what's in flower

Tony Avent tony@plantdelights.com
Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:36:40 PDT
Erin:

Thanks for the confirmation that it does happen occasionally.  I hope others
will speak up about interspecific hybrids with Z. atamasco 


Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
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-----Original Message-----
From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of Erin Grace
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 1:22 AM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] what's in flower

Tony
I have not seen Z. atamasco hybrids- although I would love to see more

however here in SW Georgia I have in the past seen sporadic fall blooms some
years among the natives.  Not necessarily in the larger stands of Z.
atamasco, more a happy surprise one or two on the side of a road where least
expected. This year has been so painfully dry that I would be shocked to see
any- blooms have been low on even my most dependable summer bulbs.
Erin Grace, just south of Thomasville, Georgia Where the lawn is crunchy,
the creek is dry, the pond half empty, and no rain in sight with temps in
the high 90's tomorrow On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Tony Avent
<tony@plantdelights.com> wrote:

> Bulb Folks:
>
>
>
> We had some nice surprises today.more lycoris buds emerging, (L. 'Hill 
> Beyond Hill'), another xHippeastrelia 'Durga Pradhan' seedling, and 
> the strangest, a bloom on a clump of Zephyranthes atamasco.  As any 
> good breeder would do, we had our way with it this morning.  This 
> prompts the question.are there any zeph hybrids with Z. atamasco and 
> the summer flowering species?
>
>
>
> Tony Avent
> Plant Delights Nursery @
> Juniper Level Botanic Garden
> 9241 Sauls Road
> Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
> Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
> Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
> USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
> email tony@plantdelights.com
> website  http://www.plantdelights.com/
> phone 919 772-4794
> fax  919 772-4752
> "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least 
> three times" - Avent
>
>
>
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