Placea ornata germination
Diana Chapman (Mon, 26 May 2008 10:51:14 PDT)

I have grown Placea to maturity from seed, but then lost most of my bulbs to
fungal disease, which seemed to be both stagonospora and some kind of basal
rot. I think you need to keep them absolutely bone dry when they are
dormant, and I am now growing them in pumice. I checked my almost mature
bulbs a week ago, and they look pretty good.

Diana
Telos Rare Bulbs
http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rogan Roth" <Roth@ukzn.ac.za>
To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 3:52 AM
Subject: [pbs] Placea ornata germination

I have recently had success germinating Placea ornata in the refrigerator
at 4'C on damp filter paper in a petri dish. Germination was nearly 100%
after two weeks.

Does anyone have suggestions on how to keep them alive after germination?
I have tried this species several times before with no success.

Thanks a lot
Rogan.

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