That pot that I got from you sent up 4 flower stalks from 3 bulbs this year too! On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 9:50 PM, Matt Mattus <mmattus@charter.net> wrote: > I must be lucky, the strain I have of a a yellow Veltheimia bracteata is > very strong, in fact, stronger than my pink forms. The foliage is more > fleshy, green and a bit more fragile than the other strains, but he plant > and the floral display is taller than the pink forms in my collection. > > I purchased one bulb eight years ago, and each bulb divides into two or > three bulbs with each years growth. Last year, I have six pots, and I ended > up sharing them with friends. I then thought that I gave all of them away, > but I then found a smaller bulb that was as offset, and now it has matured, > bloomed, and has divided into two bulbs. > > This year, those bulbs have matured to their full size ( about 3.5 inches > in > diameter, which is considerably larger than my other Veltheimia bracteata > and V. bracteata rose-alba). The flower stems are also about twice as tall > as my pink forms. > > I don't remember where I purchased this bulb, perhaps Telos, but you can > see > photos of it on my blog or on my Flickr page. My Rose-Alba form is much > weaker, but still floriferous. I divided all of my Veltheimia this past > autumn, so they are all a little small this year, but now I have far too > many. I will be sharing them in the late summer with PBS BX ( but, sorry, > no > yellow since I gave them all away but those two!). > > Matt Mattus > Worcester, MA > 01607 > In Zone 5, where we had 6.5 inches of snow today. > > > On 4/1/11 4:23 PM, "AW" <awilson@avonia.com> wrote: > > > Dear Jude, > > > > I find the 'yellow' form a weaker growing plant, but it does bloom > reliably. > > The only d > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- Glen