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 192" in the subject line.
Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not
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too, in case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first come,
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Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938
USA
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From Charles Hardman:
A special offering: $2.00 per bulb. Limit: 2 bulbs of each kind:
NOTE: plant immediately
1. Large bulbs of Tecophilaea cyanocrocus (type)
2. Large to medium bulbs of Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Leichtlinii'
3. Medium bulbs of Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Violacea'
Charles says that he has found that, for good germination, a loose, acidic
medium is necessary. He uses "Super Soil" for seed starting as well as for
growing on to blooming. He said that Andrew Wilson told him that they grow
well in the peaty soil of Ireland ! Another piece of advice from Charles:
the bulbs do not like to be crowded and will not set seed if they are.
SEED:
4. Tecophilaea cyanocrocus (type)
5. Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Leichtlinii'
6. Tecophilaea cyanocrocus 'Violacea'
7. Tecophilaea 'Hardman's Violet' large violet hybrid
8. Sparaxis hybs
9. Narcissus papyraceus
10. Gladiolus scullyi
11. Asclepias curassavica (Asclepidaceae, milkweed family) "Brilliant
scarlet, orange, and gold flowers. Blooms while still young. Grows to 6 - 7
feet. Keeps blooming. Perennial here in Southern California."
From Tom Mitchel:
12. Seed of Veratrum maackii var maackii
13. Seed of Veratrum album, very early flowering form
14. Seed of Galtonia viridiflora
From David Ehrlich:
15. Seed of Zantedeschia remanii
From Alberto Castillo:
SEED:
16. Scilla greilhuberi (W). Very reliable in areas of mild winters, out of
direct sun. In cold climates, very hardy. Several scapes per bulb. Does not
offset, only propagated from seed.
17. Neopatersonia uitenhagensis (W). Cape bulb for full sun, frost free
areas. Besides the "botanical interest" it flowers for a long period and
produces several scapes per bulb. Flowers are white and pale green and
attractive.
BULBS:
18. Oxalis gracilis (W). This is a shortish form, compact, and extremely
floriferous, we have it in flower for four months or more in winter. Full
sun and gritty soil.
19. Oxalis purpurea 'Garnet' (W). This is the deepest purplish form of this
species, spectacular. Full sun and gritty soil. Recently mentioned in the
PBS forum as one of the most striking of all.
20. Oxalis compressa, double form (W). Apparently this form is unknown in
the States. Flowers are very double, yellow with faint terracotta back to
the petals, on tall stems. The foliage is compact, ground hugging and
attractive. Some forms have a black center that makes them very striking.
Most plants produce plain green leaves as the character of black center is
recessive, but of course, from offsets they prove true to the variety. Both
forms are here, in mix.
From Lynn Makela:
BULBS:
21. Hippeastrum 'Firey Bouquet' bulblets, few
22. Hippeastrum 'San Antonio Rose' , small bulbs
23. Scaly rhizomes of Achimenes 'Purple King'
24. Scaly rhizomes of Achimenes grandiflora 'Robert Dressler'
25. Scaly rhizomes of Eucodonia hybs
Thank you, Charles, Tom, David, Alberto, and Lynn !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, PBS BX