Frank? Where in central Illinois are you located? And what kind of soil do you have? . ----- Original Message ----- From: "gentian21" <gentian21@comcast.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 11:42 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Rhodophiala bifida > My potted Rhodophiala bifida bloomed on September 5th and is long > finished. > http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/… > and one clump planted out I had in bloom on the week that school started > with the second flush was a week ago (or was it the 3rd?). This clump has > a > large number of leaves and did not miss a year after planting out. At 4 > other locations they have all come up at different times with today > perhaps > the last one. All locations of Rhodophiala bifida have been hardy for me > with the unmulched ones that are deep planted with just a couple leaves. > The vigorous one is planted shallow and heavily mulched planted next too > My > Crinum bulbispermum that had 4 spikes this summer. I assume that deep > planted ones take longer to get established. My potted Lycoris radiata is > just peeking out of the soil but none in the ground are showing. I have > Lycoris planted close to each Rhodophiala bifida. I have one Sternbergia > in > bloom while other locations are not up at all. All of these I have had > for > just 3 growing seasons. Autumn crocus are finished. Update: Today > Sternbergias and Lycoris radiata planted out are coming up. > Frank Cooper > zone 5b > Central Illinois > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ellen Hornig" <hornig@earthlink.net> > To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:21 AM > Subject: Re: [pbs] Rhodophiala bifida > > >> >> It's in full bloom here in Oswego, NY (in pots). >> >> Ellen >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >>> >>>Where else is it blooming now? >>> >>> >>> >>>Jim McKenney >> >> _____________________________________________ >>>pbs mailing list >>>pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>>http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>>http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> >> Seneca Hill Perennials >> 3712 Co. Rt. 57 >> Oswego NY 13126 >> Phone: 315-342-5915 >> Fax: 315-342-5573 >> http://www.senecahillperennials.com/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/