Thanks, Carl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Machado" <farmerguys08@gmail.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Pacific Bx 225 > Adam, > > Here'e a copy of the first 6. > >From Roy Herold: (SEEDS) > 1. Polygonatum falcatum 'Silver Streak' (or 'Silver Stripe' or 'Silver > Lining') > 2. Polygonatum macranthum The most spectacular Solomon's Seal. Long > arching > stems nearly 2m long, with big shiny leaves and huge, 5cm long flowers. > 3. Polygonatum odoratum 'Red Legs' Originally from Leo Blanchette, his > selection for the reddest stems. > These are redder than any other polygonatum I have encountered, and are > particularly showy this fall as the leaves turn yellow. Very different > habit > from the plant offered as P. odoratum 'Variegated', with wider, closer > spaced leaves and more compact. > 4. Polygonatum sp. My collection from Yunnan in 1996, but not sure exactly > where (lost the tag...). Sort of like cirrhifolium, but might be something > else. Up to 2m tall but needs some support at this height from a stake or > neighboring shrubs. White flowers, red fruit. > Polygonatum planting instruction from Aaron Floden: > "As far as sowing the seed, what I have done to get the quickest > germination > is to set them outside or refrigerate for 40-60 days, take out into 75+ > temperatures which will initiate formation of a rhizome, let grow for 60 > days (you can fertilize lightly during this time), then acclimate to > another > winter temperature. This will shorten the appearance of the first leaf > from > two growing seasons to about 9 months. > I did this with several species this past winter and have the first leaves > going dormant now." > 5. Arisaema stewardsonii The lumpers put this in with A. triphyllum, but > to > me it is a very different plant. The spathe is heavily corrugated, usually > white on green, and it blooms about a month later than regular triphyllum. > This form was found growing wild in North Reading, MA. > 6. Glaucidium palmatum Not a bulb, but still worthy of consideration for > the > woodland garden. > These seeds are from what I consider to be my best form, with large 5 to > 6 > inch pale lavender flowers, usually two per stem, and huge leaves nearly a > foot across. Kind of ephemeral so plant now. > > All the best, > Paul Machado > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 4:04 AM, Annalee <pasogal@ameritech.net> wrote: > >> Hi Dell. Can't find the BX 224 to ID what I ordered. It seemsto have >> disappeared. Could it be posted again? I neeed to ID nos 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, >> Thanks. Adam Fikso >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >