The truth is I am fascinated by many of the rare species in this
> genus and the fact that many are practically unheard of in cultivation
> sparks my interest even more since I love challenges.
>   Mike thank you for calling to my attention that I suffer from yet
> another condition, Clivia fever. I don't think I have it as badly as you
> but I definitely have it. I've been looking for a nice red one for a long
> time.
>    Jim yes I have both hippeastrum and clivia in my greenhouse too, but
> was unable to limit myself to just those two and had to go get some
> Phadranassa and Brunsvigia and Crinum and.... so unfortunately I'm running
> out of space. I think I'm just crazy. A theory confirmed by my wife :-)
>
> Chad in Elverta CA
>
>
>
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> Chad L. Cox, Ph.D.
>
>
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> Chad L. Cox, Ph.D.
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