Lycoris, Rhodophiala, and Colchicum.
J.E. Shields (Sat, 06 Sep 2003 15:01:53 PDT)
Russell,
Can you supply some of these bulbs next summer? I might be interested in
trying some of them.
Our season is probably late this year because the weather was cold and wet
well into June this past spring. I guess my C. byzantinum usually start in
early to mid August, and they are not up at all yet. Maybe our wet summer
was too much of a good thing for some of them.
Regards,
Jim
At 11:40 AM 9/6/2003 -0400, you wrote:
If your colchicums are only beginning to bloom, Jim, you obviously need to
augment your collection <grin>. C. bivonae 'Apollo' has been in flower
for 2 weeks, with C. bivonae hybrids such as 'Princess Astrid' following
close on its heels (many hybrids debut in the last week of August or
so). Colchicum speciosum 'Ordu' is also well into bloom. If you were
able to grow C. graecum (which I would think would be a possibility), your
colchicum season would start in early August (other species reputably
flower even earlier, but I cannot personally attest to this).
Russell
At 09:36 AM 9/6/2003 -0500, you wrote:
My first Colchicum is in bloom -- C. autumnale. C. cilicicum usually is
first, but not this year.
Regards,
Jim Shields
in central Indiana
Russell Stafford
Odyssey Bulbs
8984 Meadow Lane, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49103
269-471-4642
http://www.odysseybulbs.com/
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