Dear All,
The items listed below have been donated by people from all over the
world, to be shared. If you are interested in obtaining some of them, please
email me PRIVATELY at <dells@voicenet.com>. Include "BX 70" in the subject
line. Specify the NUMBERS of the items which you would like; do not specify
quantities. It is a good idea to include your snail mail address too, in
case I don't already have it. Availability is based on a first come, first
served system.
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CLEAN, clearly labeled material to: Dell Sherk, PO Box 224, Holicong, PA,
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their donations.
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ORDER..
IF YOU DO NOT HEAR FROM ME, TRY AGAIN !!
From Hamish Sloan:
SEED:
1. Habranthus gracilifolius
2. Habranthus tubispathus rosea
3. Cooperanthes lancasterae
4. Zephyranthes primulina
5. Zephyranthes macrosiphon
6. Zephyranthes verecunda
7. Zephyranthes 'pseudo-Libra', seed from the cultivar that I called 'Libra'
last year.However, Alberto Castillo pointed out that this cultivar is pink
while mine is a pale yellow. So what mine really is, I don't know. Hence the
pseudonym!
From Jay Yourch:
8. Bulbs of Zephyranthes candida, late summer and autumnal blooming small
Amaryllid from South America. Flowers are bright white and crocus shaped,
flair wider in sunshine and close in the evening. Foliage is neat, dark
green, shiny, looks like chives, and is evergreen until temperatures get
below 20F for any extended period. It makes a very good edging at the front
of a bed. It offsets well and also sets seed, but seems not to do this much
without hand pollination. It likes sunny sites and thrives in wet soils
year round, but tolerates average soil moisture just fine too. It is
probably the most cold hardy rain lily available and in a sunny sheltered
place will easily survive in Zone 6 with mulch. Very pest resistant,
trouble free. Easy container plant for those in colder climates and would
like a saucer underneath to keep the soil extra moist during the growing
season.
9. A few bulbs of Hymenocallis (Ismene) 'Sulfur Queen' is a hybrid Amaryllid
from South America. It blooms in the summer and has large light yellow,
nicely fragrant, flowers that look like a Narcissus with wispy petals. The
foliage is shiny, bright green, tidy and deciduous. It likes sunny,
well-drained, moist sites. I don't know how much cold this plant will take,
but it is reliable here in Zone 7 when planted deeply. It is also fairly
pest resistant too, no problems with mammals chewing on it, but slugs,
snails, and caterpillars will eat the foliage and flowers, so watch out for
those. Can be dug and stored for winter or container grown in colder
climates.
From Jim Waddick:
10. Seed of Crinum bulbispermum 'Jumbo' strain (Hannibal/ Sheppard) mix.
Plants are bigger than typical species in shades of pink. Seeds will
germinate readily if pressed into damp soil. Hardy here in KC with
little protection.
11. Seed of Gladiolus imbricatus. Grown from IBS Seedex. Hardy here in
Zone 5. Flowers bright pink later than G. byzantinus/italicus.
From Mary Sue Ittner:
SEED:
12. Phaedranassa cinerea
13. Lachenalia campanulata
14. Gladiolus carneus, pink
15. Cyrtanthus brachyscyphus
16. Calochortus mariposa hybrids
17. Herbertia lahue
18. Tritonia deusta, dark markings
Thank you, Hamish, Jay, and Mary Sue !!
Best wishes,
Dell
--Dell Sherk, Director, Pacific BX