They sure don't last long in the garden, at least not for me! Richard Vista CA -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jacob Knecht Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 1:31 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Sprekelia formossissima 'Orient Red' wanted Hello all, I am curious, do Sprekelia formossissima flowers make long-lasting cut flowers? If so, wonder if they are grown at all commercially anywhere for this purpose. Aloha, Jacob Honolulu, Hawai`i On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Douglas Westfall <eagle85@flash.net> wrote: > Mary Sue, > > That request is very unrealistic. I have several hundred Sprekelia > formossissima bulbs blooming, but I have never had more than 50 blooms > that would be ready to be "harvested" and sent to Spain on a given > date. > > Regards, > > Doug > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- see my botanical photography at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/morabeza79/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/