That said, Is there a way to identify the species without a flower? On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 5:44 PM The Silent Seed <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> wrote: > It was growing hard in Bob's greenhouse in Florida before I purchased it. > It has put out this same exact leaf shape / length even after bringing it > back to Massachusetts. (In other words, I would have expected it to grow > even taller / more "etiolated" up here after leaving Florida.) That did not > happen. > Jude > > On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 5:42 PM Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs < > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > >> Boston: >> https://gaisma.com/en/location/… >> Bagua grande >> >> https://gaisma.com/en/location/… >> >> Couldn't attach. >> Arnold >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> Cc: Arnold Trachtenberg <arnold140@verizon.net> >> Sent: Wed, Apr 28, 2021 5:39 pm >> Subject: Re: [pbs] Rauhia identification? >> >> Jude >> This is a pet peeve of mine. >> Our light levels here in the northeast don't come near the light levels >> that one finds near the equator. >> If you get me a locale for Rauhia I'll show you the difference between >> where they grow and Boston area. >> I found a city in Peru near where Rauhia are found, Bagua Grande. >> See the attached two charts which are indications of light levels for the >> two locations. >> Measured in kWh/m2/day >> >> >> - Insolation >> - The monthly average amount of the total solar radiation incident >> on a horizontalsurface at the surface of the earth for a given month, >> averaged for that monthover the 22-year period (Jul 1983 - Jun 2005). Each >> monthly averaged value isevaluated as the numerical average of 3-hourly >> values for the given month.Source: NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric >> Science Data Center. >> - >> >> >> >> Arnold >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: The Silent Seed via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> Cc: The Silent Seed <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> >> Sent: Wed, Apr 28, 2021 5:23 pm >> Subject: Re: [pbs] Rauhia identification? >> >> Hi Arnold, >> I agree it's a Rauhia, and am hoping to get a species name if at all >> possible. It has not flowered for me yet. >> Even grown hard, in Bob's greenhouse, it was this way; elongated. I've had >> it in full sun, and yes, lower light, at different times over the years, >> and the leaf is always like this. Maybe that helps identify the species? >> Best, Jude >> >> On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 5:19 PM Arnold Trachtenberg via pbs < >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: >> >> > Hi Jude >> > It looks like a Rauhia, although one that has been grown at low light >> > levels hence the etiolation.. >> > >> > Arnold >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: The Silent Seed via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > Cc: The Silent Seed <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> >> > Sent: Wed, Apr 28, 2021 4:48 pm >> > Subject: [pbs] Rauhia identification? >> > >> > Hi folks, >> > Is it possible to identify Rauhia without a flower? >> > I purchased this at Bob Smoley's greenhouse literally 2 days before he >> > passed away, so this is a very sentimental plant in my collection. I >> feel >> > so fortunate to have met this beautiful soul. >> > He was telling me that a friend of his collected this plant a long time >> ago >> > - I believe he mentioned Brazil. My memory doesn't serve me in this >> regard. >> > The shape and overall appearance seem pretty distinctive. (The leaf >> always >> > looks like this; tall, and has "fullers" and is glaucous.) >> > I don't remember it ever having more than one leaf at a time. >> > If the picture doesn't work for you, let me know, and I can send it >> > directly. >> > Thanks in advance, Jude >> > >> > -- >> > The Silent Seed >> > Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. >> > thesilentseed.com >> > -------------- next part -------------- >> > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... >> > Name: RauhiaN2nd9April2021.jpg >> > Type: image/jpeg >> > Size: 2703223 bytes >> > Desc: not available >> > URL: < >> > >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/… >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > pbs mailing list >> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > pbs mailing list >> > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > >> >> >> -- >> The Silent Seed >> Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. >> thesilentseed.com >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> > > > -- > The Silent Seed > Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. > thesilentseed.com > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>
