-------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht -------- Betreff: Re: [pbs] Tigridia pavonia Datum: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 13:49:24 +0100 Von: Garak <garak@code-garak.de> An: Rimmer deVries <rdevries@comcast.net> Hi Rimmer, vanHouttei is the most uncomplicated of them all - it germinates in only 10 days (at least my own fresh seeds did so this year, I usually start Tigridieae at the beginning of March). Young Vanhouttei bulbs I tend to keep i their pots in first winter, adults can be stored completely dry and without any protection. For me, they start to bloom slightly later than Pavonia. I don't keep them as wet as you seem to, but they're doing fine for me - On the other hand, I guess I should give my chiapiensis more water - it's another species I lost in their first winter on first try. As for Venusta, I started some last year, together with some other species from the same source - I'm somewhat suspicious, as most of those species showed that heavily splitting that is typical for pavonia - vanHouttei does very rarely form any offsets, even on mature bulbs - and looked all very similar - which again is not uncommon for Tigridia. I guess I'll see this year, as the bulbs all seemed rather big enough to flower this year with some fertilization. I have a feeling that I'm in for a lot of very expensive Pavonias, but you have to believe i the good in the people.... Martin Am 18.03.2017 um 12:33 schrieb Rimmer deVries: > Hi Martin > our last frost is about the same as yours in mid May. the only diminishment i get is from some bulbs drying out too much in winter. as far as Tigridia Pavonia, i started with 1 or 2 pieces of Ellen Horing “Sunset in Oz” from BX 272 (April 2011) and that has increased to about 5 clumps in various parts of the yard and i think i even donated some to the BX in the past, so it has increased well. > > do you know anything about Tigridia chiapensi, van-houttei, orthantha or venusta? i have seed to start. > > Tigridia chiapensis, for me loves water when in growth hot summer, so much i keep it in a basin with hymenocallis > Tigridia van-houttei sits next to chiapensis in a basin > Does anyone know anything about Tigridia venusta? the internet reports it "inhabits the understory in pine-oak forests in an altitudinal range from 2080 to 2800 m.” > from this statement i suspect it likes sandy soil and probably not hot conditions > > when would you start seeds of Tigridia chiapensi, van-houttei, orthantha or venusta? now or May > > Thanks you > Rimmer > west of Detroit, MI > zone 5/6 > > > > -- Martin ---------------------------------------------- Southern Germany Likely zone 7a _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/