I would love some of the Herbertia, #17. Thanks.
Shirley Meneice
Dell Sherk wrote:
>Dear All,
>
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>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
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