Dear All, Also wish to thank Diana for the informal unofficial PBS weekend. The internet is a great medium to exchange bulb information, but nothing beats the personal one on one discussions, questions, etc. with peers and experts. It should be done all over regionally. Good wishes, Bob Werra ----- Original Message ----- From: <pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 9:00 AM Subject: pbs Digest, Vol 37, Issue 7 > Send pbs mailing list submissions to > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > pbs-request@lists.ibiblio.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > pbs-owner@lists.ibiblio.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of pbs digest..." > > > List-Post: <mailto:pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > List-Archive: <http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbslist/> > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Weekend at Diana Chapman's (Mary Sue Ittner) > 2. Re: Weekend at Diana Chapman's (Ron Vanderhoff) > 3. Phaedranassa & Weldenia (Hans und Babs Joschko) > 4. Re: Phaedranassa & Weldenia (J.E. Shields) > 5. PBS weekend (diana chapman) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 19:36:48 -0800 > From: Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> > Subject: [pbs] Weekend at Diana Chapman's > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060206163516.0203fba8@mail.mcn.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Dear all, > > I'd like to report about our Pacific Bulb Society weekend at Diana > Chapman's in Ferndale. There were 13 participants including the three > people who live in the area. We had a wonderful time. I always enjoy > talking with others who are interested in talking about bulbs, although of > course that wasn't all we talked about. Bob Werra brought slides of a trip > he and his wife took to China with the Alpine Garden Society about ten > years ago and we looked at them the first night. Both Friday and Saturday > we all spent a lot of time looking at some of the bulbs that Diana had > blooming in her greenhouses: species of Oxalis, Romulea, Gladiolus, > Spiloxene, Lachenalia, Erythronium, Veltheimia, Bomarea, Phaedranassa, > Albuca, Tecophilaea, Cyclamen, Allium, Stenomesson, Hippeastrum, Muscari, > Rhodophiala, one Aroid (I forgot to note if it was an Arum or Arisaema), > and did I mention Oxalis. The Oxalis seemed to be what people spent the > most time looking at. There were even some Oxalis that don't normally bloom > that were sporting blooms to throw off anyone new to that genus. Oxalis > palmifrons had this large white (unattached) flower in the middle of the > leaves. > > Harold Koopowitz brought some plants for show and tell and left a few with > Diana. Among those he brought were some Cyclamen with amazing leaves, > Ranunculus, a very tiny Narcissus, and a pot of robust short bright yellow > Narcissus pumilis, a present for Diana. Harold showed pictures of his trip > to Crete last November in search of interesting leaf forms of Cyclamen > graecum and Narcissus serotinus. They also found some nice Sternbergia and > a couple Crocuses blooming at the same time. Harold knows how to tell a > story and entertained us with the travails of a plant collector attempting > to follow the ever changing rules. We also found we could gather around his > laptop and see pictures from a trip to the White Mountains of California > and Harold's attempt to hybridize Gladiolus to create an attractive > Mother's day flower. There were a lot of other interesting images as this > wasn't planned ahead of time so he didn't quite know what would appear. I > showed a CD of wildflower pictures of mostly Central California in last > year's amazing spring. > > Diana gave people special seeds and Bob Werra offered some pots of > Calochortus, Moraea, and a few other things to share. > > We were lucky with the weather. Most of the rain fell during the first > night although there were a few showers the next day. Hail falling on a > plastic greenhouse is very loud indeed, but fortunately it didn't last > long. There was enough light and warmth for most of the Oxalis to open and > the Romuleas although Diana reported it was much better the next day after > we had all departed. We were treated to good food, good company, and a very > nice place to stay and visit with each other. Thanks Diana for inviting > people on this list to come for a visit and thanks from a happy visitor to > all of you who came. > > Mary Sue > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:54:41 -0800 (PST) > From: Ron Vanderhoff <rvanderhoff@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Weekend at Diana Chapman's > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <20060207055441.45756.qmail@web81001.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > It was quite a wonderful weekend indeed. Being an Oxalis enthusiast I was especially fascinated with her outstanding collection, most of which were in bloom. > > Mary Sue gave a great report on the weekend. > > Diana Chapman, our host, deserves a big round of thanks from all of us. She not only provided us with first-class accommodations, but she turned her house over to us, cooked meals for us, cleaned up after us, answered all of our questions and tour guided us around the area. > > Thank you Diana. Your sharing and friendship is a great example of what the PBS is all about. > > Ron Vanderhoff > > > > Mary Sue Ittner <msittner@mcn.org> wrote: > Dear all, > > I'd like to report about our Pacific Bulb Society weekend at Diana > Chapman's in Ferndale. There were 13 participants including the three > people who live in the area. We had a wonderful time. I always enjoy > talking with others who are interested in talking about bulbs, although of > course that wasn't all we talked about. Bob Werra brought slides of a trip > he and his wife took to China with the Alpine Garden Society about ten > years ago and we looked at them the first night. Both Friday and Saturday > we all spent a lot of time looking at some of the bulbs that Diana had > blooming in her greenhouses: species of Oxalis, Romulea, Gladiolus, > Spiloxene, Lachenalia, Erythronium, Veltheimia, Bomarea, Phaedranassa, > Albuca, Tecophilaea, Cyclamen, Allium, Stenomesson, Hippeastrum, Muscari, > Rhodophiala, one Aroid (I forgot to note if it was an Arum or Arisaema), > and did I mention Oxalis. The Oxalis seemed to be what people spent the > most time looking at. There were even some Oxalis that don't normally bloom > that were sporting blooms to throw off anyone new to that genus. Oxalis > palmifrons had this large white (unattached) flower in the middle of the > leaves. > > Harold Koopowitz brought some plants for show and tell and left a few with > Diana. Among those he brought were some Cyclamen with amazing leaves, > Ranunculus, a very tiny Narcissus, and a pot of robust short bright yellow > Narcissus pumilis, a present for Diana. Harold showed pictures of his trip > to Crete last November in search of interesting leaf forms of Cyclamen > graecum and Narcissus serotinus. They also found some nice Sternbergia and > a couple Crocuses blooming at the same time. Harold knows how to tell a > story and entertained us with the travails of a plant collector attempting > to follow the ever changing rules. We also found we could gather around his > laptop and see pictures from a trip to the White Mountains of California > and Harold's attempt to hybridize Gladiolus to create an attractive > Mother's day flower. There were a lot of other interesting images as this > wasn't planned ahead of time so he didn't quite know what would appear. I > showed a CD of wildflower pictures of mostly Central California in last > year's amazing spring. > > Diana gave people special seeds and Bob Werra offered some pots of > Calochortus, Moraea, and a few other things to share. > > We were lucky with the weather. Most of the rain fell during the first > night although there were a few showers the next day. Hail falling on a > plastic greenhouse is very loud indeed, but fortunately it didn't last > long. There was enough light and warmth for most of the Oxalis to open and > the Romuleas although Diana reported it was much better the next day after > we had all departed. We were treated to good food, good company, and a very > nice place to stay and visit with each other. Thanks Diana for inviting > people on this list to come for a visit and thanks from a happy visitor to > all of you who came. > > Mary Sue > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 10:04:46 +0100 > From: "Hans und Babs Joschko" <buj.joschko@freenet.de> > Subject: [pbs] Phaedranassa & Weldenia > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <MLEOICNPLJJIAJOKKDGIOEICCPAA.buj.joschko@freenet.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi all , > > In few days I will receive bulbs of Phaedranassa and Weldenia - could please > anyone give me any suggestions what kind of potting mix they like . > It is enough when I know in which relation mineralic and organic are ( 1:1 ) > or ( 2:1 ) or ( 1:2 ) or similar . > I had look under Google - but there is nothing special . > Thank you in advance. > > Best wishes > Hans > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:47:02 -0500 > From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields@indy.net> > Subject: Re: [pbs] Phaedranassa & Weldenia > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20060207094307.01daff38@pop.indy.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Hans, > > I grow my Phaedranassa in Promix BX (a peat mix) + course brown sand + > granite grit, 2 : 1 : 1. Dry and indoors in winter, dappled shade outdoors > in summer, and sometimes one or two will bloom in summer or autumn. > > Good luck. > > Jim Shields > in central Indiana (USA) > > At 10:04 AM 2/7/2006 +0100, you wrote: > >Hi all , > > > >In few days I will receive bulbs of Phaedranassa and Weldenia - could please > >anyone give me any suggestions what kind of potting mix they like . > >It is enough when I know in which relation mineralic and organic are ( 1:1 ) > >or ( 2:1 ) or ( 1:2 ) or similar . > >I had look under Google - but there is nothing special . > >Thank you in advance. > > > >Best wishes > >Hans > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:10:35 -0800 > From: "diana chapman" <rarebulbs@cox.net> > Subject: [pbs] PBS weekend > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Message-ID: <005b01c62bf8$a5a16760$060db146@DJ9SK221> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Many thanks for your kind words, Mary Sue and Ron. > > I would also like to thank everyone. It was a marathon journey for some > participants, and I really appreciate the effort everyone made to drive to > this northern outpost of California. The weather forecast was horrible, but > fortunately the weather didn't turn out to be as bad as predicted. > > Thanks especially to all those who helped, Susan Hayek who helped me get > ready for the meeting, and came over twice to assist in the kitchen even > though she couldn't stay for dinner and Harold's slides. Chris Carley who > took charge of part of the group when I had to return to the house with a > member who was having back problems. Mary Sue for her wonderful widlflower > slide show, Bob and Marlene Werra who brough all kinds of goodies, pots of > seedlings, and a great slide show on their trip to China, Paul Machado and > Michael Homick who drove a very long way and told us about their lilies, a > local friend who provided a wonderful cake, and especially Harold Koopowitz > and his group who must have clocked well over a thousand miles on this trip > and entertained all of us with good talk and wonderful slides. > > For all of those who gave willing help and made the weekend a success --- > THANK YOU!! Being hostess is not always the most enjoyable role, but I had > a truly wonderful time. > > Diana Chapman > Telos Rare Bulbs > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > End of pbs Digest, Vol 37, Issue 7 > ********************************** >