Brodiaea--TOW
Mary Sue Ittner (Wed, 18 Jun 2003 12:14:18 PDT)

This came as a bounce. I'm not sure why since Chuck is a member of our
list. But I am sending it on.

From: "Chuck Gleaves" <cgleaves@kingwoodcenter.org>
Subject: pbs-Brodiaea-TOW
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2003 14:50:40 -0400

Sorry to continue the conversation about Triteleia laxa under the topic of
Brodiaea, but I was very gratified to read Jim Waddick s description of his
experience with T. l. Queen Fabiola . A year ago last fall I planted bulbs
of Queen Fabiola from two different sources. In the spring there was an
occasional wisp of a leaf which soon disappeared. I assumed they were dead
and I even removed the label. (I usually leave the label as a sort of
memorial to my hope for a resurrection.) I thought the sale of that bulb to
my climate was some sort of bad joke. This spring I was surprised to see a
couple of nice healthy clumps of leaves and flower buds emerging. It is a
great find out other people have similar experiences. By the way Jim, your
name was invoked at the recent Siberian and Species Iris Conference in
Hamilton, Ontario

I also have graduated to zone 6 in the proposed USDA zone map. We never
were able to grow stuff like Magnolia grandiflora, Lagerstroemia indica,
Viburnum rhytidophyllum, and Prunus laurocerasus with any degree of
reliability, but I guess now we can.

The new map offers less information and confuses old references. Progress?

Chuck Gleaves

Kingwood Center

Mansfield, Ohio

Zone 5