Dear All,
The items listed below have been donated by our members to be shared.
If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please email me PRIVATELY
at <dells@voicenet.com>. Include "BX 135" in the subject line.
Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not specify
quantities. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address, too, in
case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first come, first
served system. When you receive your seeds/bulbs you will find, included
with them, a statement of how much money (cash, check, or Paypal to <>; no
money orders, please) you should send the PBS treasurer to defray our costs
for packing and first-class postage. Some of you are members of the online
PBS discussion forum but are not members of the Pacific Bulb Society. THIS
BX OFFERING IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PBS. Consider joining the
PBS so that you can take advantage of future offers such as this. Go to our
website: <http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/> ....
PLEASE NOTE: Because of the extra weight of the items on this BX, the cost
per item will be $3.00.
If you would like to donate seeds or bulbs/corms to the PBS, please
send CLEAN, clearly labeled material to:
Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938
USA
Donors will receive credit on the BX for the cost of postage for their
donations.
I WILL REPLY TO YOU WITHIN 24 HRS OF MY RECEIPT OF YOUR ORDER.
IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
From Jim Waddick:
1. Zephyranthes candida bulbs: "This is a lesson for those who think they
are an expert or think they are a novice. Years ago I was given a pot of
'mystery bulbs' from a friend from out-of-state. I didn't recognize them
right off hand, but gave them good care. After a few years the pot filled
up, but no flowers. Feeling they were 'iffy' I wintered them in my cool
greenhouse. Years went by...
Then only 2 or 3 years ago I saw a pot of Zephyranthes in a nursery.
It was sitting in 6 inches of water and blooming its head off. Gee that
looked very familiar. I went home and put this pot of packed mystery bulbs
in six inches of water. A week later it was covered with white Rain lily
flowers. I eventually figured out is the common Z. candida. Now that I know
how to grow it, I get blooms each year and the pot is filled to bursting.
I grow mine in a pot that winters above freezing, but I know they
can take some frost outdoors.
So if you have never tried Rain Lilies before, these are sturdy
enough to thrive on my ignorance and neglect. Here's a lovely picture from
the pbs files:
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/…
a.jpg taken by Lauw de Jaeger.
From Tony Avent:
Seedling bulbs "in the green" with soil:
2. Habranthus brachyandrus
3. Habranthus x floryi, purple base
4. Habranthus brachyandrus, dark purple
5. Habranthus ex brachyandrus
6. Habranthus ex brachyandrus, off colors
7. Cyclamen hederifolium
8. Calydorea nuda
9. Zephyranthes 'Bangkok Yellow'
10. Zephyranthes morrisclintii, Redneck Romance strain
11. Zephyranthes reginae
12. Zephyranthes verecunda
13. Zephyranthes ex Pamillas
14. Zephyranthes morrisclintii ex Redneck Romance strain
15. Zephyranthes primulina
Thank you, Jim and Tony !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, Director, PBS BX