Chronic hippeastrum acquisition disorder

Karl Church 64kkmjr@gmail.com
Fri, 13 Jan 2017 13:37:20 PST
As a member of the Bulb Society and the Cactus and Succulent Society I've
found that this craziness (addiction) is quite common so don't feel alone.
While my addiction started only a few years ago, I completely understand.

Karl Church
Dinuba, CA
On Jan 13, 2017 12:47 PM, "Mike Rummerfield" <mikerumm@gmail.com> wrote:

> " .... 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
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > Chad L. Cox, Ph.D.
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > Chad L. Cox, Ph.D.
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