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
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Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938
USA
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IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
From Carolyn Craft:
1. Varied sized bulbs of Muscari armeniacum
From Jim Waddick:
2. Bulbs of Hymenocallis littoralis See
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/…
alis.jpg This is an easy Hymenocallis in pots protected from freezing. In
the course of a couple of years it has burst through a 5 gallon pot. A good
Hymenocallis for beginners or those new to this genus.
3. Bulbs of Hymenocallis sp. I got this bulb from a friend who had no
idea what it was and it never bloomed for him. I recognized it as a
Hymenocallis and placed the potted bulb in a tub of water where it quickly
doubled in size, bloomed and began to off set vigorously. Sorry no idea of
species, but it is not the same as the previous or H. latifolia or 'Tropical
Giant', the only others I grow.
From Tsuh Yang Chen:
SEED:
4. Sinningia amambayensis -- from the region on the border between brazil
and paraguay, this species has attractive light green -- very sticky --
leaves and red flowers. it requires relatively low-light/shady conditions.
5. Sinningia iarae -- from the coast of Sao Paulo State, it has furry
leaves, cerise-red flowers, very attractive. relatively shady/low-light
conditions.
forms a nice sized tuber with age.
6. Sinningia species 'Ibitioca' -- a relatively new species in cultivation,
attractive furry light green leaves with deep purple flowers. requires
strong light to grow well and bloom.
7. Sinningia bulbosa -- from the beaches in the city of Rio de Janeiro,
forms enormous tubers with age, light green leaves, red flowers. requires
very sunny conditions.
8. Sinningia globulosa -- attractive furry leaves and red flowers with furry
calices.
9. Sinningia aff. reitzii -- from Sao Paulo State, this plant seems distinct
from the "true" reitzii found in Corupa, Santa Catarina State. the main
difference is that this species produces a pedicel with a single flower,
whereas Corupa produces a peduncle with 2 flowers. i'm told some
preliminary DNA testing suggests it's a distinct species from Corupa.
relatively shady conditions, forms a tall shrub from a tuber. flowers can
be red or pink. this seed is from the pink form.
10. Sinningia sp. "Rio das Pedras" -- from the coast of Rio de Janeiro
State, one of the miniature Sinn.
species, perhaps related to S. concinna and S.
pusilla, the other miniature Sinn. tiny tubers that form serrated, striped
leaves and light lavender flowers. very small plant, requiring shady
conditions.
From PBS:
11. Seed of Haemanthus montanus
12. Seed of Nerine huttonii
13. Seed of Brunsvigia grandiflora
Thank you, Carolyn, Jim, and Tsuh Yang !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, Director, PBS BX