Topic of the week/Ammocharis--TOW
Mary Sue Ittner (Sat, 23 Oct 2004 12:32:14 PDT)

Dear All,

My attempts since May to get introductions for the topic of the week have
not been very fruitful except for a few notable exceptions (Pelargonium,
Paeonia). I've really tried, sending out lots of emails, but either I don't
get replies or the people I ask have been too busy to help. I have
concluded that I don't have time to keep struggling with this so plan to
give up trying to do a Topic of the Week. I'll finish the year out with
sporadic topics if I think of some that don't require introductions.
Hopefully we can finish the favorite bulbs by colors and do blue and white.
There are a couple pending topics that are possible too if people find the
time to get them to me. If anyone is bursting to talk about their favorite
genus and wants to do an intro for me please contact me privately. Since
our archives are public we hear from people who are not members of our list
who were eager for information and are thrilled when they come upon some of
those introductions.

About a year ago I asked for help with the topic of the week. I've tried
doing it less frequently, recycling old topics, doing things that didn't
require an introduction, and some of the other ideas suggested then. A
couple of people volunteered to do topics and we have done those. One of
the ideas I proposed then was to talk about a genus without an introduction
and hope that people will share all they know about it. I think I tried it
once and drew a blank.

Someone very much wanted us to talk about Ammocharis so I am proposing it
as a topic of the week. Who grows this? What species? What are your
experiences? Thanks ahead for anyone willing to respond.

Mary Sue