Rhodophiala araucana
Paul Tyerman (Mon, 14 Apr 2003 05:33:46 PDT)
At 12:06 11/04/03 -0500, you wrote:
R. araucana: Grown from seed acquired from IBS, labeled 9-13-01, but not
planted until January 2002. Has been under lights the entire time, the
first flower in full bloom, 04-11-2003. Photo by Kelly Irvin
<http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…>.
Kelly,
I have seedlings of the same BX offering coming along but outside rather
than in under lights. How big were the leaves on your plant when last seen
prior to flowering (I assume it went dormant prior to flowering, or is it
evergreen?). It is really great to see a picture of it, and it will be
interesting to see what mine look like when they flower. Do all the
flowers look like they will be the same colour, or is there variation? I
wonder how long mine will take to get to flowering size in my climate.....
I think it'll be a while yet given how small the leaves still are <grin>.
Great to see the pic.
Cheers.
Paul Tyerman
Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9
mailto:ptyerman@ozemail.com.au
Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Cyclamen, Crocus,
Cyrtanthus, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about anything
else that doesn't move!!!!!