Introduction and So Glad I Found You

Dennis Kramb dkramb@badbear.com
Fri, 11 Jan 2013 06:43:06 PST
Welcome aboard, Tony!  I have a feeling you're going to like it here.  :-)

Dennis in Cincinnati



On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:05 AM, <tony.joe@comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
> Hello Pacific Bulb Society,
>
> I'm a new member from Seattle, Washington, USA who has a small 10' x 12'
> greenhouse that I keep just over freezing.  This autumn, I started to worry
> that I might become the star of a future reality show on plant hoarders!
> So, with the help of the PBS website, I decided to specialize in bulbs.
> I've got a good start already.  I think my first PBS-worthy achievement was
>  starting Albuca setosa bulbs from Thompson & Morgan-purchased seeds over a
> decade ago.
>
>
>
> Your web site also pounded home the power of good labels.  I'm impatiently
> waiting for an irid that I started from seed six or seven years ago to open
> its very first flower.  It is either a D ietes or a M oraea, but the label
> is long gone, as is my memory of the species!  I moved the plant from the
> greenhouse to my laundry room in a fairly bright window in the hopes that
> the flowers will open , and they seem to be expanding.  Please let me know
> of any suggestions that might facilitate me seeing this plant's flowers.
>
>
>
> I think I might as well specialize in bulbs, because I already have a
> Griffinia, some B runsvigia grandiflora babies , H ippeastrella, a C
> yrtanthus montana, several H ippeastrum and C rinum hybrids , and I started
> some W urmbea stricta seedlings last summer that are doing well.  I have
> one Haemanthus coccineus that puts out two beautiful leaves every year, but
> has never bloomed.  Recently, I've added a Ferraria crispa, Amarine hybrid,
> Gladiolus speciosa and Rhodolphias.
>
>
>
> I appear to have a slight Clivia addiction, too , as I discovered about
> five years ago how easy these plants are to grow fro m seed and I went a
> little crazy.  These are not common plants here in the Northwest, as they
> aren't hardy here and I've never seen a live plant of any Clivia hybrid
> that wasn't orange and yellow, or just yellow.  That will change when some
> of my pastel seedlings bloom, or at least that is my hope.
>
>
>
> My favorite thing in the world is to grow rare plants from seed to flower,
> and it is so exciting to see all the great advice this group provides.  And
> just knowing that there are some other like-interested/obsessed individuals
> out there is great!  My goal is learn much more about all of these plants
> so that I can grow them well, and to eventually visit all of my favorites
> in their natural habitat.
>
>
>
> Happy New Year!
>
>
>
> Tony Peterson
>
> Seattle, Washington
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