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
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please send CLEAN, clearly labeled plant materials to:
Dell Sherk
6832 Phillips Mill Rd.
New Hope, PA, 18938
USA
Non US donors should contact me for instructions before sending seeds.
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IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
From Jim Waddick:
1. Neomarica candida - Plants. I believe this is the current correct name
for this common blue/white /brown flowered "Walking Iris". These are
propagules taken from the ends of specialized flower stalks. They are
extremely easy to root and I suggest these simply be potted in good soil and
kept watered.
2. Neomarica coerulea 'Regina' - a selection of this much larger species
with large blue flowers.
3. Lilium formosanum - Seeds. Contrary to the name's expectation, this lily,
native to Taiwan, is totally hardy outdoors in my Zone 5.
Plants can grow from seed to bloom in one growing season if started early
and pushed along. Will usually bloom well the second growing season and
flower stalks can easily reach 7 ft and taller. One of the easiest lilies
to grow from seed in my experience.
From David Ehrlich:
4. Cypella coelestis. Fresh seed from a plant that came from Annie's
Annuals. I have only tried germinating this seed once -- unsuccessfully.
This will be my second attempt.
5. Iris suaveolens rubromarginata. Just a few plantlets/rhizomes. The
rhizomes should be planted just beneath the soil surface, but the perennial
roots go very deep, so a deep pot is required. Given enough root space, it
will bloom twice a year. The brownish-purple blossoms are unimpressive
except that they are as large as the 4" plant itself.
6. Ixia sp. Corms and cormels. This Ixia produces many cormlets, but it
also produces many very pretty flowers. Beginning late April off-white
red-tipped flowers with a dark eye and a pink blush on the reverse start
opening. Soon, the eye fades to deep maroon with a scarlet edge while the
white parts get whiter. Unfortunately, the display lasts little more than a
month. It is summer dormant; growth resumes around the equinox, and the
plant is in leaf through the winter.
7. Neomarica caerulea. Rootless propagules from this year's flowering.
From Ron Redding:
8. Seed of Pamianthe peruviana
From Jim Shields:
9. Seed of Haemanthus crispus (limited supply)
10. Seed of Haemanthus barkerae
11. Seed of Haemanthus coccineus
From Mary Sue Ittner:
12. Seed of Toxicoscordion (Zigadenus) fremontii
From Mark Mazer:
13. Large bulbs of Eucomis autumnalis ssp. clavata
From Jerry Lehmann:
14. Small clumps of Agapanthus 'Queen Anne'
15. Tubers of Caladium 'White Queen'
Thank you, Jim W., David, Ron, Jim S., Mary Sue, Mark, and Jerry !!
Best wishes,
Dell
Dell Sherk, PBS BX