In the notes to his donations, Bob Werra wrote "It's not too late
to plant winterrainfall species."

This comment prompts me to ask about something which has long puzzled me.

For the last five years or so I've been doing something which has
helped me learn a lot about bulbs new to me and therefore of
somewhat uncertain culture. The really puzzling ones have mostly
been Californians, in particular the West Coast Fritillaria. Here's
what I do: when the bulbs arrive from the suppliers, I pack one or
two in zip lock plastic bags with a piece of barely moist paper
towel and then put the whole thing into the refrigerator.

I take them out now and then as time allows and check for signs of
life. The primary goal is to see when the bulbs start to produce
roots or show other signs of renewed activity. The majority of
summer dormant bulbs show signs of life within a week or two. I was
pleased this year to see that home grown bulbs of the hybrid
Erythronium 'Pagoda' were producing heavy root growth after about
two weeks in the refrigerator.

Fritillaria affinis, given the same treatment, shows no sign of
growth - nor does it show any signs of distress. Fritillaria pudica,
on the other hand, shows both extensive root growth and sprout growth.

So here's the question: does anyone know when this species
(Fritillaria affinis) normally begins root growth? When I've tried
this experiment in the past with another species, F. recurva, I lost
my nerve at the end of the year and moved the still unrooted bulb to
a pot and a cold frame. That was the end of the easy observations,
although the bulb eventually sprouted and bloomed the following year.

Are there any West Coast bulbs known to delay root growth until late
winter and the resumption of leafy growth?

Jim McKenney

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From: Dell Sherk <ds429@comcast.net>
To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 1, 2012 1:36 PM
Subject: [pbs] Pacific Bulb Society BX 330

Dear All,

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rainfall species."

1. Calochortus amabilis
2. Dichelostemma ida-maia
3. Fritillaria affinis, ex Ukiah, CA
4. Fritillaria liliaceae
5. Gladiolus huttonii
6. Gladiolus priori
7. Moraea ciliata (CORMLETS)
8. Moraea ciliate
9. Moraea elegans
10. Moraea graminicola, ex Eastern Cape, RSA
11. Moraea pendula
12. Moraea polyanthus
13. Moraea polystachya
14. Moraea vegeta
15. Moraea vespertina
16. Moraea villosa
17. Rhodophiala, pink
18. Rhodophiala, dark maroon
19. Sandersonia aurantiaca

20. Crotolaria capensis
21. Cyclamen hederifolium, mixed pink forms
22. Galtonia viridiflora, tall form
23. Kochia scoparia
24. Leucocoryne purpurea
25. Malcomia
maritima
26. Massonia echinata
27. Massonia pustulata
28. Paradisia lusitanicum

29. Eucomis comosa, green/white
30. Eucomis comosa, mixed colors, mostly pink
31. Eucomis cv, dwarf purple flower, green foliage
32. Gloriosa superba (rotschildiana)
33. Veltheimia bracteata, pink
34. Mirabilis jalapa, "Four O'clocks", magenta

35. Seed of Amaryllis belladonna, winter growing
36. Seed of Cyrtanthus elatus x montanus, evergreen
37. Bulblets of Cyrtanthus elatus x montanus, evergreen
38. Seed of Eucomis bicolor, summer growing
39. Seed of Nerine bowdenii - confused about when it should grow
40. Seed of Nerine sarninesis hybrid (had red flowers) - winter growing
41. Seed of Nerine sarniensis hybrid (seed from rescue bulb)- winter growing
42. Seeds of Polianthes geminiflora - summer growing

Thank you, Bob, Roland, Dee,
and Mary Sue !!

Best wishes,
Dell

Dell Sherk, PBS BX

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