REPLY: [pbs] Hypogeal lilies and Jim McKenney introduces himself
DaveKarn@aol.com (Thu, 15 Jan 2004 22:09:15 PST)

In a message dated 15-Jan-04 3:54:53 PM Pacific Standard Time,
jimmckenney@starpower.net writes:

Jim ~

Bingo! In the last couple of years, I have bought a great many colchicum
and have been quite disappointed with respect to just how mixed they really
are. A few sorts are so distinctive, however, that mix-ups are rare, e.g.,
the few doubles. Part of the problem is that I don't think there is a
definitive monograph on the genus. The real service we can do each other,
I think, is to trade observations (and corms/seeds) and see if we can't
arrive at some commonly agreed-upon description for as many of these as we
can, in particular, the large hybrids.

Best,
Dave Karnstedt
Silverton, Oregon 97381-0237
email: davekarn@aol.com
Cool Mediterranean climate with wet winters and hot, dry summers. USDA Z 7-8