A "bulboid" what? Isn't the word bulboid an adjective? Jim McKenney -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Alberto Castillo Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 8:50 PM To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Subject: RE: [pbs] re:///Doryanthes/ >From: "Angelo Porcelli" <ang.por@alice.it> >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: [pbs] re:///Doryanthes/ >Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:38:12 +0200 > >I do grow Doryanthes palmeri and although it has reached a good size, it >hasn't flowered yet but I think it will next year. This species is rather >slow growing indeed and I read it takes 7-8 years to flower from seeds. >Mine has withstood several times -3°C (27F) without damage but literature >reports -5°C as its lower limit. I don't know if we should consider it a >true geophyte. It was placed one time in Agavaceae and indeed it closely >related to Beschorneria as visual look, as well as Manfreda and Hesperaloe >as general structure of the plant. > >Angelo Porcelli >south of Italy Hi Angelo: It is not a geophyte, but a "bulboid". Regards Alberto _________________________________________________________________ MSN Amor: busca tu ½ naranja http://latam.msn.com/amor/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php