Scoliopus
Merrill Jensen (Fri, 15 Apr 2005 07:49:16 PDT)

Hi Mary Sue,

Thanks for sharing! Scoliopus was one of those plants that I looked for
while I lived in Oregon, but was never able to locate one. I had also
wanted to work it into the collections at the Oregon Garden, but was
'downsized' before that could happen. How do you think it would fair in a
woodland in Palo Alto? I've got a good humus soil that comes fairly close
to a coastal situation. Anybody have one in the area?

Merrill
Palo Alto, CA zone 9/10 where the Watsonia borbonica are blooming and I
picked up some Wachendorfia thyrsiflora yesterday to try...

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From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of Mary Sue Ittner
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 5:02 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: [pbs] Scoliopus

Hi,

Gerhard Stickroth sent me a picture of Scoliopus bigelovii blooming in
Germany grown by friend Josef Mayr who has given permission to add it to
the wiki. I was quite amazed to see all these flowers together since in the
wild it is tucked into corners here and there in the shady forest so I've
never seen a photo opportunity where you could capture so many flowers at
once. Also since this plant usually grows in the shade, the lack of light
and shadows make good pictures a challenge. Josef is growing his plants in
full sun in a former pond where he has changed the soil. I always find it
fascinating to learn about the different ways people grow plants
successfully. I don't know how cold it is where he lives, but he has found
a system that works. Read about it and see the picture below. I guess I
need to give my plants more nutrients and more light besides the new
regimen of additional summer water.

http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…

Mary Sue

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