Galanthus--TOW
J.E. Shields (Tue, 03 Feb 2004 07:00:32 PST)

Jim W. and all,

I'm not sure where I got the idea that Galanthus reginae-olgae was
tender. Since I have only one bulb of it, I think I'll try out the
approach that Joy Bishop told about in the Alpine-L TOW: Grow a rare or
expensive bulb in a pot until it forms two bulbs. Then take one and
propagate it by chipping. When the remaining bulb doubles again, plant one
outdoors in the ground and chip the other. Pretty soon, you have quite a
nice little collection of that clone, cultivar, species, etc.

Someday we need a TOW on propagation of rare, difficult or self-sterile
species. I wish I knew more about that.

Jim Shields
in central Indiana (USA)

At 08:13 AM 2/3/2004 -0600, Jim Waddick wrote:

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