Cardiocrinum cordatum

David Ehrlich idavide@sbcglobal.net
Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:15:40 PDT
Older plants, too; and snails.  Wasn't it you who once wrote "they'll attract 
every snail within a mile"?  Unless the plant is thoroughly protected, they'll 
eat every bit of green.  They did that to mine when I first brought the bulb 
home.  Fortunately, that was late enough in the summer, so the plant survived

David E.
Redwood City, CA


________________________________
From: Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thu, July 7, 2011 5:48:27 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Cardiocrinum cordatum

Cardiocrinums here in the Pacific Northwest usually make one or more 
offsets before flowering when grown in a suitable situation, as Jim's 
garden must be. It seems from his post that the continuity was 
provided by seedlings, not offsets. Self-sowing in this genus is far 
less reliable in my experience because the first-year plants are so 
vulnerable to slugs.


Jane McGary
Portland, Oregon, USA



>I sowed seed of Cardiocrinum cordatum in 1985 and had my first bloom 
>in 1992, and it has been a dependable presence ever since, plants 
>popping up wherever, in due time, sending up a flower stalk, and 
>then, of course, dying.  However, two years ago a plant, presumably 
>in an optimum situation, grew and grew, and when the next year I dug 
>in that spot I found two large bulbs.  I moved them to a more 
>appropriate place and, lo and behold, I now have two separate flower 
>stalks pushing up, ready to burst into bloom.  What in the world 
>will the future bring?
>
>
>Have any others had this sort of experience?
>
>
>Jim Jones
>Lexington, MA





More information about the pbs mailing list