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 186" in the subject line.
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Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
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USA
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IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
From Kathleen Sayce:
She says, "My garden is in southwest Washington (state not federal
district), on silty sand near sealevel. Climate is zone 8, with
wet moderate winters and cool dry summers."
1. Bulbs of Hyacinthoides x massartiana, mixed colors, mostly blue, though
pink and white are possible. These are naturalized bulbs, planted many
decades ago. Some people consider them a pest, but in locations where
Hyacinthoides species are not native, this bulb is
durable and reliable, and shows no sign of spreading outside cultivated
areas.
2. Sisyrinchium californicum, golden-eyed grass, a native irid with yellow
flowers. These seeds came from plants in my yard, the parents of which were
'weed' plants removed from a nearby cranberry bog, where the seeds appeared
in a new planting area that was leveled with sand lifted from the bottom of
a farm pond. This species can tolerate winter wet and summer damp to dry,
prefers full sun, and if planted in gravel will seed around.
From Roy Herold:
SEEDS:
Peonies are a rerun of BX 155, back by popular(?) demand:
3. Paeonia obovata alba -- the pick of the litter, originally from the
garden of Bob and Joan Means. The leaves (roundish, matte finish) and
stems emerge with a medium red color, a fantastic oontrast to the
white flowers.
4. Paeonia japonica -- white flowers, pointy green leaves.
5. Paeonia obovata -- white flowers, roundish green leaves, short.
6. Paeonia obovata-ish -- smaller white flowers, emerges three weeks
later than any of the others, and is taller. Different, probably
another species.
7. Trillium luteum
Tall, robust, nicely marked form with big yellow flowers.
8. Trillium cuneatum ex 'Eco Dappled Lemon'
Years ago I was lucky enough to get a plant of the original 'Eco
Dappled Lemon' from Don Jacobs, and planted a batch of seeds from it
some time later. The seedlings turned out to be a mix of yellow and
red flowered forms, and all had the distinctive olive-brown mottled
foliage of the parent. These seeds should be from one of the yellow
flowered seedlings.
9. Arisaema amurense
Sort of an Asian A. triphyllum, with five leaflets instead of three.
10. Arisaema flavum
Regular form.
11. Arisaema flavum 'Giant form' Looks a lot like a polyploid to me. This
is larger in all regards--taller, bigger flower, fruit, seeds, and is later
to emerge.
There are some (poor) pictures of both on Ye Olde Arisaema Page:
<http://aroid.org/genera/arisaema/…>
and
<http://aroid.org/genera/arisaema/…>
12. Arisaema triphyllum
Ex the wild population at my former residence in North Reading, MA.
Extremely variable coloring and marking on the inflorescences, as
noted in Guy Gusman's book (my 15 minutes of arisaema fame).
13. Lilium canadense
Yellow form, from seed I got about 20 years ago from the American
Horticultural Society seedex. This is a particularly nice form, and
has been a perennial winner of Best Species and once of Best in Show
at our local Lily Society show.
14. Arum italicum 'Pictum'
Nicely marked, vigorous form originally from Weir Meadow Nursery.
All of the above are at least Zone 5 hardy. The following is NOT:
15. Ornithogalum fimbrimarginatum Piketberg A remarkably little known
ornithogalum, but has become a favorite here. Winter growing, with shiny
green leaves, more or less prostrate, that have fine white hairs on the
edges. From a distance, the effect is to give the leaves a narrow white
edge. Just as the leaves are dying back in the spring, the scape emerges and
grows to about 50cm. The flowers are big and white, and the bloom period
here extended to the beginning of July. Only a few seeds, from hand
pollinations, germinate quickly. Ex Steve Hammer.
Flower photos are now on the wiki, or soon to be.
Thank you, Kathleen and Roy !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, Director, PBS BX