South African bulb collections to see in California?
Paul LICHT (Tue, 06 Jan 2015 15:31:01 PST)

The UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley received almost the entire bulb
collection from Irvine in 2003-4. Sadly, most proved of limited value to us
because data had been lost or mixed and worse,many of the bulbs had been
eaten by rodents or if alive, mislabeled. We have what's left.

Paul

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Paul Licht, Director
University of California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510)-643-8999http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu

On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:42 AM, Alberto <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com> wrote:

At UC Berkeley you will find many species planted in the ground displaying
a natural habit, something very important to check against your own growing
conditions. Certainly a fabulous place worth visiting several times. And
tended by great experts that love their jobs.

There used to be an incredible collection of South African geophytes at
the UC Irvine Arboretum but have no idea if it still exists.

Of course there are private collections as well like that of our President
Nhu with large numbers of varieties but people is so busy nowadays that
arranging a visit could be a problem.

One thing is certain: your visit to UC Berkeley will be a turning point in
your bulb (and many other plants) growing life.

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